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No plans to become 51st state of US: Venezuela acting Prez Delcy
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st US state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move. Rodríguez…
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Hantavirus: Evacuated US citizen from cruise ship passengers tests positive
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, with one American testing positive and a French traveller…
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Venezuela to defend country’s claim over mineral-rich Guyana region
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday where she will defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest…
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Video: Turkish Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport
Kathmandu: A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport on Monday, causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down. The flight from Istanbul landed at…
- Middle East
Saudi: Aramco sees 25 pc more profit after shifting exports from Hormuz
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said on Sunday, May 10, its first quarter profit jumped 25 per cent as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based…
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Sudan farmers fear hunger crisis as Iran war drives up fuel, fertiliser costs
Omdurman: Two years after Sudan’s war forced him from his land, Omer al-Hassan returned to rebuild his farm. But now a new conflict in the Middle East threatens to push him deeper…
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US resumes immigration processing for doctors, others still delayed
Montgomenry: Libyan Dr Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications…
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New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump’s border czar
President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “flood the zone” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown. New York seems ready…
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Health officials track dozens who left Hantavirus stricken ship after 1st death
Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have…
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Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership
London: Polls have opened for midterm local and regional elections on Thursday, May 7, that could deliver a heavy blow to embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is…
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Hopes for reopening Strait of Hormuz push Asian shares higher
Hong Kong: Asian shares jumped on Thursday, May 7, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gaining 5.7 per cent to a record intraday high as investors waited to see if the US and Iran…
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US Justice Department under Trump targets slow immigration judges
The Justice Department is aiming to weed out immigration judges who it feels are ruling too slowly or aren’t following the law, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has said, as the Trump…
- Middle East
US military leaders say ceasefire with Iran holding despite attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Dubai: US military leaders said Tuesday that a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United…
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan says Pakistan strikes killed three civilians
Kabul: Afghanistan accused Pakistan of carrying out cross-border attacks into its territory on Monday, May 4, that hit civilian areas, killing at least three people and wounding 14, as tension between the…
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US: Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City injures at least 10
Oklahoma City: At least 10 people have been taken to hospitals following a shooting at party at a lake near Oklahoma City, police say. Edmond, Oklahoma police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities…
