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Afghanistan says 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul drug rehabilitation centre
KABUL, March 17 — The Afghan government on Tuesday said that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two
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China announces humanitarian assistance for Iran, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern nations amid US‑Israeli strikes
BEIJING, March 17 — China said on Tuesday it will provide humanitarian assistance to Middle Eastern countries, including Iran and Lebanon, targeted in US and Israeli strikes in the conflict now in its third week. Beijing is a close partner
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China notes US clarification, says Trump’s Beijing visit delay not tied to Hormuz issue
BEIJING, March 17 — China said on Tuesday it had “noted” clarifications from the United States about the reasons for a possible delay to a planned visit to Beijing by President Donald Trump. Trump had planned to visit at the
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Taliban accuses Pakistan of hitting Kabul drug rehab centre, claiming hundreds killed in latest cross-border attack
KABUL, March 17 — Heavy casualties were feared on Tuesday after Afghanistan accused Pakistan of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in the capital, Kabul, and killing civilians. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting the facility, instead saying it had conducted
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Trump asks China to push back Xi summit, saying Middle East war makes staying home more urgent
WASHINGTON, March 17 — US President Donald Trump said Monday he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East. Trump had been due to
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Missiles and drones hammer UAE, shutting Dubai airport, sparking Fujairah oil fires and rattling Gulf travellers
DUBAI, March 17 — Missiles and drones rained on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, killing one civilian, disrupting the world’s busiest airport and sparking a fire at a crucial oil hub. Iran has kept up strikes on the UAE
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Xi-Trump meeting eyed for end of March, trade set to take centre stage
BEIJING, March 16 — Beijing said on Monday it is in talks with Washington over an expected visit by US President Donald Trump, who has pressured Nato allies including China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trade is set
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From Belt and Road to ceasefire talks: China steps in to calm Pakistan-Afghanistan border brawl
BEIJING, March 16 — China said on Monday its special envoy had spent a week mediating between Afghanistan and Pakistan and had urged an immediate ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes flared. South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan have had a
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Giving up US citizenship now much cheaper, under RM1,800
WASHINGTON, March 16 — The United States will drop the price for Americans looking to formally renounce their citizenship by more than 80 per cent, a move welcomed by the “Accidental Americans” struggling with the US tax system. Consular fees
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Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to charge tariffs in another form
WASHINGTON, March 16 — US President Donald Trump said today he had the authority to impose duties despite the US Supreme Court last month striking down his global tariffs. “I have the absolute right to charge TARIFFS in another form,
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