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Blinken puts more focus on Palestinians in call to Israeli counterpart
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Israeli counterpart on Friday that Israelis and Palestinians should enjoy “equal measures” of freedom,...
France sees biggest jump in COVID-19 intensive care patients in months
France reported on Friday that 5,254 people were in intensive care units with COVID-19, an increase of 145 people in one day and the highest daily...
Sputnik V Twitter feed raises prospect of vaccine tourism to Russia
Russia is working on a programme to offer people abroad the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Russia with its Sputnik V shot from July, the...
Traffic jam eases further in Suez Canal after ship unblocked
The maritime traffic jam on both ends of the Suez Canal eased further on Friday, four days after the dislodging of a massive containership that had...
Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden
These are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are...
Russia fines Twitter for not taking down calls to protest
A court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorised rallies, the latest in a series of...
US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates
America's employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is...
Iran, world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal
Iran and the major powers in the agreement to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons said Friday they were ready to welcome the return of the...