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Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran

Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran **Geopolitical Tensions Escalate as Oil Prices Breach $103 Amidst Iranian Blockade Concerns** **Tokyo, Japan** – Global financial markets experienced significant turbulence today as crude oil prices surged past the... read more »

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Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become four...

Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion

Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion **McIlroy Makes History with Dominant Masters Defense** Augusta, GA – In a performance that etched his name further into golf’s storied annals, Rory McIlroy has achieved a rare and remarkable feat, successfully defending his... read more »

Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovich turns his back on turmoil, heads for China
Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 y...

Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 years ruling Hungary

Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 years ruling Hungary **Hungarian Electorate Delivers Decisive Mandate for Change, Ending Orban’s Sixteen-Year Premiership** Budapest, Hungary – In a historic electoral contest marked by unprecedented voter engagement, the people of Hungary have... read more »

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Terrible for foreign policy: Trump attacks Pope Leo after peace appeal

Terrible for foreign policy: Trump attacks Pope Leo after peace appeal ## Papal Peace Overture Sparks Transatlantic Tensions **Vatican City –** A recent appeal for de-escalation in the ongoing conflict involving Iran has inadvertently ignited a diplomatic rift between the Holy See and the United... read more »

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Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Moscow – The Russian foreign ministry Wednesday denied media reports that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since... read more »

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – A committee under the Japanese lower house Wednesday passed a bill on establishing a US-style National Security Council (NSC) to make... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Male – A senior UN official began a two-day mission to the Maldives Wednesday along with Indian diplomats to push for free and fair presidential... read more »

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands “illegitimate”. Kerry made... read more »

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