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WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) – Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S. president, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support.
Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The controlling creditor says government failed to implement industry reforms and is “coy” about what it is offering to prevent liquidation.
Mayor Dada Morero’s commitment to spending R50m on restoring the Johannesburg Art Gallery was welcomed by residents and art lovers. Almost half, however, will be spent on preparing to relocate the artworks.
Matipandile Sotheni, a former police officer and special task force member, is accused of murdering Marius Van Der Merwe, also known as Witness D, after he testified at the Madlanga commission.
Khaled Bani Odeh’s parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.
A new government finding that supports the hunting and export of rhinos signals a shift in South Africa’s wildlife policy under Environment Minister Willie Aucamp – reversing a freeze on trophy exports imposed by his predecessor.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed “indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians”.
How try-scoring sensation France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey has stormed the stage to challenge Antoine Dupont as Les Bleus’ star player.
Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine, Kenya’s foreign minister has said.
There are all sorts of rules around pensions, and most of them are there for good reason – to protect your money, to make sure you don’t, like so many people, have to work into your late seventies.
Chelsea have been hit with a Premier League record fine of £10.75m and handed a suspended transfer ban. Here’s what the written reasons said.
Wiles will continue to work “virtually full time at the White House” while undergoing treatment, the US president said.
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The US president is suing for defamation over the way Panorama spliced together parts of a speech he made.
Ronnie O’Sullivan says restoring his game to its previous level would be bigger than winning world titles.
Stanley Itshegetseng said he supported Morero but those who had “beef” with Dada must take it to Morero and not reduce him to Dada’s boy
Liam Livingstone issues strong criticism of the England set-up, saying there “wasn’t any part of me” that wanted to be part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.