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US Cardinal McElroy says war in Iran not morally legitimate, stronger than Pope Leo XIV stance
VATICAN CITY, March 10 — American Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, has said the US war in Iran is “not morally legitimate”, adopting a stronger tone than that of Pope Leo XIV. In an interview with the Catholic
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China–North Korea passenger train services to resume after six-year Covid-19 hiatus
BEIJING, March 10 — Passenger train services between China and North Korea will resume on Thursday, six years after their suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators have told AFP. Train journeys between the two countries were halted in
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India prioritizes household gas supply as war-linked disruptions threaten restaurants
MUMBAI, March 10 — India ordered tighter controls over natural and cooking gas today following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war, with restaurants warning it could spark widespread closures. The world’s most populous nation is the fourth-largest liquefied
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Thailand, Vietnam urge work-from-home and energy cuts as Middle East war fuels fuel price surge
BANGKOK, March 10 — Thailand and Vietnam encouraged public employees on Tuesday to work from home and take up other energy-saving measures as the Middle East war disrupted oil supplies and sent fuel prices swinging. Thai authorities said government workers
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Jeju Air disaster blamed on concrete structure built to reduce costs, state report says
SEOUL, March 10 — A concrete barrier blamed for a deadly South Korean jet crash that killed 179 people in December 2024 had been built to cut costs, the state auditor said today. Jeju Air Flight 2216 was coming in
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Iraq’s PM warns US not to turn country into launchpad as Middle East war escalates
BAGHDAD, March 10 — Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio todaythat Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war. Iraq neighbours Iran, against which the
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Iran vows to keep fighting as Trump predicts quick end to Gulf conflict
TEHRAN, March 10 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today his country would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump’s insistence that the conflict would be over “soon.” The remarks from one of Iran’s
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War in the Middle East: Qatar arrests hundreds, Saudi intercepts drones, regional tensions mount
PARIS, March 9 — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Monday. ‘Wide-scale’ Iran strikes The Israeli military said it had launched new “wide-scale” strikes on Tehran, Isfahan and southern Iran. AFP journalists had earlier reported
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Bangladesh shuts all universities early for Aidilfitri as power crisis deepens, fuel panic spreads
DHAKA, March 9 — Bangladesh will close all universities from Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
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Why has China suddenly stopped flying military aircraft near Taiwan? Five theories experts are considering
TAIPEI, March 9 — Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft around the island for nine of the past 10 days, leaving experts puzzling over the reasons for the dramatic reduction in sorties. China claims Taiwan is part
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