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Iran hits Gulf neighbours and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis

Explosions echoed across Beirut early Monday as Israel struck the Lebanese capital. It also launched a new wave of attacks on Tehran, while Dubai was forced to temporarily close its airport after ...
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Milan trail city rival Inter by 8 points in Serie A title race after losing to Lazio

Milan lost ground in the race for the Serie A title after a 1-0 defeat at Lazio on Sunday left it eight points behind leader Inter Milan. Gustav Isaksen's first-half goal proved enough ...
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'One Battle After Another' triumphs at 98th Academy Awards in coronation for Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood's top honor to a comic, multi-generational American saga of political ...
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The Latest: Trump calls for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf ...
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Behind the strikes: What’s really happening between US, Israel and Iran

It was on 28 February that the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel combined efforts in a strike ...
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‘Reminders of Him’ is a sad-happy Colleen Hoover adaptation, mixing grief and romance

"Reminders of Him" is very faithful to Colleen Hoover's 2022 novel of the same name, right down to slices of the same ...
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Malta ‘prepared for any eventuality’ on disabled Russian tanker – Abela

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday that Malta is “prepared for any eventuality” in dealing with the disabled Russian LNG tanker which is now threatening to drift into Maltese ...
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Tax-free income proposals are regressive, favour the rich and burden future generations – ADPD

Robert Abela and Alex Borg appear to be engaged in a dangerous competition to outbid each other with policies that undermine Malta’s public finances while favouring the wealthy, ADPD – the ...
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Kimi Antonelli takes his first win in China to extend Mercedes' dominant start to new F1 era

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes in an eventful Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. The 19-year-old Italian ...
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Anna and Llinos Ogwen Westgarth-Pratt who played a role in the opening of the exhibition

This week I attended the opening of Anna Nightingale's exhibition My Journey to SelfLove at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julians. I have known Anna for a very long time and have followed her art with ...
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Alex Borg pledges to cut VAT for restaurants to 7% within 100 days if PN wins next election

Alex Borg has pledged that a future Nationalist Party government would reduce VAT to 7% for restaurants and kiosks within its first 100 days in office, as part of a wider package of measures aimed at ...
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Colombian arrested in Paceville for drug trafficking

A Colombian man was arrested in Paceville on drug trafficking charges and is expected to be charged in court on Sunday afternoon. The man, a 31-year-old, was spotted while police officers were ...