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Cryptocurrencies aiding Iran during war
Experts say they are being used to circumvent sanctions placed on Iran's Revolutionary Guards as well as a financial safe haven by civilians hit by soaring inflation.
Mar 27, 2026
UN demands 'justice' after Iran school strike
UN demands 'justice' after Iran school strike
Mar 27, 2026
China says hopes to boost trade cooperation with US
China says hopes to boost trade cooperation with US
Mar 27, 2026
Why is Pakistan involved in efforts to stop the war in ...
Why is Pakistan involved in efforts to stop the war in ...
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WTO mulls future of global trading under cloud of Mideast war
WTO mulls future of global trading under cloud of Mideast wa...
Over four days in Cameroon's capital Yaounde, trade ministers from around the world will try to revitalise an institution weakened by geopolitical strains, stalled negotiations and rising protectionism.
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States deploying more nuclear weapons, monitor warns
States deploying more nuclear weapons, monitor warns
Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states -- Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea -- have begun increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so, according to authors of the annual Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report.
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US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
The status quo "has become economically unworkable and politically unacceptable", Greer said in a video statement as the global trade body's ministerial conference -- its supreme decision-making body -- kicked off in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
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Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
The screening will mean Olympic women's sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be limited to biological females, which would also rule out those with differences in sexual development (DSD) from competing.
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Cambodia court upholds 14-years jail for journalists over border photo
Cambodia court upholds 14-years jail for journalists over bo...
Information ministry spokesman Tep Asnarith said the case was "a lesson for journalists to carefully think about publishing news and the protection of national security, and to uphold national interests".
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Russian court bans Oscar-winning documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'
Russian court bans Oscar-winning documentary 'Mr Nobody Agai...
The film documents pro-war propaganda lessons delivered at a school in Russia's Chelyabinsk region, using two years of footage secretly filmed and smuggled out of the country by the school's videographer.
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EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world
EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world
Brussels and Washington clinched the deal last summer that had set tariffs at 15 percent for most EU goods.
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At least 28 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes: health workers
At least 28 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes: health...
One strike hit a market in North Darfur state's Saraf Omra town on Wednesday, killing "22 people, including an infant, and injuring 17 more," one health worker at the local clinic told AFP.
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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-PM
Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-...
At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship.
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Thursday:
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