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<title>Gulf Ecomonics &#45; : WORLD NEWS</title>
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<title>Bangladesh warns of security risks as UN slashes food aid in overcrowded Rohingya camps</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/bangladesh-warns-of-security-risks-as-un-slashes-food-aid-in-overcrowded-rohingya-camps</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities warned on Wednesday that the UN’s decision to cut food rations for Rohingya is expected to heighten security risks in the overcrowded refugee camps, where hundreds of thousands of people are already struggling to survive.

	Nearly 1.3 million Rohingya are currently cramped inside 33 camps in Bangladesh’s coastal Cox’s Bazar district, where they have limited access to job opportunities and education. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh, warns, security, risks, slashes, food, aid, overcrowded, Rohingya, camps</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities warned on Wednesday that the UN’s decision to cut food rations for Rohingya is expected to heighten security risks in the overcrowded refugee camps, where hundreds of thousands of people are already struggling to survive.

	Nearly 1.3 million Rohingya are currently cramped inside 33 camps in Bangladesh’s coastal Cox’s Bazar district, where they have limited access to job opportunities and education.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Italian coast guard finds 19 migrants dead and rescues 58 from dinghy off Lampedusa</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/italian-coast-guard-finds-19-migrants-dead-and-rescues-58-from-dinghy-off-lampedusa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ ROME: Nineteen people were found dead and 58 rescued alive by the Italian coast guard, which intercepted a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday night.
	The Italian coast guard operated in the Libyan search and rescue area amid rough weather conditions, a spokesman said on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Italian, coast, guard, finds, migrants, dead, and, rescues, from, dinghy, off, Lampedusa</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[ROME: Nineteen people were found dead and 58 rescued alive by the Italian coast guard, which intercepted a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday night.
	The Italian coast guard operated in the Libyan search and rescue area amid rough weather conditions, a spokesman said on Wednesday.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Black mayor faces abuse as France confronts racial fault lines</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/black-mayor-faces-abuse-as-france-confronts-racial-fault-lines</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ SAINT-DENIS, France: Ever since the election of Bally Bagayoko as mayor of the French capital’s largest suburb, the city hall in Saint-Denis has been targeted with racist phone calls.
	“Hello? Is it true you have to wear a headscarf to go to school?” one caller asked.
	“Is this the town of Blacks and Arabs?” said another.
	In a third instance, someone stayed silent, playing a song by Amadou and Mariam, a Malian musical duo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Black, mayor, faces, abuse, France, confronts, racial, fault, lines</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[SAINT-DENIS, France: Ever since the election of Bally Bagayoko as mayor of the French capital’s largest suburb, the city hall in Saint-Denis has been targeted with racist phone calls.
	“Hello? Is it true you have to wear a headscarf to go to school?” one caller asked.
	“Is this the town of Blacks and Arabs?” said another.
	In a third instance, someone stayed silent, playing a song by Amadou and Mariam, a Malian musical duo.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Putin warns Armenia it can’t be both a member of EU and Russia&#45;led economic bloc</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/putin-warns-armenia-it-cant-be-both-a-member-of-eu-and-russia-led-economic-bloc</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Armenia, which aspires to join the European Union, that it won’t be able to be part of both the EU and a Moscow-led economic alliance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Putin, warns, Armenia, can’t, both, member, and, Russia-led, economic, bloc</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Armenia, which aspires to join the European Union, that it won’t be able to be part of both the EU and a Moscow-led economic alliance.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mexico’s foreign minister to leave post for health reasons, local media says</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/mexicos-foreign-minister-to-leave-post-for-health-reasons-local-media-says</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ MEXICO CITY: Mexican Foreign Minister Juan ​Ramon de la Fuente will leave his post due to health reasons, ‌local ‌media ​outlets ‌reported ⁠on ​Wednesday.
	Roberto Velasco, ⁠currently the head of the North America department at the ⁠foreign ministry, ‌is set ‌to ​take ‌his place, the ‌reports said.
	De la Fuente went on medical ‌leave for surgery last November. Reuters was ⁠not ⁠able to immediately confirm the local media reports or whether the leave will be permanent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mexico’s, foreign, minister, leave, post, for, health, reasons, local, media, says</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY: Mexican Foreign Minister Juan ​Ramon de la Fuente will leave his post due to health reasons, ‌local ‌media ​outlets ‌reported ⁠on ​Wednesday.
	Roberto Velasco, ⁠currently the head of the North America department at the ⁠foreign ministry, ‌is set ‌to ​take ‌his place, the ‌reports said.
	De la Fuente went on medical ‌leave for surgery last November. Reuters was ⁠not ⁠able to immediately confirm the local media reports or whether the leave will be permanent.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>7.4&#45;magnitude quake damages buildings, kills at least one in Indonesia</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/74-magnitude-quakedamages-buildings-kills-at-least-one-in-indonesia</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck in the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia’s Ternate island on Thursday, damaging some buildings ​and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said.
	The US Geological Survey reported aftershocks of magnitude as high as 5, and Indonesia’s meteorology agency BMKG reported tsunami waves in West Halmahera at 0.3m high and Bitung at 0.2m high.
	Indonesian broadcaster Metro TV reported one person had died from falling rubble in Manado, North Sulawesi province, and video showed damaged buildings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck in the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia’s Ternate island on Thursday, damaging some buildings ​and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said.
	The US Geological Survey reported aftershocks of magnitude as high as 5, and Indonesia’s meteorology agency BMKG reported tsunami waves in West Halmahera at 0.3m high and Bitung at 0.2m high.
	Indonesian broadcaster Metro TV reported one person had died from falling rubble in Manado, North Sulawesi province, and video showed damaged buildings.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/us-lifts-sanctions-on-venezuelas-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
	The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest US recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the US military captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife on Jan. 3 in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
	The pair have since been taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges and both have pleaded not guilty. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>lifts, sanctions, Venezuela’s, acting, President, Delcy, Rodríguez</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
	The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest US recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the US military captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife on Jan. 3 in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
	The pair have since been taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges and both have pleaded not guilty.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Oil jumps over 5 percent after Trump says US to keep up attacks on Iran</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/oil-jumps-over-5-percent-after-trump-says-us-to-keep-up-attacks-on-iran</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep up attacks ​on Iran without committing to a specific timeline to end the war, fanning investor fears about sustained disruptions to supply.
	Brent crude futures rose $6.33, or 6.3 percent, to $107.49 per barrel by 0407 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $5.28, or 5.3 percent, to $105.40 per barrel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oil, jumps, over, percent, after, Trump, says, keep, attacks, Iran</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep up attacks ​on Iran without committing to a specific timeline to end the war, fanning investor fears about sustained disruptions to supply.
	Brent crude futures rose $6.33, or 6.3 percent, to $107.49 per barrel by 0407 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $5.28, or 5.3 percent, to $105.40 per barrel.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>NATO chief to visit Washington next week as Trump threatens exit from alliance</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/nato-chief-to-visit-washington-next-week-as-trump-threatens-exit-from-alliance</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/nato-chief-to-visit-washington-next-week-as-trump-threatens-exit-from-alliance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a &quot;long-planned visit&quot; that comes after President Donald Trump blasted European allies over differences on the Iran war.

	&quot;I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit,&quot; NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. A White House official also confirmed the visit.

	No further details of the trip were immediately available. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NATO, chief, visit, Washington, next, week, Trump, threatens, exit, from, alliance</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a "long-planned visit" that comes after President Donald Trump blasted European allies over differences on the Iran war.

	"I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit," NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. A White House official also confirmed the visit.

	No further details of the trip were immediately available.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump says Iran will be hit hard for next 2 or 3 weeks</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/trump-says-iran-will-be-hit-hard-for-next-2-or-3-weeks</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/trump-says-iran-will-be-hit-hard-for-next-2-or-3-weeks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump said US forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of US operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.
	Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.
	“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, says, Iran, will, hit, hard, for, next, weeks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said US forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of US operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.
	Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.
	“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shooting at start of Bangladesh election campaign kills one</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/shooting-at-start-of-bangladesh-election-campaign-kills-one</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/shooting-at-start-of-bangladesh-election-campaign-kills-one</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ DHAKA: Gunmen on motorbikes attacked a Bangladesh political rally, killing one person and wounding two others, including a candidate, officials said on Thursday, after parties began campaigning for landmark elections.
	Major parties opened their campaigns on Wednesday for the elections slated for February 2026, the first since a deadly uprising last year toppled the autocratic government of former ruler Sheikh Hasina.
	Campaigning turned violent almost immediately. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shooting, start, Bangladesh, election, campaign, kills, one</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[DHAKA: Gunmen on motorbikes attacked a Bangladesh political rally, killing one person and wounding two others, including a candidate, officials said on Thursday, after parties began campaigning for landmark elections.
	Major parties opened their campaigns on Wednesday for the elections slated for February 2026, the first since a deadly uprising last year toppled the autocratic government of former ruler Sheikh Hasina.
	Campaigning turned violent almost immediately.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ukraine drone attack kills one in Russia as Kyiv claims refinery hit</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/ukraine-drone-attack-kills-one-in-russia-as-kyiv-claims-refinery-hit</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/ukraine-drone-attack-kills-one-in-russia-as-kyiv-claims-refinery-hit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ MOSCOW: A massive drone attack on Russia’s southern city of Volgograd killed one person and caused a fire in an industrial area, a local official said Thursday, as Ukraine claimed to have struck a nearby refinery.
	The attack hit a 24-story apartment block, damaging balconies and shattering windows of nearby houses, Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov said on Telegram,
	“A 48-year-old civilian man was killed by shrapnel from the attack,” he said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ukraine, drone, attack, kills, one, Russia, Kyiv, claims, refinery, hit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[MOSCOW: A massive drone attack on Russia’s southern city of Volgograd killed one person and caused a fire in an industrial area, a local official said Thursday, as Ukraine claimed to have struck a nearby refinery.
	The attack hit a 24-story apartment block, damaging balconies and shattering windows of nearby houses, Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov said on Telegram,
	“A 48-year-old civilian man was killed by shrapnel from the attack,” he said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Pope Leo receives Palestinian president Abbas at Vatican</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/pope-leo-receives-palestinian-president-abbas-at-vatican</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/pope-leo-receives-palestinian-president-abbas-at-vatican</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the “urgent need” to help the civilian population in Gaza.
	The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian group’s October 7, 2023, attack.
	Abbas is the longtime head of the Palestinian Authority, which exerts limited control over parts of the West Bank. His Fatah movement is the rival to Hamas, which took control of Gaza in 2007. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, receives, Palestinian, president, Abbas, Vatican</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the “urgent need” to help the civilian population in Gaza.
	The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian group’s October 7, 2023, attack.
	Abbas is the longtime head of the Palestinian Authority, which exerts limited control over parts of the West Bank. His Fatah movement is the rival to Hamas, which took control of Gaza in 2007.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>KSrelief steps in to help Afghanistan earthquake survivors</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/ksrelief-steps-in-to-help-afghanistan-earthquake-survivors</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/ksrelief-steps-in-to-help-afghanistan-earthquake-survivors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ KABUL: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is providing essential aid and supplies to residents of northern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake struck the area earlier this week.

	At least 27 people were killed and nearly 1,000 more injured when the 6.3 magnitude quake struck the northern provinces of Samangan, Sar-e-Pul and Balkh on Monday, according to the Ministry of Public Health. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>KSrelief, steps, help, Afghanistan, earthquake, survivors</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[KABUL: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is providing essential aid and supplies to residents of northern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake struck the area earlier this week.

	At least 27 people were killed and nearly 1,000 more injured when the 6.3 magnitude quake struck the northern provinces of Samangan, Sar-e-Pul and Balkh on Monday, according to the Ministry of Public Health.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Weapons cache linked to Hamas found in Vienna by Austria’s intelligence service</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/weapons-cache-linked-to-hamas-found-in-vienna-by-austrias-intelligence-service</link>
<guid>https://gulfecomonics.com/weapons-cache-linked-to-hamas-found-in-vienna-by-austrias-intelligence-service</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ VIENNA: Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday.
	A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache” was arrested in London on Monday, the interior ministry statement said.
	“According to the current state of the investigation, Israeli or Jewish institutions in Europe were likely to be the targets of these attacks,” it added. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weapons, cache, linked, Hamas, found, Vienna, Austria’s, intelligence, service</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[VIENNA: Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday.
	A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache” was arrested in London on Monday, the interior ministry statement said.
	“According to the current state of the investigation, Israeli or Jewish institutions in Europe were likely to be the targets of these attacks,” it added.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/typhoon-kalmaegi-hits-vietnam-after-killing-140-in-philippines</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ NHA TRANG, Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday in Vietnam’s already storm-battered central belt, where thousands have been evacuated from areas in the path of one of the world’s deadliest cyclones this year.
	Kalmaegi cut a path of destruction through the Philippines this week, killing at least 140 people and leaving another 127 missing after unleashing devastating floods.
	It crashed into central Vietnam late Thursday, packing sustained winds of up to 149 kilometers (92 miles) per hour with much faster gusts, the environment ministry said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[NHA TRANG, Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday in Vietnam’s already storm-battered central belt, where thousands have been evacuated from areas in the path of one of the world’s deadliest cyclones this year.
	Kalmaegi cut a path of destruction through the Philippines this week, killing at least 140 people and leaving another 127 missing after unleashing devastating floods.
	It crashed into central Vietnam late Thursday, packing sustained winds of up to 149 kilometers (92 miles) per hour with much faster gusts, the environment ministry said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/people-from-south-sudan-will-lose-temporary-us-legal-status</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ JUBA: The United States is terminating South Sudan’s designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the US legally and escape armed conflict back home.
	The termination will be effective Jan. 5, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
	“After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in South Sudan no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements,” the statement said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[JUBA: The United States is terminating South Sudan’s designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the US legally and escape armed conflict back home.
	The termination will be effective Jan. 5, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
	“After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in South Sudan no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements,” the statement said.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/denmark-eyes-new-law-to-protect-citizens-from-ai-deepfakes</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ COPENHAGEN: In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account.
	She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her clothing had been digitally removed to make her appear naked. It was a deepfake.
	“It overwhelmed me so much,” Watson recalled. “I just started bursting out in tears, because suddenly, I was there naked.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Denmark, eyes, new, law, protect, citizens, from, deepfakes</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN: In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account.
	She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her clothing had been digitally removed to make her appear naked. It was a deepfake.
	“It overwhelmed me so much,” Watson recalled. “I just started bursting out in tears, because suddenly, I was there naked.”]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Argentine ex&#45;president Kirchner goes on trial in new corruption case</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/argentine-ex-president-kirchner-goes-on-trial-in-new-corruption-case</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ BUENOS AIRES: Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who is serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest, goes on trial Thursday in a separate case for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes.
	The center-left Kirchner, a dominant and polarizing figure in Argentine politics for over two decades, served two terms from 2007-2015.
	Her latest trial comes as her ailing Peronist movement — named after iconic post-war leader Juan Peron — reels from its stinging defeat at the hands of right-wing President Javier Milei’s party in last month’s midterm elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Argentine, ex-president, Kirchner, goes, trial, new, corruption, case</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES: Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who is serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest, goes on trial Thursday in a separate case for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes.
	The center-left Kirchner, a dominant and polarizing figure in Argentine politics for over two decades, served two terms from 2007-2015.
	Her latest trial comes as her ailing Peronist movement — named after iconic post-war leader Juan Peron — reels from its stinging defeat at the hands of right-wing President Javier Milei’s party in last month’s midterm elections.]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Afghanistan and Pakistan return to Istanbul for more peace talks</title>
<link>https://gulfecomonics.com/afghanistan-and-pakistan-return-to-istanbul-for-more-peace-talks</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan will resume peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, both nations said, after a previous round ended without agreeing a lasting truce.
	Militaries from the South Asian neighbors clashed last month, with dozens killed in the worst such violence since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
	Both sides signed a ceasefire in Doha on October 19, but a second round of negotiations in Istanbul last week ended without a long-term deal, due to a disagreement over militant groups hostile to Pakistan operating inside Afghanistan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Afghanistan, and, Pakistan, return, Istanbul, for, more, peace, talks</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan will resume peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, both nations said, after a previous round ended without agreeing a lasting truce.
	Militaries from the South Asian neighbors clashed last month, with dozens killed in the worst such violence since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
	Both sides signed a ceasefire in Doha on October 19, but a second round of negotiations in Istanbul last week ended without a long-term deal, due to a disagreement over militant groups hostile to Pakistan operating inside Afghanistan.]]> </content:encoded>
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