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US not ready for deal to end Iran war: Trump

WASHINGTON, Mar 15 (AFP): Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as US ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes Sunday and Tehran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader.The US president, in an...

Israel okays emergency military funding

JERUSALEM, Mar 15 (AFP): Israel has approved an $827-million emergency budget allocation for military purchases, Israeli media reported Sunday, as the war with Iran entered its third week.The 2.6-billion-shekel package was approved over the weekend by cabinet ministers during a telephone meeting, the daily Haaretz reported.It will be used for...

Pakistan hits military facilities in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (AFP): Pakistan said on Sunday its forces had attacked military facilities in southern Afghanistan, as well as "terrorist hideouts", in the latest strikes between the two sides.Security sources said troops "effectively destroyed technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facility in Kandahar", which is home to the Taliban...

North Korea conducts test of N-capable rocket launchers

SEOUL, Mar 15 (AFP): North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state media reported on Sunday, a day after Seoul detected the launch of around 10 ballistic missiles.The test comes after South Korean and US forces kicked off their springtime military drills, due to run until March 19.North Korea's leader Kim...

Israeli forces kill four of a family in West Bank

GAZA, Mar 15 (BBC): A Palestinian husband and wife, and two of their young children, have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.The Bani Odeh family were travelling in their car in the town of Tammum, in the northern West Bank, when Israeli forces opened...

Venezuela opposition leader denounces 'selective' amnesty

CARACAS, Mar 15 (AFP): Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Saturday accused the Caracas government of "selective justice" under its amnesty program, saying her own lawyer had yet to be released.The amnesty law was passed by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez under pressure from Washington after US forces captured former...

Cuba frees 14 held over July 2021 protests: NGO

HAVANA, Mar 15 (AFP): An NGO said Saturday that Cuban authorities had released 14 people detained after massive anti-government protests in July 2021, a day after saying just two people had been freed.Their release, confirmed by the Miami-based Cubalex, is part of a "good will" prisoner release negotiated with the...