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Syria could return to Arab League, but not yet: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia hints at possible shift in Syria policy after Assad's deadly crackdown against protests in 2011
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Iran accuses school poisoning suspects of links to foreign media, riots -state media
Over 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November
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India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance
Paying for oil in dollars has been the nearly universal practice for decades
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Abraaj founder loses appeal against extradition
US alleges the Naqvi is the architect of a plot to defraud investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Google marks Women's Day with doodle on 'women supporting women' theme
Vignettes within each 'GOOGLE' letter highlight just a few of many areas in which women support each other
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Explosion kills 15 in crowded Dhaka market
The blast occurred inside a seven-storey building, causing heavy damage to two floors, the official added
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Turkiye quake damage estimated to exceed $100b: UN
The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck on Feb 6 have claimed more than 50,000 lives in Turkiye and Syria
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Iran makes first arrests as school poisoning cases top 5,000
Iranian schoolgirls have been hit by poisonings with victims suffering from shortness of breath to nausea and vertigo
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Britain to make law for swift deportation of asylum seekers
The legislation contains a “rights brake”, making asylum claims by those arriving on small boats inadmissible
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Pakistan, Russia, Afghanistan and others set up club to discuss road to peace
Representatives from Pakistan, Russia, China, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan discussed Afghan issues
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Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russian forces try to storm it
Ukrainian military commanders pledge to keep fighting for city as Pentagon plays down Bakhmut's strategic value
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China warns US against suppressing it or risk 'conflict'
Chinese foreign minister reiterated Beijing's call for dialogue to end the conflict in Ukraine
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Twitter fixes links outage that hit thousands of users
The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason. Will ultimately need a complete rewrite, says Elon Musk
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Microsoft integrates AI behind ChatGPT to more developer tools
Many business-intelligence, app-development tools within Power Platform updated with the new capabilities: Microsoft
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BRI helped lift millions out of poverty: Chinese FM
New FM sets the tone with a no-holds-barred presser; warns US of conflict if brakes not hit
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Al Qaeda confirms killing of top commander in Yemen
Hamad bin Hamoud al Tamimi, a Saudi also known as Abdel Aziz al Adnani, died in a drone strike on February 26 in Yemen
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World's first openly transgender MP dies
A former sex worker, actor and drag queen, Beyer was elected to national parliament in 1999
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Taliban's persecution of women could be crime against humanity: UN report
Taliban drastically curtailed women's freedoms and rights, including their ability to attend high school, university
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Iran's judiciary says women will be punished for violating Islamic dress code
"Removing one's hijab is equivalent to showing enmity to the Islamic Republic and its values" Ejei said
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Saudi Arabia deposits $5 bln in Turkey's central bank
The Turkish central bank's net international reserves fell $1.4 billion to $20.2 billion in the week to Feb. 24
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Afghan universities reopen but women still barred
University ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021
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Iran's Khamenei orders severe punishment for poisoners
Several hundred cases of gas poisoning have been reported in more than 52 schools across Iran since November
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Nannies on call, spas; India witnessing 'mad rush' for luxury housing
Many people want to upgrade their homes after the COVID-19 pandemic confined them indoors, industry executives say
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'It feels like yesterday': Survivors live in fear a month after Turkey quake
In Kahramanmaras survivors remain haunted by the trauma one month on.
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China eyes 5pc GDP growth as it snaps back from Covid-19
Experts say ‘triumphal’ growth target reflects strong confidence as pandemic scars heal sooner than expected
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Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy's migrant shipwreck
"May the clear waters of the Mediterranean no longer be bloodied by such dramatic accidents," the pope said
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Saudi Arabia executes two men amid death penalty spike
The executions came 3 days after authorities put to death four men accused of kidnapping and killing another man
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Death toll from Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia rises to 13
101 employees, 23 pieces of equipment involved in rescue work: Ukraine's State Emergency Service
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Nine years on, families urge new search for missing Malaysia plane MH370
MH370 became one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries when it disappeared on March 8, 2014
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China increases military spending in face of ‘escalating’ threats
External attempts to suppress and contain China are escalating, says outgoing premier Li Keqiang
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18 killed in fire at Indonesia fuel storage depot
Pertamina, which controls the majority of Indonesia’s fuel and energy distribution, publicly apologised for the fire
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Syria mission worth the risk, top US general says after rare visit
American officials say that Islamic State could still regenerate into a major threat
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Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses
Iranian officials believe the girls may have been poisoned and have blamed Tehran's enemies
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China rejects ‘debt trap’ western narrative
Asserts Beijing easing African debt without self-seeking political agenda
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At least six killed in blast at oxygen plant in Bangladesh
Death toll could rise as a rescue operation was ongoing at the plant at Sitakunda
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India may issue alert on Marion cough syrup exports after toxins found
Indian police arrest three Marion employees and are looking for two directors
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UN nuclear watchdog chief cites 'great expectation' in talks with Iran
IAEA chief Grossi says talks with Tehran are taking place in an ‘atmosphere of honesty and cooperation’
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‘Ajnabee 2.0’: Man marries wife of wife's lover in 'ultimate revenge' plot
The incident takes place in Indian state of Bihar and name of both women turns out to be Ruby
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BBC raids show India's shrinking media freedom under Modi, journalists say
Documentary accuses Indian PM of fostering climate of impunity that fuelled violence
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Flooding in southern Malaysia forces 40,000 people to flee homes
Meteorological department warned of more rain in coming days, mostly in the southern states
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Russia close to encircling Ukraine's Bakhmut after months of fighting
The city was almost completely surrounded with only one road still open for Ukraine's troops
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Biden had skin cancer removed, doctor says no more treatment needed
O'Connor says in the letter that basal cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to spread or metastasize
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EU diplomat demands accountability after Israeli settler rampage in West Bank
“It's necessary that the perpetrators be brought to justice, those who lost property be compensated,” Burgsdorff says
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WHO urges countries to come clean on Covid origins intel
FBI had now assessed the source of the Covid-19 as most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan, says FBI Director
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US documents: India funded warlords, contributed to Afghan govt collapse
SIGAR report examines factors that led to the collapse of Afghan military and police against Taliban forces
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UAE passport ranked most powerful in the world
Emirati passport entered top ten for first time this year, jumping straight to number one, Nomad Capitalist index says
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Iran president blames foreign enemies for schoolgirl poisonings
Raisi did not say who the enemies were, although Tehran habitually accuses the US and Israel of acting against it
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China urges India to maintain dialogue to 'properly manage differences'
'There are real problems in that relationship that need to be discussed very openly and candidly,' says Indian FM
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China’s Xi to secure third term as president, brush off crises
Li Qiang, a Xi confidant and former Shanghai party chief, is set to be named premier
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Russia fears 'direct military clash of nuclear powers' over Ukraine
Deputy Foreign Minister says when Moscow speaks about such risks, its remarks are twisted for propaganda purposes














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