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German Chancellor Merz pledges continued cooperation after US troop cut plan
Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, despite the recent verbal tensions with US President Donald Trump, he would not give up on cooperation with the US side. The Pentagon announced on Friday…
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Suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus on cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World…
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Three Indians injured in Fujairah drone attack, alert in Abu Dhabi
Three Indian nationals were injured in a drone attack on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone (FOIZ) on Monday, May 4, according to the Fujairah Media Office. The injured were taken to hospital,…
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Iran warns US warships could end up in ‘graveyard’ as Hormuz tensions escalate
A senior Iranian official, Mohsen Rezaei, a top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has warned that US naval forces could “end up in the graveyard” amid escalating tensions in the…
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Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza-bound flotilla activists
The Ashkelon Magistrates Court on Sunday, May 3, ordered a two-day extension of the detention of two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, held after Israeli forces intercepted the convoy,…
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Indian startup’s ‘Drishti’ satellite launched aboard SpaceX rocket
New Delhi: GalaxEye, India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite, on Sunday, May 3, launched the ‘Mission Drishti’ satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California, thus marking the world’s first OptoSAR…
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Five killed in RSF drone strike on civilian vehicle in Sudan
Khartoum: Sudan’s paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), killed at least five people in a drone attack that hit a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Khartoum, a local Sudanese rights…
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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi’s health ‘at very high risk’
Tehran: The health of imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi was at “very high risk,” her foundation and family said Saturday, May 2, adding that Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was opposing her transfer…
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Iran warns US of ‘impossible war or bad deal’ amid rising tensions
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday, May 3, warned that the United States faces a choice between an “impossible” military operation or accepting what it called a “bad deal” with Tehran, as tensions…
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Iran submits 14-point plan to end war with US, Trump sceptical on outcome
On the 65th day of the US–Israel war on Iran, Sunday, May 3, Tehran submitted a 14-point proposal to Washington aimed at ending the conflict, according to Tasnim News Agency. The response…
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Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can’t keep up with higher oil prices
West Palm Beach: Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.…
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US warns shipping firms over paying Iran to transit Strait of Hormuz
Beirut: The United States is warning shipping companies they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The US Office of Foreign Assets Control…
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Will resist military expeditions of world-devouring America: Iran official
A high-ranking Iranian Foreign Ministry official stated that “comfort, welfare, and progress of regional nations” can only be achieved once United States forces depart from the Gulf. Hossein Noushabadi, director general for…
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Ghana becomes latest African country to reject US health deal
Accra: Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States over concerns about data privacy and is now seeking a new agreement, an official said Friday. It was the latest…
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US court blocks mailing of abortion pill, restricting access
New Orleans: A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the US by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. A panel of the…
