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Israel has named a condition for signing an agreement with Lebanon.
Filippo called the Romanian elections a slap in the face for the EU and NATO.
At least one person died in a plane crash in Lithuania.
Erdogan will host the NATO Secretary General on Monday.
Uruguay’s President-elect Orsi has called for national dialogue.
Syria condemned the US transfer of ballistic missiles to Ukraine.
The UN envoy called for Syria to be avoided in the events in Gaza.
The second round of presidential elections has begun in Uruguay.
Presidential elections have begun in Romania.
Maduro announced the creation of a youth anti-fascist movement.
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Israel has named a condition for signing an agreement with Lebanon.
12 : 07
Filippo called the Romanian elections a slap in the face for the EU and NATO.
06 : 20
At least one person died in a plane crash in Lithuania.
06 : 17
Erdogan will host the NATO Secretary General on Monday.
06 : 15
Uruguay’s President-elect Orsi has called for national dialogue.
17 : 47
Syria condemned the US transfer of ballistic missiles to Ukraine.
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Suez Canal blocked in both directions

Suez Canal blocked in both directions

The Suez Canal had traffic clog up on Tuesday after a massive container ship (the Ever Given) got stuck in it.

One of the biggest waterways on the globe, the Suez Canal, faced the unexpected thing on Tuesday. Tug boats were trying to clear the 396-metres-long vessel so that the pileup of ships that have collected on both sides of Canal.

The Suez Canal is a man-made passage that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. So, The Ever Given, which weighs 220,000 metric tons, becomes the real problem for intercontinental trade. In fact, the Suez canal gridlock could rise shipping costs and even the oil price.

According to the port officials, traffic could resume soon after workers succeeded in partially moving the 200,000-tonne behemoth on Wednesday.

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