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Sep 20, 2024
New York [US], September 20: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, has called for establishing political and security frameworks that can address the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.
Earth is about to have a second moon
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint
Russia attacks Ukraine geriatric centre and power grid
Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in national polls
Biden expects Fed to continue cutting interest rates
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Ukraine weakens Russian forces in East: Zelenskiy
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 20: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk...
Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
Lisbon [Portugal], September 20: Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit,...
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
Paris [France], September 20: France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election.
Hunter Biden to be sentenced on Dec. 4
Washington [US], September 20: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4.
Portugal to combat school bullying
Sep 19, 2024
Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: The Portuguese government has formed a working group to address and prevent bullying in schools, with preliminary results to come...
Putin extends Western food import ban by 2 years
Moscow [Russia], September 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending an embargo on agricultural products from Western countries for another two...
Russian town evacuated after Ukrainian attack on munitions depot
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The small Russian town of Toropets, some 400 kilometres north-west of Moscow, has been partially evacuated after it was hit...
Seventh foreigner arrested in Venezuela for alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Havana [Cuba], September 19: A seventh foreign national has been arrested in Venezuela on charges of conspiracy over what Caracas claims was a plot to...
UN General Assembly calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas
New York [US], September 19: With a clear majority of 124 votes on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied...
Half a million Mpox vaccine doses for Africa ordered by Gavi Alliance
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 Mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic.
At least 14 dead, 450 injured as Lebanon hit by 2nd wave of blasts
UAE President to begin official visit to US on Monday
Egypt stresses urgency of ending war, ensuring aid delivery in Gaza
UN appeals for maximum restraint to avert further escalation in region
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