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Iran’s main gas pipeline hit by sabotage, oil minister says

By Reuters Two explosions along Iran’s main south-north gas pipeline network on Wednesday were caused by sabotage, the Iranian oil minister told state TV, without naming any suspects. Authorities also denied reports that the incident caused gas cuts to industries and offices in some provinces, state media reported. “This terrorist act of sabotage occurred at

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Biden says ‘too many’ Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Monday that “too many” Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians, renewing concern over Israel pressing ahead with a military operation in the city of Rafah following air strikes. “Too many of the over 27,000 Palestinians killed in this conflict have been innocent civilians, including thousands

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UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

File – Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in parliament in London, on Feb. 7, 2024. The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible with the U.K.’s human rights obligations,” Parliament’s human-rights watchdog said Monday

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Iraq, US resume meetings on ending mission of international coalition

By Anadolu Agency The US-Iraq Higher Military Commission resumed its dialogue Sunday on ending the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq. The meeting was convened “to assess the military situation, the level of danger, and to establish a timetable for a gradual reduction ending the mission of the coalition forces in the country,” the Iraqi

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Pakistan’s Khan-backed independents lead in final poll count

Polling staff count ballots at a polling station after polls closed, during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8, 2024. Photographer Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo By Reuters Pakistan’s national election vote count concluded on Sunday with independents, mostly backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, winning 101 of the 264 seats, the election commission’s

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UAE says it lost mercenaries in Somalia

A photograph appear on the Internet The Ministry of Défense of the United Arab Emirates has announced the death of military officers from the armed forces of the UAE and an officer from the Bahraini Défense Forces along with two others who were injured in the attack on General Gordan’s base in Mogadishu. Read: Why

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U.S. museum finally hands over looted artifacts to Ghana’s Ashanti King in historic ceremony

The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Photo credit: Manhyia Palace By Face2Face Africa ACalifornia museum has returned seven royal artifacts to Ghana’s traditional Ashanti king, marking his silver jubilee and representing the first planned handovers of Ashanti treasures looted during colonial times. This event coincides with increasing pressure on

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UK PM Sunak paid more than 500,000 pounds in tax last year

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2024. Photographer Hannah McKay/ File photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid 508,000 pounds ($641,000) in tax in the last financial year after income from his investments dwarfed his official

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US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

File Photo Somali Times/Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed kills his own people By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes between soldiers and armed groups. The U.S.

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Putin says change in US president will not affect attitude of their elites toward Russia

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said a change of president in the US will not change the attitude of their elites toward his country. “You asked me just now: will another leader come and change something? It’s not about the leader’s personality—it’s about the mood of the elites,” Putin said during an interview

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