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Mar 12, 2024

Israel-Hamas war: first Gaza aid ship leaves Cyprus port

It is the first such shipment along a new maritime corridor from Cyprus, which aims to deliver much-needed aid to Gazans.

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Mar 12, 2024

Houthi missiles fired at ship in Red Sea, U.S. military says

Months of Houthi Red Sea attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa

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Mar 12, 2024

India implements citizenship law opposed by Muslims before election

The eastern states of West Bengal and Assam are home to large Muslim populations and witnessed protests against CAA as some Muslims feared the law could be used to declare them illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh and take away their Indian citizenship.

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Mar 12, 2024

Russian lawmakers seek to nullify Soviet transfer of Crimea to Ukraine

The move appears aimed at establishing a legal basis for Russia to argue that Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula which it claims to have annexed from Ukraine in 2014, was never really part of Ukraine to begin with.

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Mar 12, 2024

Challenges persist in Fukushima nuclear cleanup efforts

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Mar 12, 2024

US State Department requests $4 billion to out compete China

US efforts to fund infrastructure in developing countries have long been dwarfed by China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative, a ten-year-old project to build infrastructure and energy networks connecting Asia with Africa and Europe.

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Mar 12, 2024

French president announces plans to introduce “assisted dying” bill in French parliament

The French President announced plans for a bill to legalise medical assistance in dying for adults diagnosed with an incurable disease.

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Mar 11, 2024

‘Israel ascertaining death of top Hamas official’

If his death is confirmed, Marwan Issa will be the highest-ranking official from the Hamas militant movement killed by Israel in five months of war

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Mar 11, 2024

India conducts first flight test of domestic missile

Agni-V has a range of 5000 km (3100 miles), making it India’s sole contender for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) long range category

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Mar 11, 2024

Europe could suffer ‘catastrophic’ climate risk, EU agency warns

Europe is the world’s “fastest-warming continent,” a new report has found. But it is underprepared to face the mounting threat caused by climate change.