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- The tanker Rich Starry is Chinese-owned and has Chinese crew on board
- US-sanctioned tanker Murlikishan also headed into the strait on Tuesday
- Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, a medium-range tanker, is heading to Hamriyah port in the UAE
- Unprecedented diplomatic encounter comes after Lebanese leaders reject ‘third-party’ negotiations
- Calls for truce grow amid intense clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon
- “In the first three months of this year, nearly 700 civilians were reportedly killed in drone strikes,” Fletcher said
- MSF said it has recorded two deaths and treated 56 wounded people following five drone attacks carried out by SAF
- The assault came as Nigeria saw a spate of mass kidnappings late last year
- Placid said the arrested gang members were also “responsible for acts of terrorism, (and) cattle rustling“
- Paper won 2 merit awards in print category, 1 digital merit award for documentary marking newspaper’s 50th anniversary
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