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Mexico condemns death of 19-year-old in US ICE custody as ‘unacceptable’
MEXICO CITY, March 20 — Mexico denounced the death of a national held in custody by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as “unacceptable” today and demanded a “thorough investigation.” Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, died March 16 at the Glades County
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Narathiwat MP’s vehicle targeted in early-morning shooting, two security guards injured
NARATHIWAT, March 20 — A vehicle carrying Narathiwat Member of Parliament Kamolsak Leewamo was shot at his residence early this morning, shortly after he returned from a parliamentary session in Bangkok on Thursday. Bacho Police Chief Wisan Rakmak said Kamolsak
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Iran fires fresh missile barrages at Israel after Netanyahu claims Tehran ‘decimated’
JERUSALEM, March 20 — Iran launched multiple rounds of missiles towards Israel late yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Islamic republic has been “decimated” by war, with the Iranian barrage triggering loud blasts over Jerusalem. Israel’s military said it
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How the Strait of Hormuz blockade is choking global shipping and oil flows
LONDON, March 19 — Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers has made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels
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US intelligence: China not planning Taiwan invasion in 2027, seeks control without force
WASHINGTON, March 19 — China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 but seeks to take control of the self-ruled island without force, said an annual US intelligence report, which drew ire from Beijing today. China claims Taiwan
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China condemns killing of Iranian security chief by Israeli strike, calls it unacceptable
BEIJING, March 19 — China condemned today the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it “unacceptable”. Beijing is a close partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran’s strikes against Gulf states
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Hong Kong fire inquiry begins public hearings into blaze that killed 168
HONG KONG, March 19 — An independent committee investigating a devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing complex last year was starting a series of public hearings today into the blaze that killed 168 people. The blaze on
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UN nuclear watchdog urges restraint after Iran’s only nuclear plant hit
VIENNA, March 19 — The UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday that Iranian authorities had reported a projectile impact at the country’s only operational nuclear power plant but that it caused no damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “has been informed
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Saudi Arabia declares Friday as Eid al-Fitr after completing 30 days of Ramadan
RIYADH, March 19 — Saudi Arabia announced that the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan will begin tomorrow, according to a statement published by state media. “The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Thursday,
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Trump attends return of six US troops killed in Iraq crash amid Iran war
DOVER, March 19 — US President Donald Trump attended the return of six crew members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed during the Iran war yesterday. It was the second time since the start of the conflict that Trump has
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