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Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port...

The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Houthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.

Hermes to hike US prices to offset...

French luxury group Hermes said Thursday it would hike its prices in the United States to offset the impact of 10-percent import tariffs imposed...

IS claims Pakistan bomb blast killing three...

The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Pakistan's turbulent southwest that killed three policemen and wounded more than a dozen.

Gaza has become ‘mass grave’: MSF

Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday said Israel's military operations and blockage of humanitarian aid had turned Gaza into a graveyard for Palestinians and those helping them.

LVMH sales dip as Trump tariffs dent...

Luxury giant LVMH saw sales fall two percent to 20.3 billion euros ($23 billion) in the first quarter of 2025 as US President Donald Trump's tariffs shook the global economy, the company said on Monday.

Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview

US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.

Harvard sees $2.2 billion in funding frozen...

Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.

Iran’s top diplomat to visit Russia after...

Iran's foreign minister is to visit ally Russia this week to discuss nuclear negotiations with the United States, ahead of a new round of talks planned between the foes.