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Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration
Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on Sunday to set up a trade working group which will submit its recommendations to the prime ministers of the respective countries within the next six months, a joint statement by the two governments said. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Canada for bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Mark Carney before the G7…
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Iran rejects ceasefire negotiations while under Israeli attack, official says
Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. “The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations…
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Trump rejects Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader, US officials say
President Donald Trump opposed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two sources, amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran which the US president is making publicly and privately clear he prefers to keep the United States out of the fray for now. Over the weekend, one senior US official told…
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Seven killed in another India air crash
Seven people have died in a helicopter crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials have said. According to local media reports, the aircraft was flying from Kedarnath along a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan mountains. It is understood that rescue teams were immediately dispatched and an operation to retrieve the bodies has been carried out with…
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Escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, by Usman Ayegba
Any student of international relations would tell you that international politics just like its domestic component is not the realm of morality, the philosophy of what is good and bad. War is only unfair to the victim; it is always fair to the aggressor (and the winner). As a result, while observers on both sides occasionally experience intense emotions, politics…
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Israel attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities. Did it strike a decisive blow?
Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – and a number of top scientists involved in nuclear research and development. The extent of the damage – and whether Iran’s nuclear program can survive – is…
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Mass protests against Trump across US as president holds huge military parade
Protests against President Donald Trump have taken place in towns and cities across the US, organised by a group called “No Kings”. The demonstrations were held to counter a rare military parade hosted by Trump in Washington DC, and came after days of protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere over his immigration policies. Lawmakers, union leaders and activists gave speeches…
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IAEA chief calls Israeli president, reportedly says Iran nuclear facility was severely damaged
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi called Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday following airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, an Israeli presidential spokesperson told Fox News. Grossi told Herzog that the facility was severely damaged in the strikes, according to Israeli media reports. “We are currently in contact with the Iranian nuclear safety authorities to ascertain…
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Israeli strikes kill some of Iran’s most powerful men, including military and nuclear leaders
Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and its air force and a former national security chief have all been killed in Israel’s unprecedented Operation Rising Lion. Their deaths will send shockwaves through the nation’s military establishment and could seriously hamper the Islamic Republic’s ability to respond to Israel’s attacks. Here’s what you need to…
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What does the Air India crash mean for Boeing?
Last month, Boeing celebrated carrying its billionth passenger on the 787 Dreamliner – an impressive feat given it only launched 14 years ago. Until today’s tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, the model was a mainstay of intercontinental travel and had an exemplary safety record. This is a different plane from the Boeing 737 Max, which was in the headlines…
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