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      9 March

      US fearful of pause in Syria aid delivery after airport attack

      The Aleppo airport was being used to deliver aid to victims of last month’s earthquake, but has been closed since a suspected Israeli attack. A view of Aleppo International Airport in the aftermath of February’s earthquakes The United States has said it would be concerned if there is a prolonged disruption to humanitarian aid deliveries in Syria after Aleppo International Airport was knocked out of service by an alleged Israeli air attack. The airport was being used to deliver aid to victims of last month’s earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Syria’s Ministry of Transport had diverted all flights with earthquake aid to Damascus or Latakia, the United Nations said on Wednesday. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price…

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    • 9 March

      News|Israel-Palestine conflict

      Israeli special forces kill 3 Palestinians in Jenin shootout Three men killed in what local media described as a shootout, while a 14-year-old died after he was shot on Tuesday. People look at a damaged car where three Palestinians were killed during an Israeli operation, near Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 9, 2023 [Raneen Sawafta] Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in a raid in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, less than 48 hours after six others were killed in another raid on the city. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said the three men shot dead on Thursday morning were identified as Ahmad Fashafsheh, 22, Sufian Fakhouri, 26, and Nayef Malaysheh, 25. A fourth…

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    • 9 March

      Nepal MPs vote for new president amid political uncertainty

      The election has fuelled feuds among the main political parties, with a key left party quitting the fragile ruling coalition last month. Presidential candidate Ram Chandra Poudel of the Nepali Congress party waves after casting his vote Nepal’s parliament members have lined up to elect a new president, the third since the Himalayan nation abolished a centuries-old monarchy and became a republic. The presidential election has fuelled feuds among the main political parties and triggered political uncertainty. A total of 884 members of the federal parliament and provincial assemblies gathered in the capital, Kathmandu, on Thursday to vote for the new president. The final results are expected by Thursday night. Both candidates in the presidential race are prominent career politicians. Ram…

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    • 9 March

      US issues warrant for $25m aeroplane owned by Russian oil giant

      US government alleges the Boeing-made plane violated sanctions and commerce law by travelling to and from Russia. Andrew Adams, head of the US’s KleptoCapture task force, accused the oil company Rosneft of converting ‘its jet into contraband’ by flying it to Russia The United States government has requested and obtained a warrant to seize a Russian aircraft valued at $25m, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The US-made plane, a Boeing 737-7JU, is accused of travelling from a foreign country to Russia, in violation of US law and sanctions implemented after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The plane was last in the US in 2014, according to the statement from the US Attorney’s Office for New York’s Eastern District. But the US…

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    • 9 March

      Malaysia ex-PM Muhyiddin Yassin set to be charged for corruption

      Veteran politician questioned over funds allegedly channelled from building contractors to his party in exchange for projects. Former Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was being questioned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday [Hasnoor Hussain] Muhyiddin Yassin, who was Malaysia’s prime minister as the country locked down over COVID-19, is expected to be charged on Friday with corruption over the alleged diversion of funds to his party. Muhyiddin went voluntarily for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Thursday morning in relation to allegations that building contractors deposited money into the accounts of his Bersatu party in exchange for contracts during the pandemic. MACC chief Azam Baki told state news agency Bernama that the former prime minister would appear…

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    • 9 March

      ‘No to the Russian law’: Georgians protest ‘foreign agents’ bill

      Police use water cannons and tear gas as thousands gather in Tbilisi in protest against a proposed foreign agents law. Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a rally against the ‘foreign agents’ law in Tbilisi, Georgia, Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi have fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against a proposed “foreign agents” law that is reminiscent of a Russian measure used to silence critics. Hundreds of police converged on streets around Georgia’s parliament building late on Wednesday night in a bid to break up the protests. Thousands gathered there for a second day, holding Georgian and European Union flags and chanting “no to the Russian law”. Tear gas billowed down Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue,…

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    • 9 March

      Saudi engineer released from Guantanamo prison camp after 21 yrs

      Never charged with a crime, Ghassan Al Sharbi, 48, returns to Saudi Arabia after being held for 21 years at Guantanamo. The exterior of Camp Delta prison at the US Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Guantanamo held about 600 prisoners at its peak in 2003 and still holds 31 detainees following the release of Saudi engineer Ghassan Al Sharbi after 21 years. The United States has released a Saudi Arabian engineer who was imprisoned for more than 20 years at Guantanamo Bay military prison despite never being charged with suspected crimes following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that Ghassan Al Sharbi, 48, was returned to Saudi Arabia after a review board determined in…

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    • 9 March

      Australia to buy as many as five nuclear subs from United States

      Submarines are part of the AUKUS pact with the UK, which may also jointly develop a vessel with Australia. An announcement on Australia’s nuclear submarines is expected on Monday [File: US Navy/John Whalen/Huntington Ingalls Industrie] Australia is expected to announce it will buy as many as five US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines in the 2030s as part of a landmark Pacific security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, according to four US officials. Under the so-called AUKUS agreement, at least one US submarine will visit Australian ports in the coming years and, by the late 2030s, a new class of submarines will be being built with UK designs and US technology, one of the officials told the…

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    • 9 March

      Russia fires barrage of missiles on Ukraine cities, officials say

      Missile attacks hit energy facility in Odesa and ‘objects of critical infrastructure’ in Kharkiv, governors say. Three Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia’s Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 9, 2023 [Vadim Belikov] Russia has unleashed a barrage of missiles on cities across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials and media reports. The missile attacks set off air raid sirens all across Ukraine early on Thursday. In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were wounded following explosions in the city’s Svyatoshynsky and Holosiivskyi districts. Power supply has been cut pre-emptively to about 15 percent of Kyiv residents,…

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    • 9 March

      Under PM Modi, India more likely to give military response: US Intelligence

       The report said the crises between India and Pakistan are more concerning because both are nuclear-armed states. However, Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India terrorist groups. — Representational Image/By Arramgement Washington: According to the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations. The report said the crises between India and Pakistan are more concerning because both are nuclear-armed states. However, Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India terrorist groups. But, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely to respond with military force to perceived or real…

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