09-03-2025 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump has said he is “strongly considering large-scale sanctions” and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine is reached. Trump said he was contemplating the move because “Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now”. Trump’s comments marked …
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09-03-2025 DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed dozens of people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 162 civilians have been killed in “field executions” in the region, …
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08-03-2025 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Forecasters say Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s wayward behavior en route to the south-east Queensland coast is creating “considerable uncertainty” in predicting where and when the system could make landfall. Alfred performed another pirouette on Thursday evening, looping around on its path and further delaying its progress towards …
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08-03-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been showcasing and testing new defensive and offensive weapons in large-scale military exercises for the past three months. The country is preparing for another tumultuous year amid threats by the United States and Israel to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, …
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08-03-2025 DAMASCUS: Syrian forces loyal to the new government in Damascus have engaged in heavy fighting with remnants of the ousted Assad regime in a coastal area in the country’s north-west. At least 13 soldiers have been killed in the clashes in Latakia province, close to a Russian-controlled airbase, according …
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08-03-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA STRIP: United States President Donald Trump’s repeated threats against Hamas constitute support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to evade the terms of the Gaza ceasefire and intensify the siege of the strip, the Palestinian armed group says. “Trump’s repeated threats against our people represent support to …
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08-03-2025 WASHINGTON: Some of the sweeping tariffs imposed on Mexican and Canadian goods imported to the United States will be suspended until next month, President Donald Trump says The one-month exemption includes goods covered under the USMCA trade agreement negotiated during Trump’s first term The US enacted sweeping 25% tariffs …
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08-03-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s renewable energy sector is facing obstacles including weak demand for tenders, power agreement delays and project cancellations, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said on Thursday. The country issued a record 73 gigawatts of utility-scale renewable energy tenders in 2024, but about …
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08-03-2025 BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready against the Russian threat, in case its traditional ally, the United States, is no longer by its side. European Union leaders hold emergency talks in Brussels, the first summit of 27 nations since the explosive meeting last week between …
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08-03-2025 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company’s letter service. Denmark’s 1,500 post boxes will start …
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