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BIZARRE: 73 - What They Never Told You

Russia has notified all parties to the Black Sea grain deal that the agreement has been extended for 60 days, the RBC media outlet quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Saturday. The United Nations, Türkiye, who brokered the deal last July, and Ukraine wanted a 120-day renewal.

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Iran Court Sentences 2 to Death Over Deadly Shrine Attack

An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. Fars Province Prosecutor Kazem Mousavi said the two men had been found guilty of charges including "spreading…

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Protests Resume in France amid Anger at Macron's Pension Age Reform

Refinery strikes persisted on Saturday in France and more demonstrations were taking place throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest, combined with rubbish piling up on the streets of Paris after refused workers…

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Before Xi Visit, Russia Says it Held Naval Drills with China and Iran in Arabian Sea

Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on the sea and in the air, the Russian defense ministry said on Saturday.

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Serbia and Kosovo in High-stakes EU-mediated Talks

Western officials are hoping for progress on Saturday in EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo's leaders, in a new attempt to ease decades of tensions between the Balkan wartime foes and solve one of Europe's longest standing disputes. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti arrived at…

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Germany, Japan Seek Cooperation on Economic Security amid Supply Chain Strains

Germany and Japan agreed to cooperate closely on economic security on Saturday during their first ever high-ministerial government consultations, held amid tensions over global supply chains and economic disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accompanied to Japan by six ministers, is looking at ways to…

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Saudi-French Meeting in Paris Focuses on Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum

Discussions during Saudi royal envoy Nizar Al-Aloula’s recent meeting with French President Advisor Patrick Durrell in Paris centered on Lebanon.

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EU Resolution Demanding Probe into Poisoning Incidents Angers Iran's Foreign Ministry

The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly criticized the European Parliament resolution to demand an international investigation into the poisoning of schools in dozens of Iranian cities. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani expressed his surprise at the position of the European Parliament, adding that, unfortunately, the EU Parliament has turned into…

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Assad Conditions Meeting Erdogan, ‘If It Serves Syria’s Interest’

The recent statement of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, in Moscow surprised many Russians and others, who sensed a victorious tone. Assad did not refer to the political path to resolving the Syrian crisis and imposed conditions for normalization with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He told Channel One…

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Egypt, Türkiye Agree to Normalize Relations

The Foreign Ministers of Türkiye and Egypt emphasized efforts on Saturday toward the full normalization of ties between the two countries and the start of a new phase of joint cooperation. Türkiye Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday, the first such visit…

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, UK Support ‘Justice’ in Sudan

The Quad for Sudan, which comprises Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, and the US, has welcomed the Transitional Justice Conference, which kicked off in Sudan on Thursday, and said that it is a “vital gateway” for restoring a civilian-led transitional government in the North African country. The Conference was…

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Pakistan: Police Storm Imran Khan Home in Lahore, Arrest 30

Police in Pakistan stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 30 people amid tear gas shelling after someone opened fire from the roof of the building, officials said. Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who is leading the operation in a…

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Saddam’s Tribe: Revenge behind Preventing Our Return Home

More than a thousand families from the Iraqi village of Al-Awja, the hometown of the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, have been living away from their homes for nearly a decade. In 2014, the rise of ISIS and its grip on large swathes of provinces west and north of Iraq,…

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Member of Yemeni Presidential Leadership: The Battle is Existential with Houthis

Member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Tareq Saleh, described the battle with the Houthi militias as an existential battle on all levels, referring to the "banditry" of its leaders and their attempts to wipe out the Yemeni identity. The official media quoted Saleh as confirming that the battle with…

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100 Killed In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict This Year

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian Friday in what the army described as an attempted "stabbing attack", bringing the number of people killed in the conflict this year to 100. The Palestinian health ministry announced the death of Yazan Omar Jamil Khasib, 23, who died "after the occupation (Israel) opened…

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China's C.bank Warns SVB Failure Shows Impact of Rapid Global Rate Hikes

A senior official at the People's Bank of China said on Saturday the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) showed how rapid monetary policy shifts were having spillover effects, state-owned newspaper Shanghai Securities News reported.

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Tunisian President Names Kamal Feki as New Interior Minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday appointed the governor of Tunis, Kamal Feki, as the new interior minister. This came hours after Taoufik Charafeddine announced his resignation from the post, Reuters reported. This month, Feki refused to grant a protest permit to the opposition Salvation Front coalition, saying that its…

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Saudi Arabia Supports Film Sector with $234.4 Million

The Saudi Cultural Development Fund (CDF) launched a $234.4 million program to finance the film sector in the Kingdom. The program aims to support the film industry, provide financing solutions that facilitate the work of local and foreign film companies and creative entrepreneurs, sustainably stimulate the sector’s growth, and transform…

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Amirabdollahian Denies Differences Over Iran's Foreign Policy

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denied on Saturday any local differences over Iran’s novel foreign policy, stressing that all parties were in coordination under "the supervision of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi." Amirabdollahian confirmed that the Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Shamkhani, would soon visit Iraq. Earlier, observers questioned the…

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Biden Says Putin Committed War Crimes, Calls Charges 'Justified'

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly committed war crimes and the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for him was justified. "He's clearly committed war crimes," Biden told reporters, referring to Putin. "Well, I think it's justified," Biden…

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Credit Suisse Meets to Weigh Options, under Pressure to Merge with UBS

Credit Suisse Group AG began a make-or-break weekend after some rivals grew cautious in their dealings with the bank as regulators urged it to pursue a deal with Swiss rival UBS AG. Credit Suisse Chief Financial Officer Dixit Joshi and his teams will hold meetings over the weekend to assess…

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OECD Hikes Global Growth Forecast for 2023, 2024

The global economic outlook has improved from a few months ago as the inflation shock eases but rising interest rates will keep risks high, the OECD said on Friday, hiking its growth forecasts for major economies. After growth last year of 3.2%, the world economy is on course to expand…

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UN: Ten Million Children in Sahel Face 'Extreme Jeopardy'

Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday. The number of children in dire need of aid in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is twice as many as in 2020,…

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'S&P' Raises Saudi Arabia's Credit Rating to A/A-1 with Stable Outlook

The world credit rating agency ”S&P Global Rating” updated its credit report for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia raising its long and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to 'A/A-1' with Stable Outlook. The agency indicated in its report that this rating upgrade is a result of the…

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Russia Will Extend Ukraine Grain Deal for 60 Days — Not 120

On the eve of the expiration of a deal enabling Ukraine to export grain, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief on Friday called its extension crucial to ensuring global food supplies and keeping prices from spiraling as they did after Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor. Russia’s UN ambassador reiterated that…

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