International

The United States military said on Friday it carried out a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people, in what it described as an operation against “narco-terrorists” — a claim strongly disputed by rights groups. In a…
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday reaffirmed that his country remains a “reliable member” of NATO, downplaying reports that the United States was considering punitive steps over Madrid’s refusal to back military operations…
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Iran’s state-run IRNA reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Pakistan for a brief visit to Islamabad, where he is expected to hold bilateral talks and convey Tehran’s position on a proposal that could be relayed to the…
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Ukraine and Russia carried out a fresh prisoner-of-war exchange on Friday, with both sides returning 193 captured personnel in a swap facilitated by the United States and the United Arab Emirates. “It is important that there are exchanges…
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A coalition of around 60 countries — including major fossil fuel producers — is meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia on Friday to pursue what UN climate summits have so far failed to deliver: a clear pathway away from coal, oil and gas. The…
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Iran’s supreme leader remains alive and mentally alert but has largely withdrawn from public view, with authority increasingly shifting to military commanders, according to a detailed report. A report by The New York Times says Mojtaba…
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A US soldier accused of using classified intelligence from a mission to capture Nicolás Maduro has been charged with exploiting that information to make over $400,000 through online betting, federal officials said. According to…
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The United Nations said on Friday that a global effort to vaccinate children who missed routine immunizations during the Covid-19 pandemic is on track to meet its ambitious target of reaching 21 million children. The initiative—led by the…
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Italian sports authorities have firmly rejected any notion of stepping in for Iran at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, dismissing the idea as both impractical and inappropriate after it was floated by a Trump administration official. Iran,…
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The son of Iran’s former Shah has urged Western nations to join the ongoing conflict with Iran, while criticising the German government for declining to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday. Reza Pahlavi — whose father, Mohammad…
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