US sanctions prevent the Venezuelan government from footing the bill and Maduro and Flores say they do not have sufficient personal funds to cover it themselves.
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US judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in drug trafficking case
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UK police force says it will reopen rape and sexual assault probe into Andrew Tate
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A British police force said on Thursday it would reopen a probe into rape and sexual assault allegations made by women against self-proclaimed misogynist…
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Slovenia says it has confirmed foreign influence on last weekend’s election
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s intelligence agency has “unequivocally confirmed foreign influences” on last weekend’s parliamentary election, the country’s government said Thursday.
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Video. Brazil unveils first locally made supersonic fighter jet
The aircraft, the F-39E Gripen, was officially presented on March 25 in Gavião Peixoto, during a ceremony led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Developed in partnership with Swedish defense group Saab and assembled by…
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Explosions heard across Tehran as IDF targets regime weapons facilities
Explosions were heard across Tehran and Karaj City on Thursday, according to Iranian state media, after the IDF announced earlier on Thursday that it had completed a wave of strikes across Tehran, as well as central and western Iran.
Over the past…
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‘Tehran’s tollbooth’: a visual guide to how a trickle of ships still passes through strait of Hormuz | Strait of Hormuz
Threats to shipping have effectively closed the strait of Hormuz since the US-Israel war on Iran began four weeks ago – upending global oil and gas supplies and sending energy prices soaring.
In normal times, tankers carry about a fifth of the…
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Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours
Hezbollah has fired over 600 times on Israel and IDF troops in the last 24 hours, around double its prior high of around 300 aerial threats during the 2023-2024 conflict between the sides, IDF sources have confirmed.
The vast majority of the…
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Sharks in the Bahamas test positive for caffeine, painkillers and even cocaine, study finds
Sharks in the Bahamas are consuming substances including caffeine, painkillers and even cocaine, according to a new study by marine scientists who say it could potentially impact the animals’ health and behavior.
The research team, made up of…
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