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Nord Stream: Poland blocks extradition o...

Nord Stream: Poland blocks extradition of suspect to Germany

Nord Stream: Poland blocks extradition of suspect to Germany **Polish Court Denies Extradition Request in Nord Stream Sabotage Investigation** Warsaw, Poland – A significant setback has been dealt to German investigators probing the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, as a Polish... read more »

North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new ...

North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new friends

North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new friends ## Pyongyang Courts Southeast Asia Amidst Geopolitical Shifts Pyongyang is actively cultivating stronger diplomatic ties with Southeast Asia, signaling a potential recalibration of North Korea’s foreign policy strategy. Recent high-level... read more »

How many times has the US struck Venezue...

How many times has the US struck Venezuelan vessels?

How many times has the US struck Venezuelan vessels? ## Increased Tensions in Caribbean as US Conducts Multiple Maritime Interventions Near Venezuelan Coast Washington, D.C. – Tensions in the Caribbean Sea are reportedly on the rise following a series of at least six documented incidents this... read more »

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayo...

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayoral race, and how that could shift ...

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayoral race, and how that could shift closer to Election Day New York City Mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani vs. Cuomo Stephanie Keith; Michael M. Santiago Wall Street’s stance on New York’s mayoral race might surprise... read more »

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Iran, Armenia to expand cooperation in energy sector: Report

Iran, Armenia to expand cooperation in energy sector: Report

Tehran – Iran and Armenia have decided to enhance their cooperation in the energy sector as they reached an agreement regarding it, a media report said here Thursday. The two sides agreed to... read more »

'World powers to consider sanction relief for Iran'

‘World powers to consider sanction relief fo...

Washington – The six world powers negotiating with Iran would consider offering limited sanction relief if Iran takes concrete steps to halt... read more »

Alleged South Korean spy held in Pyongyang

N Korea confirms deporting aged US war veteran

Pyongyang – North Korea claimed to have arrested an alleged South Korean spy here Thursday. A person, who was not identified, had confessed to being an... read more »

Iran and West to begin drafting nuke deal post ‘d...

Iran and West to begin drafting nuke deal post 'dramatic' progress in talks

London – Iran and Western powers are all set to start drafting a nuclear agreement, an official said. Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif... read more »

China rebuts US’ accusation of cyber attacks

China rebuts US' accusation of cyber attacks

Beijing – While rubbishing the US accusation that the Chinese military was carrying out cyber attacks, the Chinese government Thursday urged the US to... read more »

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Another 17 refugees drown off Turkish coast

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