China to play peacemaker role in Iran war
BEIJING, Apr 01 (BBC/AFP): As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, choking the world's energy supply and sending oil prices soaring, China is trying to step in as a peacemaker.It comes as President Donald Trump says US military action in Iran could end in "two to...
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19 migrants including baby die after boat sinks off Turkey
ISTANBUL, Apr 01 (AFP): Nineteen Afghan migrants, including a baby, died on Wednesday when an inflatable dinghy sank in the Aegean Sea off southwestern Turkey after it was challenged by a coast guard vessel, authorities said.The Turkish coast guard said the group had been travelling in a rubber boat that...
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4.0m people set to fall below poverty line in M East due to war
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (Reuters): The ongoing military escalation in the Middle East has pushed the region towards a sharp rise in poverty, with up to 4 million people set to fall below the poverty line, according to new estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).The assessment, titled "Military...
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Russian military plane crash in Crimea leaves 29 dead
MOSCOW, Apr 01 (AP): A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry. The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia...
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