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Italy denies US military aircraft use of Sicily air base en route to Middle East
ROME, March 31 — Italy has denied permission for US military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before flying to the Middle East, a source close to the matter said today, confirming a newspaper report. Daily Corriere
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Indonesia says it will not raise fuel prices despite global oil surge, urges public not to panic
JAKARTA, March 31 — Indonesia said today it would not increase fuel prices despite rising budget pressures from the war in the Middle East. A government statement sent to AFP said there would be no increase “for subsidised or non-subsidised”
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Thai king endorses Anutin’s new cabinet, with Thaksin nephew named deputy PM
BANGKOK, March 31 — Thailand’s king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said today. The cabinet posts, mostly reserved for members of
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North Korea and Russia join forces in ‘information war’ with new media pact
SEOUL, March 31 — North Korea’s state news agency and Russian counterpart TASS have agreed to counter jointly what they call “disinformation” delivered by their “many enemies”, the outlets reported today, in a further deepening of ties. Western governments have
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Indonesia presses warring parties to respect international law after peacekeeper killed in Lebanon
JAKARTA, March 31 — Indonesia urged warring parties in the Middle East “to respect international humanitarian law” after three of its peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon. “The safety of peacekeeping troops must be the top priority. All parties to the
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Mexico denounces ‘alarming’ rise as 14th national dies in US immigration custody
MEXICO CITY, March 31 — Mexico said yesterday that the deaths of more than a dozen nationals in US immigration custody were “alarming,” as American authorities acknowledged a 14th person had died since President Donald Trump began his migration crackdown.
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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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