Venezuela interim president names new oil minister

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday appointed a new minister of hydrocarbons, a key position in the oil-rich nation that she previously held.

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Senegal arrests Ghanaian accused of child sex abuse

Senegalese officers have arrested a Ghanaian man suspected of "paedophilia, rape and corruption of minors" and accused of abusing several children, the police said on Thursday.

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Iran arrests nearly 200 people over US-Israel war, rights group says

Iranian authorities have arrested nearly 200 people nationwide on charges related to the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

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Russia jails 15 for life over IS-claimed 2024 concert hall attack

Russia has sentenced 15 men to life in prison over the Crocus concert hall attack, the deadliest onslaught in Russia in more than two decades.

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Why oil prices are soaring despite record reserve release

Fresh Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure and fears of a prolonged conflict have overshadowed the historic drawdown.

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US military 'not ready' to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait: energy secretary

The US military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday.

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Congo-Brazzaville's Sassou Nguesso: 40 years a strongman

Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, has ruled Congo-Brazzaville with a tight grip for more than 40 years, earning him a nickname associated with tough invincibility.

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Iran women footballers evacuate from safe house in Australia

Iranian women footballers claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house on Wednesday after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy.

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New wave of Iran attacks as oil reserve release weighed

Iran unleashed a wave of attacks against Israel and Gulf nations, including targeting a Saudi oilfield, as reports of a proposed record release of oil reserves helped calm markets and prices.

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Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Wednesday on Wednesday

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French aid worker killed in DR Congo air strike

A French aid worker for the UN children's agency has been killed in an air strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a city controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.

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Drones fall near Dubai airport, ships hit as Iran presses on with attacks

Drones fell near Dubai airport, injuring four people, while attacks hit three ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Iran kept up its campaign disrupting oil markets.

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Oil jumps, stocks drop as Mideast war prolongs market volatility

Oil prices rallied and equities largely dropped Wednesday as traders assessed the latest impact for global markets from  the Middle East war.

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Iran Guards say will block oil exports as long as war continues

Iranian forces will not allow the export of oil from the region to allies of the United States and Israel as long as the war continues

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Manchester City to face Liverpool in FA Cup quarter-finals

Manchester City will face Liverpool in a blockbuster FA Cup quarter-final, while quadruple-chasing Arsenal travel to Southampton.

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Scholes makes peace with Carrick after jibe at former Man United team-mate

Paul Scholes claims he did not mean to offend former Manchester United team-mate Michael Carrick after taking a swipe at the Old Trafford interim boss on social media.

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Iraq coach calls for World Cup playoff to be re-scheduled

Iraq coach Graham Arnold has pleaded with FIFA to postpone his team's intercontinental playoff for the World Cup because many of his players and backroom staff are stranded

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Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 30 per cent

The increases, announced by the petroleum ministry, apply to gasoline, diesel and natural gas used in vehicles.

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Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 30 percent

Egypt raised domestic fuel prices by up to 30 percent on Tuesday, blaming "exceptional" global energy pressures caused by the Middle East war, which has disrupted oil supplies and shipping routes.

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Leverkusen coach questions legality of Arsenal's set-piece tactics

Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand questioned whether Champions League opponent Arsenal's set-piece tactics are legal ahead of Wednesday's last-16 first-leg tie in Germany.

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China starts year with booming trade, despite US exports drop

China's trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of the year

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Bangladesh military to guard depots as fuel crunch hits Asia

"We haven't received supply from the depot, but the bike riders weren't convinced and vandalised the station," said petrol station worker Ashrafuzzaman Dulal told AFP.

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Mideast war displaces 100,000 in Lebanon in single day: UN

Israeli strikes and mass evacuation orders have seen nearly 700,000 people flee their homes in Lebanon in just over a week, with more than 100,000 fleeing in 24 hours, the UN said Tuesday.

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Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in deporting Ukrainian children: UN inquiry

Moscow's deportation and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia amounts to a crime against humanity, a United Nations team of investigators said Tuesday.

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Citing 'strategic mistake' EU pivots back to nuclear energy

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said Europe's turn away from nuclear power had been a "strategic mistake", as soaring oil prices rekindled concerns about the bloc's energy vulnerability.

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Laporta stopped Messi's Barcelona return to avoid power struggle, Xavi says

Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said the club's president Joan Laporta scuppered the return of all-time great Lionel Messi in 2023 to avoid a power struggle.

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US labels Sudan's Muslim Brotherhood as 'terrorists'

The United States said Monday it will label the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan as a terrorist organization and accused the Islamist group of receiving support from Iran.

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Liverpool go back to Galatasaray cauldron in Champions League last 16

We look at tonight's UEFA Champions League last-16, first-leg clashes, as Liverpool go to Istanbul for the second time this season and Newcastle prepare to host Barcelona again

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Newcastle eye history in Champions League clash with Barcelona

Eddie Howe has challenged Newcastle to produce the performance of a lifetime as they aim to win the "biggest game" in the club's history against Barcelona tonight.

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Troubled Tottenham haunted by European ghosts in Atletico clash

Tottenham will endure a chastening reminder of their painful decline when the relegation-haunted club face Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium

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Mojtaba Khamenei: son and successor to Iran's supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic republic, is a discreet figure.

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Iran's top diplomat says Iran, not Trump, will elect new leader

Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that the Iranian people, not Donald Trump, will elect their new leader and demanded that the US president apologise.

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Russia missiles and drone attacks on Urkaine kill six, injure ten

Russian overnight missile and drones attack on Ukraine kills six people, injures 10; Poland’s air force scrambles military aircraft to protect its airspace in border with Ukraine.

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Disinformation biggest enemy in disaster zones, says Red Cross

The rise of disinformation is undermining humanitarian aid and putting lives at risk, while disasters are affecting ever more people, the Red Cross warned Thursday.

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Tanzania forcing out Burundi refugees

Refugees from Burundi are being forcibly evicted from camps as Tanzania destroys their homes and churches, pushing them to return, often after years in exile.

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Ethiopia rebels gang-raped children- Amnesty

The women told Amnesty they believed they were "raped by OLA fighters as a reprisal for having husbands, brothers or fathers in government forces."

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Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s

Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16 years, authorities cite online threats including cyberbullying, pornography, fraud and internet addiction.

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Morocco part company with coach Walid Regragui as World Cup looms

Morocco parted company with coach Walid Regragui yesterday, three months before the World Cup, with the country's football federation naming Mohamed Ouahbi as his replacement.

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12 killed in Brazil elderly people's home collapse

Twelve people died when a nursing home in southeastern Brazil collapsed, according to a tally released Friday by firefighters after they concluded search and rescue operations.

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Explosions heard in Iraq's Erbil, US-run oil field shut down

Explosions sounded on Friday near Erbil airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and an attack forced a US-run oil field to shut production.

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