A helicopter belonging to Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura on Sunday morning, killing all 14 people on board, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The crash occurred at around 6 am in Ras Tanura, home to the largest oil refinery in the West Asian …
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The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in the country as alleged financial facilitators of activities linked to the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. They were designated in the latest action, which targeted a total of three individuals and six entities …
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Namibia’s emerging copper industry has received a major boost after Hartree Metals, a metals trading and financing company and subsidiary of Hartree Partners LP, agreed to provide a $7m financing facility and purchase the entire future copper concentrate output from Bezant Resources’ Hope & Gorob project. The agreement, announced by …
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The UK has unveiled new sanctions that aim to ramp up pressure on Russia as Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the G7 summit in France. The package of 70 new sanctions targets Russia’s shadow fleet, military procurement supply chains, and illicit finance networks used to circumvent sanctions. They target a …
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Iran says it has agreed not to pursue a nuclear weapon and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the release of about $25 billion in frozen assets under a peace agreement reportedly brokered by US President Donald Trump. Details of the proposed deal were released by Tehran on …
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Two Indian nationals were among three individuals arrested in Nepal after authorities allegedly recovered a large quantity of narcotic drugs from their possession, police officials said on Sunday. The arrested Indian citizens have been identified as Ahmad Ladn, 32, and Mohamad Saddam, 33, both residents of Bihar’s Sitamarhi district. A …
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The death toll in Gaza from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, underscoring the devastating human cost of a conflict that has continued despite a fragile ceasefire agreement reached in October. Officials from the ministry confirmed on Sunday that the total number of …
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South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defence minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The full version of the …
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India has received unexpected backing from Finland over its purchase of Russian oil, with the Finnish Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, stating that New Delhi has acted entirely within the framework of the price cap introduced by Western nations following the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking during a panel discussion at the …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that recent Ukrainian drone attacks have pummelled the Russian economy, as oil facilities and critical infrastructure took heavy hits. He made the remarks following intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, including a Kyiv-claimed attack on a critical oil refinery in Russia’s Nizhnekamsk region on …
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