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Police in Nigeria say suspected suicide bombings killed at least 23 people
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 injured following suspected suicide bombings Monday night that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday, one of the deadliest attacks in the conflict-battered city in recent history.Residents and emergency services earlier told The Associated Press that three explosions were reported in crowded places in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, including in a major market and at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
“Regrettably, a total of... Read More
Asian shares are mixed and US futures slip as Brent hovers above $100 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares wavered in Asia on Tuesday after a drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.The reprieve in prices for crude was short-lived, with Brent crude climbing nearly 4% early Tuesday to $104.21 a barrel. U.S. benchmark crude also climbed, to $97.61 per barrel after dipping to about $93 on Monday.
U.S. futures fell back, with the contracts for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5%.
In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up early gains to slip 0.2% to 53,630.16... Read More
Israel launches new strikes on Tehran and Lebanon as Iran hits back and fires on Gulf neighbors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions Tuesday as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire, and Israel launched new strikes on Iran and Lebanon, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating.Dubai, a major transit hub for international travel, briefly shut its airspace as the military said it was “responding to incoming missile and drone threats” around the city.
The Israeli military said early Tuesday it had begun a “wide-scale wave of strikes” across... Read More
The Latest: UAE briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran
A drone attack in the United Arab Emirates sparked a fire at an oil tank farm Tuesday in Fujairah, an emirate on the country’s east coast with the Gulf of Oman that has been repeatedly targeted, the state-run WAM news agency reported. It said no one had been injured in the blast.This came after a brief closure of the UAE's airspace when the military reported it was “responding to missile and drone threats from Iran.”
Also Tuesday, the Israeli military said it had launched new attacks across both Tehran and Beirut, with those on the Lebanese capital targeting... Read More
Italyâs improbable World Baseball Classic run ends, but Azzurri leave lasting impact at home
MIAMI (AP) — Francisco Cervelli believes Italy won't be sneaking up on opponents in three years at the next World Baseball Classic.“We are no longer the Cinderella,” the Italy manager said after the Azzurri were eliminated with a 4-2 semifinal loss to Venezuela on Monday night. “In three years they are going to take us seriously. We have a group of young players that are going to participate in the next classic. What they experienced today, they are going to take it away for the rest of their lives.”
The Azzurri stunned with a 5-0 start to reach their first... Read More
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