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Inspired by Greta Thunberg, worldwide protest demands climate action
Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world yesterday to demand political leaders take urgent steps to stop climate change, uniting in a worldwide protest inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg. Alarmed by images of
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US sends troops to bolster Saudi defences after attack
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defences after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. The Pentagon said the deployment would
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Liberal Jews cheer as Netanyahu’s grip on power weakens
WASHINGTON: As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battled for his political survival on Wednesday after a tight election that left him short of a Knesset majority, progressive activists and liberal American Jews were delighted in the possibility of an end to
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Activists urge US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress yesterday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is
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US: Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The US believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a US official told Reuters yesterday, an assessment that further increases tension in the Middle East. Three officials, speaking to Reuters on
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Trump on Saudi oil facilities attack: I don’t want a war
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised
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Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom’s supply
RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry yesterday, knocking out more than half of the Kingdom’s output, in a move expected to send oil prices soaring and increase tensions
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Saudi official behind 9/11 attack to be named
NEW YORK: The Trump administration has reportedly agreed to reveal the identity of a Saudi Arabian official who played an organisational role ahead of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist strikes on the United States, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a local
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Trump favours ‘whole deal’ with China as two sides prepare for trade talks
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he preferred a comprehensive trade deal with China but did not rule out the possibility of an interim pact, even as he said an “easy” agreement would not be possible. “I’d rather get
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US, China grant trade concessions ahead of talks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some of US’ anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods. Beijing’s exemptions and Washington’s
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