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Iran collects $2M transit fee for some ships in Strait of Hormuz, lawmaker says
The parliamentarian says transit charges ‘reflect Iran’s strength’ over the strategic waterway as tensions disrupt global shipping routes.
UN rapporteuer Francesca Albanese says torture is central to Israel’s campaign of custodial abuse, forced displacement, killings and destruction, inflicting long-term collective suffering on Palestinians.
Iran earlier said it would show “zero restraint” if its infrastructure came under attack.
Trump says other nations using the Strait of Hormuz should guard it, not the United States.
Africa
Russian tanker targeted by explosions to be towed to Libya
A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the North African country.
Ghana’s President John Mahama is expected to table the draft resolution at the UN on 25 March.
Congo Airways grounded in 2024 less than a decade after it fully took off.
Africa’s solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies
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