Andrea Shalal
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Five ways Trump could target Iranâs economy from âteapotâ sanctions to land blockade (opens the original)
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U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Friday to inflict severe economic damage on Iran following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement that Washington plans to levy unprecedented restrictions on Tehran as early as next week. Trade embargoes, asset freezes, and sanctions have been imposed by the United States, European Union, and United Nations since the late 1970s, citing Tehran's nuclear ambitions, human rights abuses, and backing of militant factions. Following the outbreak of the I
Democrats demand answers over 321-diamond ring gifted to Trump (opens the original)
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Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from a pair of Belgian firms regarding an 18-carat gold ring set with 321 diamonds that was presented to President Donald Trump just weeks prior to the U.S. granting Europe's diamond industry an exemption from newly imposed tariffs. In an August 10 letter addressed to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre and David Gotlib Luxury Cufflinks, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cautioned that the gift creates sign
What are Patriot missiles â and why are supplies dwindling worldwide? (opens the original)
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Demand for the US Patriot air defence system has increased this year as Ukraineâs war against the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has depleted supplies of interceptor missiles. Ukraine is seeking further Patriot interceptors to defend itself against Russian ballistic missile attacks, while the Iran war has drained stores in the US and the Gulf. Meanwhile, some European countries are hanging onto missiles that they may require for their own defence. Here, The Indepe
What are Patriot missiles â and why are supplies dwindling worldwide? (opens the original)
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Demand for the US Patriot air defence system has increased this year as Ukraineâs war against the Russian invasion and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has depleted supplies of interceptor missiles. Ukraine is seeking further Patriot interceptors to defend itself against Russian ballistic missile attacks, while the Iran war has drained stores in the US and the Gulf. Meanwhile, some European countries are hanging onto missiles that they may require for their own defence. Here, The Indepe
Ukrainian prisoners say they were tortured and sexually abused in Russian detention (opens the original)
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Detainees from Ukraine have accused Russia of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse. It comes as thousands of Ukrainians are still in captivity. Russia rejected the allegations made at an informal U.N. Security Council meeting, with its Deputy U.N. Representative Maria Zabolotskaya calling it “a disinformation campaign” and alleging that Russian prisoners in Ukraine were
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