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Facing high Trump tariffs, South Africa close to new trade deal with China
Cape Town: China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday, February 6, as Africa’s leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs…
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Oman mediates indirect US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Muscat: Oman mediated indirect talks on Friday, February 6, between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme, with convoys for the two countries arriving for meetings separately with the sultanate’s…
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Russia, US agree nuclear arms talks need to start soon: Kremlin
Moscow: Russian and United States negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms-control talks, the…
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Norway investigates former Prime Minister over Epstein ties
Oslo: Authorities in Norway have opened an investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicions of corruption following revelations of his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Norwegian…
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Global Sumud Flotilla to set sail for Gaza on March 29
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) on Thursday, February 5, announced another attempt to reach Gaza in its largest coordinated intervention for Palestine to set sail on March 29. In a statement released…
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Senior Russian intelligence officer shot in Moscow
Moscow: A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has…
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31 dead, 169 injured in explosion at Shia religious site in Islamabad
Islamabad: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital on February 6, killing at least 31 people and injuring 169 others, said officials, in…
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Shackled, deported: US sends Palestinians to West Bank on secret flights
Palestinians arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States are being deported to the occupied West Bank by private jets in coordination with Israeli authorities, according to a…
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‘Leave Iran now’: US to its citizens ahead of high-stakes talks with Tehran
The US Virtual Embassy in Iran has issued an urgent security alert early Friday, advising American citizens in Iran to “leave now” and arrange their own departure plans without relying on assistance…
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13 killed in bus accident in Nepal
Kathmandu: The death toll in the Nepal crash when a bus carrying a wedding party met with an accident rose to 13, with five more people succumbing to their injuries. The accident…
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Iran, United States set for talks in Oman over nuclear programme
Muscat: Iran and the United States stood poised on Friday, February 6, to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear programme after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for…
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US lawmakers sound alarm on global attacks on religion
Washington: A joint House Foreign Affairs hearing on defending religious freedom delivered a stark warning that authoritarian regimes and extremist violence are accelerating a worldwide crackdown on faith communities, while US policy…
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Freight train derails in US, propane cars spill into river
Mansfield: A freight train derailed Thursday, February 5, in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials…
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White House touts crime drop, border clampdown
Washington: The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants,…
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India, US deepen cooperation in defence technology
New Delhi: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said on…
