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Container ship damaged by gunboat fire near Oman, crew safe

By Anadolu Agency The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Wednesday that it has received a report of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman. According to the report, the master of a container ship said the vessel was approached by a gunboat linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary

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Maersk largest shipping company suspends Berbera port operations

Credit Photo/Facebook The world’s largest shipping company Maersk said on Monday that it has temporarily suspended accepting new shipments to and from the port of Berbera in the Somaliland administration in northeastern Somalia. In a notice sent to its customers, the Danish company said the suspension was effective immediately and was temporary. “We would like

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British universities paid security firm to spy on pro-Palestine students

Student protesters at the London School for Economics were among those monitored by private security firm Horus. Photographer Anealla Safdar By Al Jazeera Twelve British universities paid a private firm run by former military intelligence officials to spy on student protesters and academics, including those who have expressed solidarity with Palestine, it can be revealed.

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Protesters rally in Tokyo against Japanese PM Takaichi’s push to revise constitution

By Xinhua News Agency Tens of thousands of Japanese people gathered around the parliament building in Tokyo on Sunday to protest attempts of the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to revise the country’s pacifist constitution and to call for the protection of Article 9. About 36,000 people attended the rally, organizers said, the

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Iran is seeking to end war with dignity says President Pezeshkian

By Anadolu Agency Iran is seeking to end the war with the US and Iran “with dignity,” the country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday, arguing that US President Donald Trump has no right to deprive Tehran of its nuclear rights. “Trump says Iran should not use its nuclear rights, but does not explain what crime

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Seventeen people have died in US immigration custody this year, ICE says

Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conduct an immigration enforcement operation in Pine Grove, Minnesota, U.S., January 28, 2026. Photographer Shannon Stapleton/File Photo By Reuters April 18 – At least 17 immigrants have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody from January 2026 through early April, according to ICE. That follows

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Ilhan Omar denies $30 million, reveals real account balance

File Photo/Somali Times Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar has said her assets are not as they appear in documents she previously submitted to the US Congress. The move comes as she faces a potential financial investigation by President Donald Trump and Republican members of the House of Representatives. Ilhan has blamed significant accounting errors in

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Exclusive: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say

Patriot air defence system units are seen at a military base in this file photo, Poland July 3, 2023. Photographer Kacper Pempel/File Photo By Reuters U.S. officials have informed some ​European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war ‌continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources

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China’s Xi seeks cooperation with Spain to oppose law of jungle amid US-Iran conflict

By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sought to strengthen cooperation with Spain to oppose a return of the world to the “law of the jungle” amid ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. This came during Xi’s meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. “The

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US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a ​blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with

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