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Indonesia summons Meta, Google for failing to enforce under‑16 age limits under new child‑protection law
JAKARTA, March 31 — Indonesia has issued summons letters to tech giants Meta and Google for failing to comply with its new regulations PP Tunas, aimed at protecting children online which took effect on March 28. Communications and Digital Affairs
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Latest in Middle East conflict: Tanker hit in Dubai, drone targets US embassy in Baghdad, Nato stops Iran missile
PARIS, March 31 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Tanker fire in Dubai An Iranian attack sparked a fire on a Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port, state media reported today, adding there were no
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Who are the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen?
SANAA (Yemen), March 31 — A month into the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, a missile launched from Yemen has been detected for the first time, Israel’s military said on Saturday. Few details were immediately available, including who fired the missile
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Trump threatens to obliterate Iran’s Kharg island if no deal reached ‘shortly’
WASHINGTON, March 30 — US President Donald Trump threatened today to destroy Iran’s oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells and power plants if it does not agree soon to a deal to end the war. Trump wrote on
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South Korea considers nationwide driving curbs as oil prices soar
SEOUL, March 30 — South Korea is considering extending driving curbs to the general public if global oil prices climb further, senior officials said, as authorities seek to rein in energy demand amid supply strains due to the US-Israeli war
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G7 ministers set to tackle oil‑price surge, financial fallout of Mideast war
PARIS, March 30 — Ministers from the G7 will hold talks today to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar. The United States and
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Indonesia confirms UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, demands transparent probe
JAKARTA, March 30 — Indonesia on Monday confirmed that one of its peacekeepers was killed and three others injured after indirect artillery fire hit a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position in southern Lebanon. The Foreign Ministry, expressing
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Trump U‑turn: Russian tanker allowed into Cuba after months‑long oil freeze
WASHINGTON, March 30 — US President Donald Trump signalled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba yesterday, saying he had “no problem” with any country sending in crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with
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Strikes knock out power in Tehran, Iran says US plotting ground invasion
TEHRAN, March 30 — Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings yesterday as a top Iranian official accused the United States of plotting a ground invasion despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal. Pakistan said meanwhile
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Trump says Iran’s Kharg Island lacks defences, insists US could capture it ‘very easily’
WASHINGTON, March 30 — US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times yesterday that he could take Iran’s Kharg Island “very easily.” Kharg Island, located off the west coast of Iran, is a vital oil terminal for the
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