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Paris court hands Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan 18-year sentence for rape
PARIS, March 26 — Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison by a Paris criminal court for the rape of three women. The verdict marks the latest fall from grace for the former Oxford
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North Korea’s Kim rolls out red carpet for Belarusian leader, signals tighter anti-West ties
SEOUL, March 26 — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “warmly” welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his maiden visit to the fellow Russia ally, with the two strongmen set to sign a friendship and cooperation treaty, state media reported today.
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US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelensky says
KYIV, March 26 — The US is making its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country’s eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an
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Trump says Iran ‘afraid’ to admit it wants a deal ‘so badly’
WASHINGTON, March 26 — US President Donald Trump insisted yesterday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran’s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side. “They are negotiating, by the way, and they
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‘Pathetic liar!’: Iran media roast Trump, cast him as ‘Pinocchio’ over talks claims
TEHRAN, March 26 — Iranian newspapers yesterday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming
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Fuel stations run dry in Victoria and NSW as Australian government cracks down on price manipulation
SYDNEY, March 25 — Australia’s centre-left government on Wednesday introduced legislation in the parliament to double penalties for fuel price gouging as global supply disruptions due to the Iran war triggered fuel shortages in some rural regions, Reuters reported. Australia
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China opportunity? Taiwan flags risks from US focus on Middle East conflict
TAIPEI, March 25 — Taiwan fears China will exploit the distraction of the United States by its war in the Middle East, with state media citing examples from the conflict to cast doubt on the efficiency of US weapons the
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Israel hammers Tehran as Trump claims US closing in on war deal
CAIRO, March 25 — Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran today, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the war, with reports of
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British foreign minister ‘concerned’ Iran war taking focus away from Gaza
LONDON, March 25 — British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper yesterday said she was “deeply concerned” that the conflict in the Middle East had shifted focus away from the Gaza peace plan and violence in the West Bank. “I am particularly
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Danish PM’s left-wing bloc wins election, but no majority
COPENHAGEN, March 25 — Denmark’s Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, finished first in Tuesday’s general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc failed to secure a majority. With all
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