TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it puts in place a system giving…
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Singapore votes amid Trump tariff turmoil – DW – 05/03/2025
Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition during Saturday’s election in the tiny city-state.
The vote is a bellwether for the popularity of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has…
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Biden never supplied Ukraine with enough weapons
The administration of former US President Joe Biden never transferred to the Armed forces of Ukraine a sufficient number of weapons. This was stated by a former senior official of the US Central Intelligence Agency…
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Trump’s minerals deal with Ukraine leaves scramble for how to handle Russia
This week’s breakthrough on an economic cooperation deal with Ukraine is unlikely to soften Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resistance to President Donald Trump’s peace plan — and the White House isn’t sure yet how to change…
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Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said.
The 38-year-old woman apparently…
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US preparing new Russia sanctions – Reuters
The package is ready to go, but it is unclear whether Donald Trump will approve it, as ceasefire negotiations continue, the report says
The US has finalized a new set of economic sanctions…
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US preparing new Russia sanctions Reuters
The package is ready to go, but it is unclear whether Donald Trump will approve it, as ceasefire negotiations continue, the report says
The US has finalized a new set of economic sanctions targeting Russia as leverage to force Moscow to settle the…
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Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
New York –Japan placed 66th in the 2025 press freedom rankings announced by Reporters Without Borders on Friday, the lowest among the Group of Seven major…
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Euroclear to pay investors €3bn from Russian assets
International settlement system Euroclear intends to compensate Western investors about €3bn from frozen Russian assets, Reuters reports.
‘Euroclear plans to confiscate and redistribute about €3bn of Russian…
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