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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes: Russian spymaster

Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the top spy agency known under its Russian acronym SVR, made the statement in an interview broadcast by Russian state television

Hostage crisis creates dilemma for Israel, bolsters Hamas' standing

Netanyahu, at least in public, denies there is any such dilemma. He has vowed to destroy Hamas and recover all the hostages, either through rescue missions or cease-fire agreements.

Nikki Haley wins Super Tuesday in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump

That victory will do little to dent Trump's primary dominance, however. The former president won 11 other states on Super Tuesday

Biden, Trump to rack up wins as Super Tuesday moves them closer to rematch

Super Tuesday features elections in 16 states and one territory from Alaska and California to Vermont and Virginia. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul of the race for either party

Biden's allies add pressure on White House to control violence in Gaza

The conversations between senators and the White House are vigorous and frank" regarding the war and Netanyahu, Warren told the AP. We would not be serving our president to do otherwise

Undermanned Ukrainian army challenges power of Russia's Black Sea fleet

Challenging Russia's naval superiority also has helped create more favorable conditions for Ukrainian grain exports and other shipments from the country's Black Sea ports

Tourists not to have free access to Olympics opening ceremony in Paris

Those invited will then need to undergo security checks and will receive QR codes to pass security barriers.

Venezuela sets prez election for July 28 as Oppn candidate remains barred

President Nicols Maduro is widely expected to run for reelection. His government initially negotiated details of the election with a faction of the opposition backed by the United States government

Trump wins North Dakota caucuses, adds to victories going into Super Tues

The former president finished first in voting conducted at 12 caucus sites, ahead of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. The result puts Trump back on the winning track

UN warns of climate impact on women-run households, farms in poor nations

The Rome-based FAO came up with the statistics by surveying 100,000 rural households across 24 poor and middle-income countries around the world

Chinese coast guard blocks vessels off South China Sea shoal: Philippines

The Philippine boat had minor structural damage, though no more details were available

Prez Biden, Donald Trump poised to move closer to winning nominations

Biden delivers the State of the Union address on Thursday, then will campaign in the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Georgia

Singapore PM defends exclusive deal with Taylor Swift that irked neighbours

PM confirmed that Swift was provided with incentives from a government fund established to rebuild tourism industry after Covid-19 disruptions to make Singapore her only Southeast Asian destination

N Korea threatens to take action in response to US-S Korea military drills

North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-US military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified "responsible" military steps in response

China targets 2024 economic growth around 5%, on par with last year's rate

Last year, the economy grew at a 5.2 per cent pace, but that was after a very slow 3 per cent annual growth rate in 2022, when the country was enduring the worst disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic

Israel criticises UN in Gaza, says 450 of its workers are militants

UNRWA, which employs roughly 13,000 people in Gaza, is the biggest aid provider in the enclave

As France ensures right to abortion, other countries look to expand access

Abortion is broadly legal across Europe, and governments have been gradually expanding abortion rights, with some exceptions

Reasonable grounds to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct 7: UN

There are also reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing, said Pramila Patten, who visited Israel and the West Bank from Jan 29 to Feb 14 with a nine-member team

US first lady Jill Biden honours 'women of courage' at White House

Twelve women received the awards, which were distributed by the US Department of State

Supreme Court blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

Texas' plan to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government's authority over immigration