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Hundreds of tourists flee Santorini after powerful earthquake warning

Muhamad Yehia Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini after experts warned of a spike in seismic activity. Hundreds of tourists and locals scrambled to leave the Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a …

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Iraq’s Supreme Court freezes controversial laws on women’s rights, detainees, and land disputes

Muhamad Yehia The move follows a complaint by lawmakers who argued that the voting process was unlawful. Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, including a measure that activists argue erodes women’s rights. The Federal Supreme Court issued a ruling …

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Brussels metro lines closed as police hunt for gunmen in underground network of tunnels

Muhamad Yehia Two men wearing balaclavas exchanged fire outside the Clémenceau metro station in the Belgian capital early on Wednesday. Belgian police are searching for armed gunmen following a shooting outside a metro station in Brussels on Wednesday morning. Two metro lines and multiple trams in the Belgian capital were …

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First military flight carrying deported US migrants lands in Guantanamo

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump wants to use the facility as a holding centre and said it has the capacity to hold as many as 30,000. The first US military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a US …

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Over 50 people killed in attack on open-air market in Sudan’s second city

’Muhamad Yehia An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said on Saturday. An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people …

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‘Our water is vital. The oil isn’t’: Inside the French village that’s saying ‘non’ to big oil

Muhamad Yehia There are fears that an oil spill could make water around Paris undrinkable. An hour’s drive south of Paris, a small oil operation is causing a big stir as local officials fear an oil spill could threaten the water supplies of 180,000 inhabitants in the French capital and …

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Syria’s interim president meets Erdoğan to discuss joint strategy to confront security threats

Muhamad Yehia Turkey, who shares a 910 kilometre border with Syria, is considered a key ally of its new administration. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss Syria’s economic recovery and its security and …

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Markets volatile as investors assess China’s retaliatory tariffs on US

Muhamad Yehia China announces retaliatory tariffs on the US after President Donald Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Global markets recovered some losses from Monday’s selloff, but uncertainties remain. Risky assets, including stocks, commodity currencies, Bitcoin, and metals, pared Monday’s losses after the Trump administration agreed to postpone the …

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Trump, tariffs and trade wars: Who are the main trading partners of the US?

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump swept to victory in the US election on promises to ‘Make America Great Again’. As the MAGA movement turns the US inwards, what could this mean for international trade? Ahead of the US election last year, President Donald Trump proclaimed “tariff” to be “the most …

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Turkey inflation falls for eighth month in a row as food prices dip

Muhamad Yehia Falling housing and electricity prices also contributed to January’s slowing inflation rate, as did a drop in recreation and culture prices. Inflation in Turkey dropped for the eighth month in a row in January, taking it to its lowest figure since June 2023 and indicating the country is …

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