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World food prices increase in April, UN’s FAO says

May 2 (Reuters) – Global food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher cereal, meat and dairy product prices that outweighed falls in sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, opens new tab, which tracks monthly changes in …

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China lifts sanctions imposed on five lawmakers in 2021, EU Parliament says

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo China’s decision to remove the sanctions comes as a rapprochement is under way between the EU and China, since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Beijing in early April. China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five European Union lawmakers in 2021, the EU parliament said …

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Kim Jong-un returns to North Korea’s first-ever destroyer for missile launch test

Muhamad Yehia… Cairo Experts say Pyongyang’s first-ever long-endurance warship, named Choe Hyon, was likely built with Russian assistance. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned to the recently launched destroyer — the first such warship for Pyongyang — to observe a missile launch test, in another public display of the hermit …

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Seven Irish EPP congress delegates refuse to call for Hamas hostage release

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but seven delegates declined to support it. Seven Fine Gael delegates at the European People’s Party’s Valencia congress on Wednesday refused to put their names …

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‘Situation calm but confused’ as ‘everything stopped working’

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late morning local time, was nationwide, while similar reports emerged from Spain. Spain and Portugal experienced a widespread power outage on Monday, leaving millions without electricity in a snap blackout. Euronews reporter Jeremy Wilks …

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Greece welcomes Vatican’s return of Parthenon fragments to Acropolis

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The ecumenical “donation” by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artefacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign …

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Iran executes a man convicted of spying for the Israeli Mossad

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo TEHRAN, Iran — Iran executed Wednesday a man it said worked for Israel’s foreign intelligence agency and played a role in the 2022 killing of a Revolutionary Guard colonel in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report identified the man as Mohsen Langarneshin and said …

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Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo MADISON, Wis.— The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges. The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody Friday …

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President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery. Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and …

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