03-04-2026 PARIS/ ROME: France and Italy have pushed back against some US-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the month-long war in Iran, highlighting divisions. The decisions came against a backdrop of tensions between Washington and key …
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03-04-2026 WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit back with a new threat, saying that they …
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03-04-2026 PARIS: Eutelsat, Europe’s main rival to Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink, is in talks with India’s space agency about future satellite launches as it seeks to diversify beyond SpaceX and Europe’s Ariane rockets. Jean-François Fallacher, CEO of France-based Eutelsat last June, told media that negotiations with the Indian …
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03-04-2026 HAVANA/ MOSCOW: A Russian-owned tanker carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil has docked on the northern coast of Cuba, ending a near-total fuel blockade by the US on the communist-run island. The tanker’s arrival marks the first crude oil shipment to dock in one of Cuba’s ports …
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03-04-2026 BANGKOK/ SEOUL: Known for its glitzy stage costumes and sometimes outlandish performances, the Eurovision Song Contest is now launching its first ever Asia edition. Broadcasters from 10 countries in the region, including South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines, have confirmed that they will be taking part. According to the …
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03-04-2026 KHARTOUM: Hanaan was 18 years old when she was raped by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of committing widespread “war crimes” during nearly three years of fighting against Sudan’s army. She was walking alongside a female friend to her makeshift home in an …
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03-04-2026 GAZA STRIP/ WEST BANK: Israeli violence against Palestinians in the last week has killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The majority of those killed were victims of Israeli air strikes in Gaza, even as the head of the US President Donald …
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02-04-2026 DAMASCUS: Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been received by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin before talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz on rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. “Our interest is in seeing Syria rebuilt as a stable and prosperous nation, including with the help of …
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02-04-2026 MADRID: Spain has closed its airspace to planes of the United States involved in the US-Israel war on Iran, the latest step in the country’s opposition to the conflict. Defence Minister Margarita Robles confirmed the airspace closure to reporters on Monday after Spain’s El Pais newspaper first reported on …
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02-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: In northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, a team of workers is carefully restoring a centuries-old royal kitchen that once fed the rulers of the former princely state of Awadh. Tucked within the sprawling complex of Chota Imambara, a mausoleum and congregation hall, this kitchen …
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