The Gulf nation of Bahrain, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council this month, postponed the vote on a resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been watered down significantly because of opposition from Russia and China, two UN diplomats said. The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because council

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PARIS: The United Nations force in Lebanon said a blast at one of its positions had wounded three peacekeepers, two of them seriously — the third such incident in a week. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is deployed in the country’s south near the border, where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war

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Arrest of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Was Tied to Trump Antisemitism Campaign  The New York Times ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque  NBC News ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group  The New York Times ICE Arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader  Urban Milwaukee President of Islamic Society of Milwaukee detained by ICE  WPR

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Details On Raiders QB Kirk Cousins’ Deal  NFL Rumors – ProFootballRumors.com Kirk Cousins agrees to sign contract with Raiders, agent says  ESPN What Raiders’ Kirk Cousins deal means for Fernando Mendoza, Aaron Rodgers and NFL QB market  Yahoo Sports Kirk Cousins went from taking his time to doing a deal  NBC Sports Raiders agree to deal with Pro Bowler,

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MOGADISHU: Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium — an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago. Such events were heavily threatened until recently in Somalia’s capital by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group Al-Shabaab, which frowns on entertainment like

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RUFISQUE: Ibrahima Mar first lost his livelihood then lost his son when the fish off Senegal’s coast began to disappear, rupturing a way of life that had sustained his family for generations. Industrial and illegal fishing, among other factors, have contributed to a sharp decline in the region’s fish stock, robbing the west African nation

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WASHINGTON: The White House is set to release President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget Friday, a sweeping blueprint that could boost Pentagon spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest of its kind in decades, as the US focuses on military investments rather than other domestic programs. Even before the US-led war against Iran, the Republican president had

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The EU is assessing “all possibilities” including ​fuel rationing and releasing more oil from emergency reserves as it braces for ‌a “long-lasting” ‌energy shock ​from ‌the ⁠Middle ​East war, the ⁠Financial Times reported on Friday in an interview with EU ⁠Energy Commissioner ‌Dan Jorgensen. “This ‌will be ​a ‌long crisis … ‌energy prices will be

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KARACHI: Pakistan is seeing a surge in port activity as vessels divert from Gulf transshipment hubs due to disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, with cargo volumes rising sharply at its main ports, according to officials and data seen by Arab News on Wednesday. The increase comes as fighting involving the United States, Israel and

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The quake struck between the islands of Manado and Ternate. Tsunami warnings have now been lifted.

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