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Iran military says US airman rescue operation ‘completely foiled’ despite Trump’s claims of victory
TEHRAN, April 5 — Iran’s military said today that the US operation to rescue an airman from a downed American fighter jet had been “completely foiled”, without suggesting he had been captured. The statement came after US President Donald Trump
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On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest
VATICAN CITY, April 5 — Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message today to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination. The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken
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US rescues second downed airman in Iran as Trump renews 48-hour ultimatum
TEHRAN, April 5 — President Donald Trump said today that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US History”. The announcement came as Iran
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Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun to visit China ahead of Trump trip, raising cross-strait tensions
TAIPEI, April 5 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader will make a rare trip to China on Tuesday, weeks before US President Donald Trump, with Beijing expected to use the visit to increase its influence over the democratic island. Cheng Li-wun,
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Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum to Iran as fighting spreads across Middle East
WASHINGTON, April 5 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face “all Hell”, as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman. Trump’s latest threat came after a strike
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Frenchman executed in China for drug trafficking, Paris condemns death penalty
PARIS, April 5 — A Frenchman sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France’s foreign ministry announced yesterday, expressing its “consternation.” Chan Thao Phoumy, a 62-year-old Frenchman born in Laos, was executed, “despite the efforts
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Toxic haze sends PM2.5 soaring to ‘extremely dangerous’ levels in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, April 4 — Northern Thailand is once again under a blanket of toxic haze, with Chiang Mai facing one of its worst air pollution episodes in recent months as fine particulate levels surged to “extremely dangerous” levels, according
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Projectile lands near Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, one killed, no damage reported
TEHRAN, April 4 — A projectile from a US-Israeli attack hit near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran today, killing one person, state media reported. “Following the US-Zionist criminal attacks, this Saturday morning, around 8:30am, a projectile hit
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Iran attacks spill into Gulf, injuring four in Bahrain, hitting Dubai sites
MANAMA, April 4 — Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, authorities said today, as Iran pressed its attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Separately, two buildings in Dubai were hit by debris, including one housing the US cloud
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Blast hits pro-Israeli centre in Netherlands, no injuries reported
AMSTERDAM, April 4 — A blast hit a pro-Israeli centre in the Netherlands, police said today, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries. A police spokesman told AFP no one was inside the site run by Christians for Israel,
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