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Loonie weakens as higher gas prices pressure consumers
Loonie weakens as higher gas prices pressure consumers

TORONTO, Ontario: The Canadian dollar fell for a third straight week against the U.S. dollar on May 22 as rising gasoline prices linked...

"Focus on effective long-term planning": Sanjay Jha chairs Parliamentary panel meeting on West Asia crisis, seafarer safety
"Focus on effective long-term planning": Sanjay Jha chairs Parliamentary panel meeting on West Asia crisis, seafarer safety

New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and Janata Dal...

Trump pushes Muslim, Arab nations to join Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal
Trump pushes Muslim, Arab nations to join Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal

Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday pushed for several Muslim and Arab nations to join the Abraham...

Decision to shift Iran squad's base to Tijuana made in coordination with FIFA, Mexican Football Federation: Esmail Baghaei
Decision to shift Iran squad's base to Tijuana made in coordination with FIFA, Mexican Football Federation: Esmail Baghaei

Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Iranian government, said that...

Trump catches Middle East leaders off guard with bold plan to expand Abraham Accords
Trump catches Middle East leaders off guard with bold plan to expand Abraham Accords

Washington, DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid accelerating diplomatic manoeuvres to wind down hostilities with Iran, US President Donald...

Iran says peace agreement with US 'not imminent' despite 'conclusion on many issues'
Iran says peace agreement with US 'not imminent' despite 'conclusion on many issues'

Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that an agreement aimed at a complete solution to the hostilities in West Asia with...

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Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan
Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Hundreds of people gathered in central Taipei on May 23 to support the government's plan to increase defense spending....

Protestors, police clash in Madrid as people demand PM’s resignation
Protestors, police clash in Madrid as people demand PM’s resignation

MADRID, Spain: Police and protesters clashed in Madrid on May 22 as tens of thousands of people marched to demand the resignation of...

Gabbard steps down citing husband’s cancer diagnosis
Gabbard steps down citing husband’s cancer diagnosis

WASHINGTON, D.C: Tulsi Gabbard announced on May 22 that she will step down as U.S. director of national intelligence, saying she wants...

Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled
Trump’s decision to send troops to Poland has NATO allies puzzled

HELSINGBORG, Sweden: U.S. President Donald Trump's turnaround on sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the...

Amid global backlash, all Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel
Amid global backlash, all Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel

TEL AVIV/DUBLIN: The Israeli government said on May 21 that all the activists from a flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade...

Iran's closure of Strait and new map could hit stranded sailors harder
Iran's closure of Strait and new map could hit stranded sailors harder

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia: Iran has released a new map claiming control over the Strait of Hormuz, which could make things even harder for...