The Liberian-flagged Green Admire was seized on Sunday in Russian waters after leaving a port in Estonia.
Category: 4. World
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Russia releases Greek-owned oil tanker after brief detention near Estonia
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WHO adopts ‘pandemic agreement’ born out of the disjointed global COVID response
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.
Sustained applause echoed in a…
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U.S. Says It Wants Trade, Not Aid, in Africa. Cuts Threaten Both.
Commuters in Abidjan, one of West Africa’s largest cities, joke that it is impossible to run two errands a day because of traffic. A new overpass on the way to the airport could make their journeys smoother. About 120,000 vehicles will move…
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Transshipping could complicate collection of Trump’s tariffs : NPR
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician examines overseas parcels after they were scanned at the agency’s overseas…
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Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law, confirmed as US ambassador to France
ADVERTISEMENTThe US Senate has confirmed Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.
The 70-year-old real estate developer, who received a presidential pardon from Trump in December 2020 over convictions for witness tampering…
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Second Man Charged Over Fires at Properties Linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer
A second man has been charged by police over the fires at two properties and a car linked to Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer.
Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, a Romanian national, is charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger…
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At least 38 killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza in half-hour period, medics say
Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent
James ChaterBBC News, London
ReutersIsrael has intensified its offensive on Gaza in recent days At least 38 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip during a half-hour period…
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Hundreds flee Jabaliya as Israel escalates ground offensive in northern Gaza
Families flee the densely populated Jabaliya area after Israel launched what it described as “extensive” new ground operations in northern Gaza.
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