Maduro makes second appearance at New York courthouse
Maduro makes second appearance at New York courthouse
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At least 13 killed, 28 injured in Israeli airstrikes on S. Lebanon
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people were killed and 28 others injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting several towns and villages in southern Lebanon early on Thursday, according to Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operations Center.The center said an airstrike on the village of Harouf in the Nabatieh district killed two people and wounded eight others, while a strike on the municipality of Arabsalim wounded eight people. Two airstrikes on the village of Touline in the Marjayoun district wounded seven people.A strike on the town of Kounine in the Bint Jbeil district killed three people and injured four others. Another airstrike on the town of Bissariyeh in the Sidon district killed three people and wounded one. An airstrike on a residential and commercial building in a neighborhood in the town of Kfar Remman killed two people, while rescue teams continued clearing rubble and searching for casualties. An airstrike on the Saf al-Hawa area in the city of Bint Jbeil killed three people.Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military positions, settlements and Merkava tanks along the border, and carried out strikes on the Kirya complex in Tel Aviv and the Dolphin military intelligence barracks north of Tel Aviv.Also on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a statement that an Israeli soldier was killed during a clash with Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon, adding that Israeli forces killed several militants and were continuing to search for others.Hezbollah entered the confrontation on March 2 by launching rockets from southern Lebanon toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire on Nov. 27, 2024, prompting Israel to carry out an intensified military campaign targeting multiple areas across the country.
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Middle East tensions send shockwaves through ASEAN, Europe
What began as a regional crisis in the Middle East is fast becoming a broader economic strain, hitting ASEAN and Europe through higher energy bills and supply disruptions.
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Italian PM visits Algeria to seek more gas amid Middle East tensions
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni conducted an official visit to Algeria on Wednesday, seeking to secure expanded energy partnerships, as Europe seeks stable gas supplies amid disruptions tied to the war in Iran and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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China to impose additional 55 percent tariff on Australian beef imports
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that imports of beef from Australia had reached 50 percent of the annual quota under its safeguard measures, triggering an upcoming tariff adjustment.
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Ministry Minutes | China warns US, allies against bringing 'bloc confrontation' into Asia-Pacific
China on Wednesday warned the United States and its allies not to introduce "bloc confrontation" into the Asia-Pacific, responding to reports of a US-led effort to expand ammunition production in the Philippines.
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Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns
Zimbabwe has tightened regulations and stepped up its crackdown on mineral smuggling, a month after banning raw lithium exports in a major policy shift drawing both praise and concern.
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OECD sees global growth at 2.9 pct in 2026 amid Middle East tensions
Global economic growth is projected to ease to 2.9 percent in 2026 from 3.3 percent in 2025, before edging up to 3.0 percent in 2027, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its latest Economic Outlook on Thursday.The report said that the evolving conflict in the
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Japan starts releasing state oil reserves to blunt impact of Mideast tensions
Japan began releasing oil from state reserves on Thursday to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict on its economy, as concerns over supply mount and oil prices soar, local media reported.
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Iran says it is reviewing a US ceasefire plan but no talks, Trump says Tehran wants a deal
US President Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister, who said his country was reviewing a US proposal but had no intention of holding talks to wind down the conflict.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander killed: Israeli media
The Israeli military killed the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, on Thursday, Israeli state media reported.
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Youth exchange spotlights Nanyin heritage in Singapore
Chinese and Singaporean youth on Tuesday visited the Siong Leng Musical Association for an exchange on Nanyin, a centuries-old melodic style from southeast China known for its slow tempo, refined vocals and string and wind instruments.
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Strikes in Middle East intensify as stances harden
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that it launched precision-guided missiles at more than 70 sites across Israel-controlled areas, Iran's state-run Press TV reported on Wednesday.
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Japanese figures criticize government response to Chinese embassy intrusion
Japanese public figures have criticized the government's response to the forcible intrusion by a member of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) into the Chinese embassy in Japan earlier this week, calling the act serious in nature and questioning the government's handling of the matter thus far.
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