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Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran | News

Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack.Israel has launched a “diplomatic offensive” against Iran, calling for sanctions against the Islamic republic. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that...

‘Playing with fire’: Ukraine’s frustration grows with US lawmakers, Europe | Russia-Ukraine war News

Athens, Greece – Frustration with the United States for holding back critical financial and military aid from Ukraine spilled into the open at the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece last week. “The Russians are destroying Ukrainian power plants, which...

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi | Politics News

Newly formed International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says the Ennahdha party leader is ‘oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab world’.Marking the first anniversary of the arrest of Tunisia’s prominent opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, an international...

Thousands protest in Georgia over contentious ‘foreign agents’ bill | Protests News

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets in protest and politicians came to blows in parliament as governing party legislators gave the initial go-ahead for debate on a bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticised by Western...

Pro-Palestinian protesters paralyse roads in US cities over Israel attacks | Israel War on Gaza News

Demonstrators block highways and shut down travel in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest.Pro-Palestinian protesters have blocked major roads in the states of Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest, temporarily preventing travel into some...

Behind India’s Manipur conflict, a tale of drugs, armed groups and politics | Business and Economy

Sugnu, India – Ratan Kumar Singh, a 58-year-old high school teacher, never imagined he would be happy to see armed fighters, or “revolutionaries” as he called them. But on May 28 last year, Singh welcomed them to his...

Knife attack at church in Australia’s Sydney a ‘terrorist act’, police say | Crime News

Police in Australia have arrested a 15-year-old boy over a knife attack on a bishop and his followers at an Orthodox Assyrian church in Sydney, declaring the assault a “terrorist” act motivated by suspected religious extremism. The attack, which...

FBI opens criminal probe in Baltimore bridge collapse, fourth body recovered

WASHINGTON: The FBI said on Monday it opened a criminal probe into the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March when a ship crashed into a bridge support, while local officials confirmed the recovery of a fourth body from...

Solomon Islands prepares for ‘most important election since independence’ | Elections News

The people of the Solomon Islands are set to vote for their next government on April 17, in an election that could have repercussions for the rest of the Asia Pacific region due to the country’s close relationship...

Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act

SYDNEY: Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three...
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Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran | News

Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack.Israel has launched...
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