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Israel is building a “Middle East air defense alliance” under US leadership, defense minister Benny Gantz said. Developing

Belgium handed over a tooth, the only known remains of the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, to his family during at a ceremony in Brussels on Monday. Lumumba became the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) first democratically elected prime minister after independence from Belgium in 1960, but alarmed the West with overtures to Moscow …

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Lebanon will sign a “final” agreement to import gas from Egypt on June 21, its energy ministry told Reuters, after months of delays to a plan viewed as critical to boosting power supplies for Lebanon’s stricken economy. The plan, first floated in summer 2021, is part of a US-backed effort to address Lebanon’s crippling electricity …

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Saudi Arabia welcomed the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s verdict sentencing two Hezbollah members to life imprisonment for their role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Developing

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The message to avoid big …

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British opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer is being investigated by parliament’s standards commissioner over whether he broke the rules on registering his earnings and gifts. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Members of parliament are required to declare their external financial interests, such as fees or …

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New taxes to tackle obesity would push up the costs of living at a time when global food prices are spiking, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ahead of the publication of a new national food strategy. “What we don’t want to do right now is start whacking new taxes on, that will just push …

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UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced Monday that she will not seek a second term, ending months of speculation about her intentions amid growing criticism of her lax stance on rights abuses in China. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “As my term as High Commissioner draws …

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Shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland is rushing to beef up security on its border with Russia in order to protect itself from hybrid threats, the interior ministry said Friday. Fearing that Moscow could use migrants to exert political pressure, Helsinki plans legislative amendments that would facilitate the construction of sturdier fences on its …

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The UAE has recorded 1,085 new COVID-19 cases – marking the highest daily toll of new infections since February, state news agency WAM reported on Friday. It marks the second day running that cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark – a figure which has not been recorded in four months. For more coronavirus news, visit …

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