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China faces oil challenge as prices soar...

China faces oil challenge as prices soar and supply options narrow

China faces oil challenge as prices soar and supply options narrow ## Navigating Turbulent Seas: China’s Strategic Response to Global Oil Market Volatility **Beijing is strategically leveraging its substantial strategic petroleum reserves and actively pursuing diversified crude oil sourcing... read more »

Bodies of eight women found in same area...

Bodies of eight women found in same area of Johannesburg as public alert is...

Bodies of eight women found in same area of Johannesburg as public alert issued **Johannesburg Authorities Investigate String of Unidentified Female Remains, Urge Public Vigilance** Johannesburg, South Africa – Law enforcement officials in Johannesburg have issued a public appeal for calm and... read more »

Putin humiliated as Russian warplanes bu...

Putin humiliated as Russian warplanes burn after Ukraine drones blitz airfi...

Putin humiliated as Russian warplanes burn after Ukraine drones blitz airfield **Russian Airbase Engulfed in Flames Following Ukrainian Drone Incursion** A significant Ukrainian drone assault has reportedly targeted a Russian military airbase in Rostov-on-Don, resulting in substantial damage and... read more »

'Brit dead' after car swept aw...

'Brit dead' after car swept away in Spain floods – governme...

'Brit dead' after car swept away in Spain floods – government issues red alert **Tragic Incident in Catalonia: British National Feared Dead Amidst Severe Flooding** **BARCELONA, Spain –** Authorities in Catalonia have issued a red alert following devastating flash floods that have... read more »

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Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US air strikes

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS). There have been protests... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Inter...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts,... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

Hong Kong blocks BBC site after video of police beating...

BEIJING — The BBC’s website was blocked in China on Wednesday, hours after a video of Hong Kong police beating and kicking a pro-democracy protester began... read more »

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said Tuesday, the first major airstrikes against... read more »

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Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt will hold a public referendum on its newly-drafted constitution on January 14 and 15, interim President Adly Mansour said on Saturday. The vote will be the first major milestone on the... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel halts controversial relocation plan for Ara...

Jerusalem – Israel Thursday halted a controversial legislation to transfer 40,000 Arab Bedouins citizens from their villages, amidst mounting... read more »

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over I...

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

London –  The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian aid. A US... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to join n...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers by... read more »

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Foreign Office's '10-year ban' warning as popular country changes entry rul...

Foreign Office's '10-year ban' warning as popular country changes entry rules today ## Thailand Implements Stricter Entry Regulations for UK Citizens, FCDO Advises **London,... read more »

Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis

Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis **International Scrutiny Intensifies as New Report Alleges Systematic Palestinian Displacement** A recent report by the... read more »

Hungary to amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards

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What to watch in the USs Delaware primary elections

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Houthis say air strikes hit Yemen after Saudi Arabia vows firm re...

Houthis say air strikes hit Yemen after Saudi Arabia vows firm response **Coalition Vows Retaliation After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Urban Centers** **Riyadh, Saudi Arabia** – The Saudi-led coalition... read more »