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Blast shakes Jerusalem after Iran fires two missiles, minor injuries reported
JERUSALEM, March 24 — A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early today as the Israeli military sent search and rescue teams to a damaged building following two rounds of Iranian missile fire. Israel’s military announced the Iranian launches hours after
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Why Iran’s threats against Middle East desalination plants could turn water into the next battleground
PARIS, March 23 — Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the
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Russia warns against nuclear strikes, urges diplomacy after Trump threatens Iran over Hormuz closure
MOSCOW, March 23 — Russia on Monday called for “political and diplomatic” settlement to the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if
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Shock in Dimona as Iranian missile strike shatters homes near Israel’s secretive nuclear site
DIMONA (Israel), March 23 — Galit Amir said she thought the presence of a key Israeli nuclear facility on the edge of her hometown Dimona meant it would be well-protected by air defences during the war with Iran. But that
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Threats fade fast: Trump shelves Iran power strike plan, touts ‘constructive’ talks as markets cheer
WASHINGTON, March 23 — President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran’s power network on Monday, saying the US and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure. Trump’s statement
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‘Say goodbye to electricity’: Iran threatens regional blackout, defies Trump’s Hormuz deadline
TEHRAN, March 23 — Iran threatened Monday to deploy naval mines in the Gulf and target power plants across the region as it defied US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The
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Middle East war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks, says IEA
TEHRAN, March 23 — AFP teams in Tehran, Washington, Jerusalem, Beirut and Dubai The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency
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Plane hits fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport
New York, March 23 — Flights at LaGuardia Airport were halted late Sunday after a passenger plane collided with a fire truck on the runway. According to AFP, the Air Canada Express aircraft carrying 76 people struck the vehicle at
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Swiss tourist arrested in Bali for allegedly insulting Hindu holiday online
Denpasar, March 23 — Indonesian authorities have arrested a Swiss man accused of insulting a Hindu religious holiday on the resort island of Bali. According to AFP, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen faces up to five years in prison under Indonesia’s hate
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Indonesia eyes RM18.5b in savings to cushion economy from Middle East war
JAKARTA, March 23 — Indonesia is targeting up to 80 trillion rupiah (about RM18.5 billion) in savings to cushion its economy from the impact of the Middle East conflict. According to AFP, the government is also considering fuel-saving measures, including
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