Iraqi airspace must not be used against neighbours
BAGHDAD, Mar 10 (AFP/AP): Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war.Iraq neighbours Iran, against which the United States and Israel launched massive strikes on February 28,...
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Mideast war displaces 100,000 in Lebanon in single day: UN
GENEVA, Mar 10 (AFP): Israeli strikes and mass evacuation orders have seen nearly 700,000 people flee their homes in Lebanon in just over a week, with more than 100,000 fleeing in 24 hours, the UN said Tuesday."Lives have been upended on a massive scale," said Karolina Lindholm Billing, the representative...
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Madagascar's leader fires PM, cabinet
ANTANANARIVO, Mar 10 (AFP): Madagascar's leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, has sacked his prime minister and dissolved the cabinet he appointed soon after seizing power following youth-led protests five months ago. The colonel chose Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, from the private sector, as prime minister after a military power grab that sent former...
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Russia sole 'winner' in Iran war, says EU chief
BRUSSELS, Mar 10 (AFP): Russia is so far the only winner of the Iran war, EU chief Antonio Costa said Tuesday, lamenting that Moscow profited from soaring energy prices sparked by US-Israeli strikes and Tehran's retaliation.The diversion of military capabilities -- and attention -- from Ukraine to the Middle East,...
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UK under-16 social media ban fails as govt seeks talks
LONDON, Mar 10 (AFP): British MPs struck down proposals for a blanket ban on social media for children under 16, as the government backed a separate consultation on measures to protect young people online.The Australia-style ban was part of a bill which passed in the UK's upper house of parliament,...
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