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‘This is funding war against Ukraine’: Zelensky slams easing of Russian oil sanctions
KYIV, April 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the US extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war. “Every dollar paid for Russian
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‘Victims confirmed’: US police investigate gunshots reported on Iowa University campus
WASHINGTON, April 19 — Police were investigating reports of gunshots at the University of Iowa early today, the midwestern US school said in an alert, adding that there were “confirmed victims.” “First responders on scene. Confirmed victims. Please continue to
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Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar as Austria police confirm suspected tampering
VIENNA, April 19 — Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar, they said late Saturday, in a probe that has seen the supplier recall the line over suspected tampering. The Germany-based HiPP brand announced the recall
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Iran says deal is ‘far off,’ Trump says talks are ‘very good’, Hormuz strait stays closed
TEHRAN, April 19 — The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran’s powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal remained “far” off despite some movement in
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Indonesian rights body investigates ‘strong suspicion’ of military killings in Papua
JAKARTA, April 19 — Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights said Sunday it was investigating the killings of 12 civilians, including women and children, in a military operation in the restive easternmost Papua region. The commission, abbreviated as Komnas HAM,
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Bulgaria’s political crisis enters new chapter as vote starts in eighth election in five years
SOFIA, April 19 — Bulgarians began heading to the polls in the eighth election in five years on Sunday with ex-president Rumen Radev’s grouping expected to win on a pledge to fight corruption. The European Union’s poorest member has been
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South Korea military on high alert following Pyongyang missile flurry
SEOUL, April 19 — North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state. The Sunday firing adds to a series of weapons tests Pyongyang has
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Victory lap in Tehran: Iran’s Speaker say ‘got what we wanted’ from US
TEHRAN, April 19 — Iran had been “victorious in the field” during weeks of war and had only agreed to a temporary truce with the United States because its demands had been met, the Iranian parliamentary speaker said on Saturday.
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Red light, green light? Iran closes Hormuz strait again, threatens crossing vessels
TEHRAN, April 19 — Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit and President Donald Trump to warn Tehran against trying to “blackmail” the United States. On Friday, Tehran had
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Iran shuts Hormuz Strait again after brief reopening over US blockade with ships mid-transit
TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again today, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway. The toing and froing over
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