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US judge sides with New York Times against Pentagon journalism policies

WASHINGTON DC – A federal judge in the United States has agreed to block the administration of President Donald Trump from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon.

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Unease in Japan after Trump cites Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war

WASHINGTON DC – There has been embarrassment, confusion, and unease in Japan after US President Donald Trump used the Pearl Harbor attack during World War II to justify his secrecy before launching the war on Iran.

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Iran launched unsuccessful attack on Diego Garcia

IRAN – Iran launched an unsuccessful attack on Diego Garcia, the joint US-UK military base in the Chagos Islands, the BBC understands. Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the British Indian Ocean Territory,...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54

LOS ANGELES – US actor Nicholas Brendon, renowned for his starring role in the cult TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 54. Brendon's family confirmed in a statement...

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Dog finds Canadian message in a bottle on Aberdeenshire beach

SCOTLAND – A message in a bottle dropped from a boat off Canada has been found washed up in the north-east of Scotland. The short letter, written in French and dated in 2024, was found inside...

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Elon Musk misled Twitter investors

NEW YORK – Elon Musk was misleading in his public statements during a crucial period of his 2022 Twitter takeover, a jury has found. After two days of deliberations, a jury in a San Francisco...

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Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz

IRAN –.Iran says Japanese ships will be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest sign that Tehran has begun pursuing a selective blockade of the strategic waterway.

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Iran says US and Israel attacked Natanz nuclear facility

IRAN - The United States and Israel have struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, according to its atomic energy organisation. “Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country,...

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Trump hints at ‘winding down’ Iran war

WASHINGTON DC – United States President Donald Trump says he is considering “winding down” the military operations in Iran even as his administration deploys 2,500 additional marines to the region and asks Congress for more money to fund the war.

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Owner of restaurant arrested over bribery attempt

WANICA – The owner of a restaurant located in the Wanica District was arrested last Thursday after a team of inspectors from Wanica Center...

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Government does not reveal details about salaries within judiciary

PARAMARIBO- The administration of President Jennifer Simons recently concluded making an inventory of the wage system within the judiciary...

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Venezuelan president replaces senior military commanders

CARACAS - Venezuela's interim president said Thursday that she had replaced all her senior military commanders, the latest in a flurry of reforms since the United States ousted Nicolas Maduro.

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US, Japan announce $40 bn nuclear power project

JAPAN - The United States and Japan announced Thursday a $40 billion project to build nuclear reactors in Tennessee and Alabama, after a meeting of the two countries' leaders in Washington....

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US deports Singaporean vlogger convicted of child sex offences

US - The Singaporean man who many in his country remember for his controversial rants insulting founding leader Lee Kuan Yew has...

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Panama rejects Hong Kong firm's claim of ignoring arbitration

PANAMA CITY - Panama's president denied Thursday that officials failed to respond to an arbitrage lawsuit by the Hong Kong firm...

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Trump's Pearl Harbor remark overshadows Japan PM visit

JAPAN - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's official visit to the US has been overshadowed by President Donald Trump's comment...

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Sri Lanka refused ground access to US warplanes

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at a civilian airport in the island's south in early March,...

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Severe flooding expected as Tropical Cyclone Narelle hits Queensland

AUSTRALIA - A cyclone in Australia which authorities said could be among "the worst in living memory" appears to have been less damaging than feared...

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14 missing in South Korea car plant fire

SEOUL - A fire at a car parts plant in South Korea on Friday seriously injured at least 21 people and left 14 others missing, authorities said.

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India to tackle global obesity with cheap fat-loss jabs

INDIA - A deluge of weight?loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low?cost generic...

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Chuck Norris, martial artist and Hollywood movie star, dies aged 86

VS - Tributes have been pouring in from around the world to US martial artist and Hollywood action star...

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Pregnant mum, five kids die in container fire in Turkey

ISTANBUL - A woman and her five young children died when a fire ripped through containers housing agricultural workers near the southwestern Antalya resort,...

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US eases travel warning for Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday eased a warning for Americans not to travel to Venezuela, two and a half months after Washington deposed leftist president Nicolas Maduro. The State Department said that...

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Rain and strong winds kill 18 in Pakistan's Karachi

KARACHI - Heavy rain and strong winds left at least 18 people dead in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, city authorities and rescue services said on Thursday.

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Japan PM to hold 'difficult' talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large

JAPAN - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her way to what she expects will be a "very difficult" meeting with US leader Donald Trump, days after his calls for allies to help secure the war-stricken Strait...

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Iran MPs propose tolls on shipping through Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN - Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to impose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, local media reported on Thursday.

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India's ceramic hub grinds to a halt as Iran war chokes gas supply

INDIA - Most factories in Morbi, India's ceramics hub in the western state of Gujarat, have shut down for nearly a month due to gas shortages triggered by the Iran war, according to the local manufacturers'...

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Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 in Chad

SUDAN - A drone from war-torn Sudan killed 17 people when it bombed the border town of Tine in eastern Chad, the Chadian government said Thursday,...

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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ease tensions after talks in US

CONGO - The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions amid a stalled peace process,...

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China calls killing of Iran's Larijani, leaders 'unacceptable'

BEIJING - China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable".

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At least 17 African migrants drown off Comoros

COMOROS - At least 17 African migrants have drowned off the Indian Ocean island of Comoros, the interior minister said Thursday.

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Trump threatens to blow up 'entirety' of major Iran gas field if it attacks Qatar again

US - US President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up a major gas field in Iran if it attacks the US's Gulf Arab ally Qatar again. Trump's threat came after a day in which Israel hit Iran's South Pars...

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Iran again threatens to destroy region's energy facilities if own attacked

IRAN - Iran's military renewed threats on Thursday to destroy the region's energy infrastructure were its facilities to be attacked again...

Principals sound the alarm:

No security guards at schools

PARAMARIBO – The principals from several public schools recently expressed their concern over the fact that the security guards...

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“Sometimes we have to beg for money”

PARAMARIBO – Several private organizations that provide shelter and care to children, senior citizens and people with a disability recently complained...

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Chinese national charged for trying to smuggle 2,000 ants

KENYA - A Chinese man and his Kenyan associate have been charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after they were caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 live queen garden ants out of Kenya.

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Russia condemns killing of Iranian security chief Larijani

MOSCOW - Russia on Wednesday condemned the killing of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, after ally Tehran vowed retaliation for his death in an Israeli airstrike.

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Pakistan announces Eid 'pause' in conflict with Afghanistan

PAKISTAN - Pakistan announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" in hostilities with Afghanistan to mark the end of Ramadan, after Kabul promised to avenge the deaths of hundreds killed in a strike on a Kabul...

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NATO allies in talks on 'best way' to re-open Hormuz strait

OSLO - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the military alliance's members were discussing the "best way" to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large chunk of the world's oil supply normally...

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Japan, US to discuss joint rare earths development

JAPAN - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she would discuss joint development with the United States of deep sea rare earths off a remote Pacific island when she meets President Donald...

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Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary loses challenge to overturn life sentence

UNITED KINGDOM - Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has lost his attempt to challenge his conviction and life sentence for running a group banned under UK terror laws.