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Qatar & US discuss strategic ties amid Iran war

30-03-2026 DOHA/ WASHINGTON: Qatar’s prime minister has held talks with senior US officials in Washington, DC, amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran and fallout across the Gulf. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, met US Vice President JD Vance and …

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Olympic women’s sport limited to biological females

29-03-2026 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: The women’s category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from 2028. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by an “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male …

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New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests

29-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognized and their right to self-identify, amid protests by opposition parties and the LGBTQ community. The government says the changes will make welfare benefits more accessible and strengthen an …

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Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan

29-03-2026 DUBAI/ TEL AVIV/ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday ​to “get serious” about a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, after its foreign minister said Tehran was reviewing the US proposal but that there were no ‌talks on winding down the war. Trump’s comments …

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Four million people displaced by US-Israeli war

29-03-2026 BEIRUT/ TEHRAN: The war launched by the United States and Israel has killed more than 1,500 people in Iran. This number is considered conservative, as actual calculations are yet to be released by the authorities but the devastation from the war has also triggered mass displacement in the country: …

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Iranian Naval Commander Alireza killed in attack: Israel

29-03-2026 JERUSALEM: An Israeli air strike has killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy, Israel’s defence minister says. The killing was carried out on Wednesday night “in a precise … operation” and targeted other “senior officers of the naval command”, Israel Katz said on Thursday in …

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Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel

28-03-2026 SANA’A: Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles their first such strikes since the US-Israel war on Iran began. Brigadier-General Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, announced the attack on Saturday on the rebels’ Al-Masirah satellite television. Strikes “will continue until the declared …

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