Modi clinches defence, energy deals in Lanka

COLOMBO, Apr 05 (AFP): India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, seen as a move to counter rival China's growing influence in the region.Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and conferred on...

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Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings

GAZA, Apr 05 (BBC): Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel's account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers.The video, published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), shows the vehicles moving in...

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Iran president fires deputy over costly Antarctica trip

TEHRAN, Apr 05 (AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica, as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis.A photo shared on social media in recent days showed the now former vice-president, Shahram Dabiri, alongside a...

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