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EU envoys agree on more Russia sanctions. LNG imports are among the targets

Brussels: European Union ambassadors have reached agreement on a “powerful and substantial” new series of sanctions that are part of its ongoing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc’s Belgian presidency

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Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots

Kyiv: Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking to curb each other’s ability to fight in a

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Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking

Dubai: A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second ship sunk in the rebels’

US embassy staffer espionage trial resumes in Turkey

Istanbul, May 15 : A US embassy staffer denied espionage charges as his trial resumed in Istanbul on Wednesday – part of a growing rift between Washington and Ankara. Metin Topuz, a

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Flight makes emergency landing in Abu Dhabi after Indian man dies on board

Dubai, May 15 : A 52-year-old Indian man died on board an Alitalia flight to Milan, Italy, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi. Kailash Chandra Saini was

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China rebuffs Trump’s threats; vows to fight trade war till end

Beijing, May 14 : As Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on the remaining Chinese imports unless Beijing agrees for a trade deal, a livid China on Tuesday warned the US president

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Saudi halts pumping at main pipeline after drone attack

Riyadh, May 14 : OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia said it had stopped pumping crude oil along a major pipeline Tuesday following a drone attack, hours after Yemen’s Huthi rebels said they had

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Trump warns Iran against any misadventure

Washington, May 14: Amidst a fast American military build-up in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump Monday warned Iran against any misadventure. “We’ll see what happens with Iran. If they do

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‘Step-change’ in energy investment needed to meet climate goals: IEA

Paris, May 14 : The world must double spending on renewable power and slash investment in oil and coal by 2030 to keep the Paris climate treaty temperature targets in play, the

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Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, May 13 : Gunmen killed a priest and five parishioners during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and a local official

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China broke deal with US, dreaming Biden will win: Trump

Washington, May 13 : Accusing China of breaking the negotiated trade deal draft with the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday said Beijing was now “dreaming” that he would be replaced

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Social media blocked in Sri Lanka after unrest

Colombo, May 13 : The Sri Lankan government Monday blocked social media following rising tensions between the minority Muslims and majority Sinhalese in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings which killed

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court in a security van after being sentenced on May 1, 2019 in London, England. Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange, 47, was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions when he took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations, charges he denies. The UK will now decide whether to extradite him to US to face conspiracy charges after his whistle-blowing website Wikileaks published classified US documents. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Sweden reopens rape investigation against Julian Assange

London, May 13 : Swedish prosecutors on Monday reopened their investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who remains in prison in London for breach of bail conditions on

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