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Israeli Military Kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians wanted in connection with a deadly attack against Israelis, the Israeli military said Thursday. The military said the men were behind an attack last month on a car near a Jewish West Bank settlement that killed a British-Israeli mother and two of her daughters. The…

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Jeddah Meeting Issues 16 Recommendations, Sudan Calls for Non-Interference

Saudi Arabia held an emergency meeting in Jeddah on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and discussed the developments in Sudan. The meeting, attended by permanent delegates, issued 16 recommendations stressing the need to maintain Sudan's security and stability, respect its unity, sovereignty, and territorial…

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USAID Pauses Food Assistance to Tigray Region of Ethiopia amid Theft

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia. While describing the move as a "difficult decision", USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the agency recently discovered that food aid intended for people of the region,…

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Trump Hits Out at Biden for Skipping Charles' Coronation

Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized President Joe Biden for not attending the coronation of King Charles III, as the controversial former US leader toured Scotland and Ireland. Trump, who is seeking a rematch in next year's presidential election, branded Biden's decision to skip Saturday's landmark crowning in London as "disrespectful".…

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Iranian Official Says Saudi Trade Delegation to Visit Tehran Soon

A Saudi trade delegation will visit Iran soon to attend a business exhibition, said Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari on Wednesday. Running from May 7-10, Iran Expo 2023 is an exhibition focused on Iranian export potential and sponsored by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran and the…

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Coronation Gown Spotlights Queen Camilla's Style

In just a few days' time, the eyes of Britain and millions more around the world will be on Camilla as she is crowned queen alongside her husband, King Charles III. "It'll be the dress that will be the most talked about, it will be analyzed in every detail," said…

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Nigeria Evacuates Hundreds of Citizens from Hard-hit Sudan

Hundreds of Nigerians fleeing the fighting in Sudan were evacuated and brought back to the West African nation late Wednesday after days of delays that left many of them stranded in the desert and at the Egyptian border. More than 370 Nigerians, many of them students, arrived in the capital…

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Dozens of Migrants Rescued at Türkiye Border

Greek police on Wednesday said 39 migrants, including several minors, had been rescued from an islet in Evros river bordering Türkiye. The group included 13 men, 11 women and 15 minors, the police said in a statement, without disclosing nationalities. It added that rights activists had alerted the police to…

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US Sprinter, Olympic Medalist Tori Bowie Dies at 32

Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori…

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Fire Extinguished at Russian Oil Refinery after Drone Attack

A drone attack set ablaze parts of an oil products reservoir at a refinery in southern Russia, but emergency services said they extinguished the fire just over two hours later, TASS news agency reported early on Thursday. TASS said the incident occurred at the Ilsky refinery near the Black Sea…

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Road Accident Leaves 14 Dead in Egypt

Fourteen people were killed and 25 injured after a public transport bus collided with a heavy transport truck on a desert highway in southwestern Egypt on Wednesday, medical and security sources said. The accident occurred on Assuit-Kharga highway, around 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Cairo, in New Valley province,…

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Kevin Costner and Wife of Nearly 19 Years Begin Divorce

Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing, a representative for the actor said Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage,” Costner’s publicist Arnold Robinson…

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Apple TV+'s 'Silo' Is a Look at a Future of Life Underground

Dystopian storytelling goes underground this month with the arrival of Apple TV+'s “Silo,” a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface. Something terrible has happened to make the environment toxic so 10,000 people are hiding out in a massive, mile-deep underground silo until it's safe…

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Russian Shelling Kills 16 in Kherson Region, Says Ukraine

Sixteen civilians were killed on Wednesday in heavy Russian shelling of Ukraine's Kherson region that hit a hypermarket, a railway station and residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said. Twelve of the victims were in the city of Kherson, the southern region's capital, where a hypermarket came under fire as people were…

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Aid Officials Say Syria Conditions Dire, Months after Quake

Three months after a massive earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's opposition-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. The Feb. 6, earthquake killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria, according to the United Nations, and displaced hundreds of thousands…

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Saudi FM, Arab League Secretary General Discuss De-Escalation Efforts in Sudan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held telephone talks on Wednesday with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The officials tackled efforts aimed at ending the military escalation between the army and Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. They also addressed efforts to end the violence and protect…

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Cannes Film Festival to Honor Michael Douglas with Honorary Palme D’Or

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will add to his long list of accolades this month when the Cannes Film Festival awards him an honorary Palme d'Or. Organizers of cinema's biggest showcase said on Wednesday they would pay tribute to the two-time Oscar winner at the festival's opening ceremony on May 16…

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US Military Says It Targeted Senior Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria

The US-led coalition carried out a drone strike Wednesday in northwestern Syria targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader, the US military said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the strike hit a chicken farm near the town of Harem, killing one person. It said the dead…

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With a Gulp and Burp, a Bloated Star Swallows a Jupiter-Sized Planet

In a glimpse of the dismal fate awaiting Earth, scientists for the first time have observed a star, bloated in its old age, swallowing a Jupiter-like planet, then expelling some material into space in an energetic belch. Researchers said on Wednesday the star was in the early stages of what…

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Ukraine Denies Russian Claim Kyiv Sent Drones to Hit Kremlin

Russia claimed it foiled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a "terrorist" act. The Ukrainian president denied it, saying: "We don't attack Putin or Moscow." Putin wasn’t in the…

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Sudani Stresses Iraq’s Readiness to Support its Economic Partners

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met on Tuesday with representatives from various foreign international oil companies to discuss progress in the oil investment sector and the development of partnerships between Iraq and major international players. During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed on the progress of work in…

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Pyramids to Replace Zamalek in Egyptian Super Cup

Pyramids club will play Al-Ahly in the Egyptian Super Cup match in Abu Dhabi on Friday after Egyptian champions Zamalek decided not to take part, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said. Zamalek are protesting against a number of decisions by EFA, including that their former forward Kahraba is allowed to…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Finland to Meet Nordic Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland on Wednesday for talks with Nordic leaders on support for his country's war with Russia and on its relations with Europe, governments of the region said. Zelenskiy will hold bilateral talks with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto followed by a news conference before joining…

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Estee Lauder Expects Gloomier 2023 on Slow Asia Travel Retail

Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast a bigger drop in full-year sales and profit on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected recovery in Asia travel retail and major market China, sending its shares down about 10% in premarket trade. Even though China has relaxed pandemic-related restrictions, Estee flagged that January 2023 was pressured…

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Health of Survivors of Houthi Prisons Deteriorates

Dozens of survivors from the Houthi prisons have seen their health deteriorate as a result of the physical and psychological torture they suffered while in detention, Yemeni sources revealed. Medical sources in Marib revealed that journalists Tawfiq Al-Mansouri and Harith Hamid were transferred to hospital after their health deteriorated days…

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