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Algeria Sentences Journalist to 5 Years in Prison on Charges of Receiving Foreign Funds

A court in Algeria on Sunday sentenced Ihsane El-Kadi, a prominent journalist in the country, to five years in prison, accusing him of receiving foreign funds with an aim to threaten state security. In addition, the court ruled that Interface Media, which operates Maghreb Emergent and Webradio, be dissolved and…

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Israel’s Netanyahu, Dissenting Defense Minister to Visit Troops Together

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Israeli troops together with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, an aide said, signaling a possible reconciliation after Netanyahu announced Gallant's ouster last week without following through. The March 26 announcement followed Gallant's public call on Netanyahu to pause a judicial overhaul plan that…

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Australian F1 Chief Vows Investigation after Fans Invade Track

The chief of the Australian Grand Prix vowed a full investigation on Monday after fans invaded the track before the race had officially finished, saying the outcome "could have been horrific". The sport's governing body, FIA, summoned organizers for an explanation late Sunday after the race, ruling the invasion a…

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Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Take Acting Gold at Olivier Awards

Screen stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer scored prizes at London’s Olivier Awards on Sunday for their first-ever West End stage roles, while a stage adaptation of Japanese animated classic “My Neighbor Totoro” won six trophies. Irish actor Mescal – an Academy Award acting nominee this year for “Aftersun” –…

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Kosovo’s Former President Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial opened at a special court in The Hague. Allegations of persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people stem from the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence…

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IRGC Confirms Death of Commander Who Disappeared 41 Years Ago in Beirut

The fate of Iranian military attaché Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut in 1982 along with three other Iranians, has been confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after 41 years of mystery and conflicting accounts. During a meeting with Motevaselian’s family on Saturday, the head of the IRGC,…

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Palestinians Say 2 Killed in Israeli Army Raid in Nablus

Two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli troops in an army raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said that troops arrested two people suspected of assisting a gunman who shot two soldiers in the occupied West Bank…

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Iran Says it Warned Off US Navy aircraft Close to Gulf of Oman

The Iranian navy said it identified and warned off a US reconnaissance plane near the Gulf of Oman on Sunday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. "After the warning, the plane was prevented from entering the country's skies without authorization," said the report, identifying the plane as a US Navy…

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Bathily Tasked with Ensuring Security for Libya's Elections

UN Special Representative for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily has made several "unprecedented" security steps in preparation for holding Libya's elections, amid speculations by some politicians over the sufficiency of the measures he took so far.

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Egypt's Net Foreign Assets Drop by $1.3 Bln in February

Egypt's net foreign assets (NFAs) declined by 49.8 billion Egyptian pounds in February as pressure on the currency continued to build. The second drop in as many months took NFAs to a negative 704.23 billion Egyptian pounds from minus 654.43 billion at the end of January, the Central Bank of…

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Lebanon’s Rahi, Audeh Slam Politicians for Failing to Elect New President

Lebanon’s Christian religious leaders slammed on Sunday politicians for failing to elect a new president, amid a vacuum that has continued for five months and despite recent attempts to revive efforts to agree on a candidate. During the Palm Sunday mass, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on politicians to “destroy…

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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Opens with $38.5M, Takes Down John Wick

Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” opened with $38.5 million in US and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from “John Wick: Chapter 4.” The Paramount Pictures and…

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Medvedev Beats Sinner in Straight Sets for Miami Open Title

Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup. Medvedev is now the most sizzling player on the men’s tour, winning 24 of his last 25 matches after the 1-hour, 34-minute…

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Lebanese-Canadian Suspect in 1980 Paris Synagogue Bombing Goes on Trial

A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue will go on trial Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack. French authorities identified Hassan Diab as a suspect in 1999. They accuse him of…

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese Musician and Film Composer, Dies

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71. Japan’s recording company Avex said in a statement Sunday that Sakamoto died on March 28 while undergoing treatment for cancer. He was first diagnosed…

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NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight around the Moon

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts -- three Americans and a Canadian -- who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century. The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to…

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Premier League Talking Points

Manchester United's former serial-winner manager Alex Ferguson famously described the run-in to a title race as 'squeaky bum time' but so far no such noises are emanating from Arsenal, Reuters reported. Manchester City's 4-1 rout of Liverpool sent out a strong signal of intent on Saturday but a few hours…

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Parisians Massively Vote to Banish for-Hire E-scooters

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinion-dividing mini-machines are now expected to vanish from central Paris at the end of August when the city's contracts with the three operators expire. The question City Hall asked voters in a…

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South Korea, US, Japan Hold anti-North Korea Submarine Drill

The South Korean, US and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, South Korea’s military said. The two-day drills come as North Korea’s recent unveiling of a type of battlefield nuclear warhead prompted worries the…

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Paris Court to Debate French Seizures of Salameh Assets

AThe Paris Court of Appeal will debate on Tuesday the validity of a large number of seizures made on the real estate and banking assets in Europe of the governor of Lebanon's central bank, Riad Salameh, who is suspected of having acquired them through massive misappropriation of Lebanese public funds.…

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Car Blast in Syrian Capital Hits Mezzah Suburb

A car bomb caused the large blasts heard in the Mezzah suburb area west of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Police sources quoted by state media said there were no injuries from the improvised explosive device (IED). Residents earlier said large blasts were heard around…

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Makkah’s Grand Mosque Welcomes a Million Worshippers Daily

The Grand Mosque in Makkah has been welcoming nearly a million Umrah pilgrims and worshippers daily since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan that began 12 days ago. The numbers are expected to rise in the second half of the month. The General Presidency of the Affairs…

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Trump Faces Setbacks in Other Probes as NY Case Proceeds

Former President Donald Trump faces the most urgent legal challenge of his life this week in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned Tuesday on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. But as much of the attention will be on the courthouse in lower Manhattan,…

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Ukraine Says Russia ‘Very Far’ From Seizing Bakhmut, Denies Prigozhin Claims

Ukraine said on Monday that Russian forces were "very far" from capturing the eastern town of Bakhmut and that fighting raged on around the administration building where the Wagner mercenary group claimed to have raised the Russian flag. A spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern military command told Reuters that it was…

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Israel Shoots Down Drone It Says 'Came From Syria' Following Strikes

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.

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