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Jan 16, 2025
Moscow [Russia], January 16: Russia and Ukraine have released 50 prisoners in a swap deal between the warring nations.
UN Secretary-General welcomes ceasefire deal in Gaza
Dubai records 437 successful bids for global business events in 2024
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UAE welcomes ceasefire announcement in Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 16: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the announcement of...
25 Ukrainian captives freed in swap with Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 16: Twenty-five Ukrainians have been released in the latest prisoner exchange with Russia, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of...
Italy's public debt over 3,000 bln for first time
Rome [Italy], January 16: Italy's public debt exceeded 3,000 billion euros (3,087 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time in November 2024, the Bank of...
Lukashenko approves strategies of Belarus' participation in SCO, BRICS
Minsk [Belarus], January 16: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has approved the strategies of Belarusian participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, the administration...
EU welcomes ceasefire deal in Gaza
Brussels [Belgium], January 16: High-ranking European Union (EU) officials on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and called on both parties to fully implement...
Norway hosts global meeting to advance two-state solution in Middle East
Oslo [Norway], January 16: Norway hosted a high-level meeting on Wednesday to reinforce international backing for the two-state solution in the Middle East, address the...
Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months away
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 16: Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp...
Biden bids farewell from Oval Office as Trump looms over his legacy
Washington DC [US], January 16: President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to seal...
Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday
Gaza City [Gaza], January 16: Negotiators reached a phased deal to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said,...
PIF to observe Vanuatu snap election
Port Vila [Vanuatu], January 16: The Pacific Islands Forum has deployed an Election Observer Mission to observe the Vanuatu snap election that will be held today.
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Kenya's horticulture exports down to 1.06 bln USD in 2024
African School of Governance inaugurated in Rwanda
Tunisian urges ICC to investigate situation in Palestine
AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership
Tunisia busts drug trafficking network, arrests 2
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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya's Benghazi after 10-year hiatus
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