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March 10, 2025 9:14 PM March 10, 2025 9:14 PM

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32 casualties in Oil tanker and cargo ship collision off coast of eastern England

  An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided today off the coast of eastern England, setting both vessels on fire. At least 32 casualties were brought ashore, but their condition was not immediately clear. Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter,...

March 10, 2025 8:49 PM March 10, 2025 8:49 PM

Syria announces end of military operation against insurgents

Syria’s interim government today announced the end of a military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad after days of intense fighting. Clashes erupted on Thursday after Alawite gunmen attacked a police patrol near Lattakia, spreading violence across Syria’s coastal r...

March 10, 2025 8:32 PM March 10, 2025 8:32 PM

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Russia expels two British diplomats on charges of espionage

  Russia today ordered two British diplomats to leave within two weeks, accusing them of espionage. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) accused the diplomats of providing false personal data and engaging in activities that threatened national security but offered no evidence. The Russian Foreign...

March 10, 2025 2:04 PM March 10, 2025 2:04 PM

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South Korea, US begin annual joint military exercises

South Korea and the United States today began their annual joint military exercises, but they paused live-fire training. Seoul is investigating how two of its fighter jets mistakenly bombed a civilian area during a warm-up drill last week. The modified Freedom Shield exercise, which combines compute...

March 10, 2025 1:22 PM March 10, 2025 1:22 PM

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Vanuatu PM orders to revoke fugitive Lalit Modi’s passport

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has ordered the Citizenship Commission to revoke the Vanuatu passport issued to former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi. Mr. Napat stressed that obtaining Vanuatu citizenship is a privilege, not a right. The decision comes after media reports revealed ...

March 10, 2025 12:52 PM March 10, 2025 12:52 PM

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Israel cuts power to Gaza, impacting water supply as ceasefire negotiations continue

Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than two million Palestinians. Israel is pressing the militant group Hamas to accept an extensi...

March 10, 2025 12:33 PM March 10, 2025 12:33 PM

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Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances surge 16.3% in early 2025

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has reported an increase in Workers’ remittances inflow during the first two months of 2025. The regulator said that the inflows grew by 16.3 per cent year-on-year to 1.12 billion US dollars, the highest for the period since 2021. In February, remittances rose 15.1 percent Y...

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