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US lifts long-standing ban on arms exports to Syria
The move comes as the Trump administration moves to normalise diplomatic and trade relations with Syria following the fall of Bashar al Assad’s regime.
The flight briefly transmitted a general emergency signal before switching to the code used for unlawful interference onboard.
Ankara’s call for urgent reforms to the global body reflects the mood and needs of the world that has long outgrown the circumstances that led to the creation of the UN.
Trump administration is overseeing the withdrawal, carrying forward a plan negotiated by the previous administration for departure of US troops from Iraq.
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Prominent businessman among six killed in Zimbabwe helicopter crash
Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana confirmed the death of a high-profile businessman, three passengers and two pilots in the crash.
Prosecutors allege that Adeniyi Adeyemi had since 2024 posed as director-general of an agency the presidency says it neither established nor authorised him to lead.
Burundi will only accept those not accused of crime or terrorism links, said the president’s spokesperson.
The sailors were aboard M/T Eureka, which was hijacked off Somalia’s Puntland region in May.
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