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  • NewsAustralian Associated Press

    Blinken underlines 'ironclad' support for Philippines

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken has restated the US's commitment to the Philippines as he visits Manila amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    The Latest | Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out postwar plans for devastated Gaza

    Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for a revitalized Palestinian Authority and an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction in a mission statement acquired Tuesday by The Associated Press.

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  • SportThe Independent

    Aryna Sabalenka’s boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov dies in Miami, aged 42

    The Belarusian former pro ice hockey player was in Florida to support the world No 2 at the Miami Open

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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Trump accuses Biden of ‘border bloodbath’ as he fails to secure $464m bond in fraud case: Live

    Former president attempts to turn tables on successor with lurid campaign video after his attorneys reveal he has been rejected by 30 lenders with clock ticking towards New York fraud case deadline

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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Watch live: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes opening remarks at Ramstein US Air Base

    Watch live as US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes his opening remarks at the Ramstein US Air Base on Tuesday (19 March). Mr Austin is expected to try and convince European allies that President Joe Biden’s administration is still committed to supporting Ukraine, even as Washington has essentially run out of money to continue arming Kyiv. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine an

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Norwegian safety body criticizes cruise ship that nearly ran aground in 2019 storm

    A cruise ship at the center of a dramatic evacuation off north Norway five years ago should never have left port because it was not up to safety standards, officials said Tuesday, adding that it could have developed into one of the worst disasters at sea in modern times. In a report, the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority upbraided the Viking Sky, saying it was ”a ship's length from running aground.” The ship left the northern city of Tromsoe carrying almost 1,400 people, despite storm w

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Tory minister Lucy Frazer praises GB News for doing ‘fantastic job’ after rule breach

    It came after GB News was put on notice by media watchdog Ofcom for breaching impartiality rules

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