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House Republicans block Senate effort to end TSA pay crisis, prolonging US airport chaos
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US House Republicans yesterday effectively blocked the Senate’s effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff forcing thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, as the White House ordered the personnel finally be compensated. House
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UN warns of global food risk as it launches task force for fertiliser passage through Hormuz
NEW YORK, March 28 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilisers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced yesterday. “As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and
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FAA: Flights resume at Washington airports after chemical odour evacuates control facility
WASHINGTON, March 28 — The Federal Aviation Administration said traffic was resuming at the three primary Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after a strong chemical smell forced the evacuation of a Virginia air traffic control facility. The FAA said
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Trump says Iran must open Hormuz to secure peace, jokingly dubs it the ‘Strait of Trump’
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US President Donald Trump yesterday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal — and dubbed the crucial waterway the “Strait of Trump.” Trump, who has renamed
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Trump says allies ‘weren’t there for us’ after Hormuz row, signals US may withhold Nato support
MIAMI, March 28 — President Donald Trump yesterday reiterated his disappointment with Nato allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to do
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Latest in Middle East conflict: Israel strikes Beirut, US envoy sees Iran talks soon, Merz says Iran ‘regime change’ unlikely
PARIS, March 28 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: New clashes in Lebanon Israel’s military renewed its attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs yesterday, saying it was targeting infrastructure used by Hezbollah, as the Iran-backed group
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‘Make them feel vulnerable’: Iran‑linked hackers breach FBI director’s personal Gmail, post personal photos, emails
WASHINGTON, March 28 — Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet, the hackers and the bureau said yesterday. On their website, the hacker group
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G7 to grill Rubio as Europe accuses Russia of aiding Iran in Middle East war
VAUX-DE-CERNAY (France), March 27 — European powers accused Russia of helping Iran target US forces in the Middle East war and said they would raise the issue today with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a meeting of G7
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Iran slams US over ‘calculated’ school bombing that killed more than 175
GENEVA, March 27 — The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war was a “calculated” assault by the United States, Iran’s foreign minister said today. In a video address to the United
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Iranians turn to bitcoin and stablecoins as sanctions and war fuel crypto surge
LONDON, March 27 — Since the start of the Middle East conflict, Iran has witnessed massive cryptocurrency flows. Experts say they are being used to circumvent sanctions placed on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as well as a financial safe haven by civilians
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