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Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines
JAKARTA, April 2 — An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia’s historic spice island of Ternate today, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning for neighbouring South-east Asian nations. There were no
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Starmer: UK to host multi-nation talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz
LONDON, April 1 — Britain will this week hold a meeting of about 35 countries to discuss how to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz which has been crippled by the Middle East war, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.
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Qatar says Iran missile struck oil tanker in its waters
DOHA, April 1 — Qatar said today that a tanker leased to its state-owned energy company was struck by an Iranian missile in the Gulf country’s territorial waters. “Qatar was targeted… by three cruise missiles launched from Iran,” the Gulf
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China extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring
BEIJING, April 1 — A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said today, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from the Southeast Asian nation. “Investigations
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Iran says has ‘zero trust’ in US, demands full end to war
TEHRAN, April 1 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran had not responded to a reported 15-point proposal from Washington to end the war. “We receive messages from the
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Iran drone attack sets Kuwait airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties
KUWAIT, April 1 — An Iranian drone attack struck fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport today, sparking a massive fire but causing no casualties, Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA said. The latest of several attacks on the airport and fuel
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Two-thirds of Americans want swift end to Iran war even if US goals unmet, poll finds
WASHINGTON DC, April 1 — Two-thirds of Americans believe that the US should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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Trump says Iran war could end in ‘two weeks, maybe three’
WASHINGTON, April 1 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping
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Trump tells struggling countries to ‘go get your own oil’ in Hormuz
WASHINGTON, April 1 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday the countries that have not joined the Middle East war but are struggling with fuel shortages should “go get your own oil” in the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth
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Nasa begins countdown for first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, March 31 — Nasa began its two-day countdown yesterday ahead of what is slated to be its first crewed moonshot in more than half a century, a long-anticipated loop around Earth’s satellite that is to pave the way
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