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Greece Arrests Two Men Suspected of Planning Attack on Israeli Restaurant

Greek police said on Tuesday they had arrested two men suspected members of a group that was planning an attack against an Israeli restaurant in Athens, a case which Israel said was orchestrated from Iran. The anti-terrorist agency launched the operation that led to the arrests on information gathered by…

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Biden Sidesteps Public Dispute with Netanyahu, Despite US Concerns

Despite tensions between them, President Joe Biden has so far avoided an acrimonious public confrontation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while trying to make clear he opposes a judicial overhaul that has shaken the close US ally. In the last three months, Biden and senior members of his team…

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Microsoft Introduces AI-Powered Cybersecurity Assistant

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched a tool to help cybersecurity professionals identify breaches, threat signals and better analyze data, using OpenAI's latest GPT-4 generative artificial intelligence model. The tool, named “Security Copilot”, is a simple prompt box that will help security analysts with tasks like summarizing incidents, analyzing vulnerabilities and…

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Moscow to Host Syria, Türkiye, Iran, Russia Meeting

The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Türkiye, Iran and Russia will meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war. Encouraged by President Bashar al-Assad's ally Russia, Syrian and Turkish officials held…

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HBO's 'Succession' Sets Viewer Mark for Fourth-Season Start

HBO's “Succession” opened its fourth and final season with a record first-night audience of 2.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday. That tops the previous high for the drama about a backbiting family of media moguls. It beat the 1.7 million who watched last season's finale the first…

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WHO Revises COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Omicron-Era

The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. The UN agency said…

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IAEA head: Deal to Protect Ukrainian Nuclear Plant ‘Close’

A deal to protect Europe's largest nuclear power plant from a catastrophic accident due to fighting in Ukraine could be "close," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday, but warned that intensified combat in the area has increased risks to the facility. In an interview with The…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Visits Border Guards, Promises Victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two northern towns and border guard trenches near the frontier with Russia on Tuesday, the latest stops on a regional tour that has taken him to areas near the front line. Video footage posted by Zelenskiy's office showed him in Sumy, the sixth region he…

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Türkiye Says Iraq Was Ordered to Pay Compensation to Ankara in Arbitration Case

Türkiye’s Energy Ministry said on Tuesday that Iraq had been ordered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to pay compensation to Ankara in a longstanding arbitration case related to oil exports from northern Iraq via Türkiye. The Turkish energy ministry statement was released after Iraq's oil ministry said on…

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US, UK Sanction 6 Syria-Linked Amphetamine Traffickers

The US and UK on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and trafficking the amphetamine drug Captagon, the two governments said. The six include cousins of Syrian President Bashar Assad and notorious Lebanese drug lynchpins. Experts say Captagon is primarily produced in Syria and…

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Ramadan’s ‘Mesaharati’ Disappears from Sudan's Big Cities in Sudan, Remains Resilient in Countryside

A mesaharati, also known as “the Dawn Caller of Ramadan,” is a person who wakes others up before dawn to eat before their fast during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. The voluntary job has been around for generations but has gone missing in big Sudanese cities, where the more significant…

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Iran’s Raisi Vows to Overcome Challenges, Blames Predecessor for Economic ‘Imbalance’

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pledged to fulfill promises made to his citizens and defended his “balanced” foreign policy, blaming the previous government, which was headed by Hassan Rouhani, for economic instability and “challenges” facing the country. The Iranian government’s website quoted Raisi as saying that the government’s internal policy depended…

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Spurs Defender Emerson to Undergo Knee Surgery

Tottenham Hotspur defender Emerson Royal will undergo surgery on a knee injury he sustained on international duty with Brazil, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Emerson, 24, picked up the injury in stoppage time during Brazil's 2-1 defeat by Morocco in a friendly on Saturday. "We can confirm that…

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Andreescu Leaves Court in Wheelchair, Sabalenka Surges in Miami

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu left the court in a wheelchair at the Miami Open on Monday after sustaining a lower left leg injury that forced her to retire from her last 16 meeting with Ekaterina Alexandrova. After the opening set was hit by a two-hour rain delay, Canadian…

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Shocked Koeman Says Dutch Need Drastic Improvement After Horror Week

Irritated Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said he was shocked by his team's performance in his first week back in charge of the national side and drastic improvement is needed. It was not the return Koeman was looking for at the start of his second stint after replacing Louis van Gaal…

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Review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Puts the Funny in Fantasy

“You’re not a lot of fun, are you,” notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk (Regé-Jean Page) in the new “Dungeons & Dragons” film, making two jokes at once. The first is that Xenk, a paladin (or holy knight) in “D&D” lingo, is everything BUT fun — gorgeous,…

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Determined to See Fair Vote After Earthquakes, Turks Mobilize for May Election

Sensing the best chance yet to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Türkiye, his opponents are mobilizing to make sure every ballot is counted in a May election and to guard against any tampering in what is expected to be a tight vote. With the stakes so high,…

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Oud, Musk Fragrances Welcome Visitors to Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during Ramadan

Visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, this Ramadan are set to experience tranquility and comfort away from the world’s troubles, allowing them to observe prayers and rituals in peace. During Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, the mosque is traditionally filled with the whispers of worshipers and…

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Lawmakers Vote on Paris Olympic Law with Surveillance Fears

A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in France and elsewhere in Europe faces an important hurdle on Tuesday with lawmakers set to vote on it. The bill would legalize the temporary use of so-called intelligent…

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Tunisia Cuts Off Water Supply at Night amid Severe Drought

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. Cutting off water without prior announcement, in areas of the capital Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir and…

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Belarus Says Will Host Russian Nuclear Arms Due to Western ‘Pressure'

Belarus said on Tuesday it had decided to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons after years of pressure from the United States and its allies aimed at changing its political and geopolitical direction. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow would in future look to deploy tactical nuclear weapons…

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Child Casualties from Houthi Landmines Increase Eight-Fold in Yemen

Children remain the greatest casualties of mines planted arbitrarily by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in residential areas in Yemen. A child is wounded or killed by a landmine once every two days, found a recent study by Save the Children. The number of victims has risen eight-fold from 2018 to…

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Belgium Arrests 8 in 'Terror Attack' Probe

Police have detained eight people during investigations into an alleged plot to commit "terrorist attacks" in Belgium, the federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Raids were conducted late Monday on homes in the capital Brussels, the port city of Antwerp and the border town of Eupen, the statement said. A judicial…

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Meeting to Normalize Turkish-Syrian Relations Expected in April

Turkish and Russian officials suggested that a meeting between the deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria, aimed at normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus, could be held in Moscow in April. “We are currently preparing, and I expect that these consultations will take place in Moscow at…

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Tehran: No Limit on Promotion of Ties with Neighbors

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the country sees no limits to the enhancement of cooperation with the neighboring states. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi on Monday. “Within the framework of…

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