According to historians, in 1839, Muhammad Ali Shah gave 3.6m rupees – considered a vast sum in those days – to the East India Company, then a British trading enterprise, on the condition that it would be responsible for maintaining the monuments…
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Slovakia threatens to block EU's Russia sanctions over oil rift with Kiev
Any attempts to fast-track Ukraine’s bid to join the EU will also be blocked if the issue is not resolved, PM Robert Fico has warned
Bratislava will veto the EU’s proposed 20th package of…
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The great illusion of NATO is fading fast
America steps back, and the Alliance starts to wobble
One of the more idealistic ambitions of the last Soviet leadership was the simultaneous dissolution of both Cold War blocs, NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Only half of that vision came to pass. The…
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Suspected bomb attack outside Bank of America foiled
French police said they had foiled an apparent bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris on Saturday.
One suspect was detained while another managed to escape.
What do we know about the failed bomb attack?
The incident took…
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Iranian attack on Saudi base injures U.S. troops as more American forces arrive in the Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.
Iran fired six ballistic missiles…
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Israel kills 3 journalists in Lebanon, including reporter for Hezbollah-run broadcaster
A Lebanese reporter working for a Hezbollah-owned television network was among three journalists killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon.
Hezbollah-owned Al Manar television said its…
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