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Dec 13, 2024
Russia [Moscow], December 13: Russia hopes to keep its military bases in Syria as they are important in the fight against terrorism, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday.
BiH's Livno Cheese added to EU' register of Protected Geographical Indication
Int'l conference held in London to explore role of AI in shaping future of higher education
US House passes massive defense policy bill
UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza
Tonga's prime minister quits moments ahead of no-confidence motion in parliament
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Damascus [Syria], December 13: The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said he would ask Syria's new leaders to grant investigators access to the country...
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes in Gaza that Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a force protecting...
Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting
Hong Kong, December 13: A Hong Kong court convicted prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after a white-shirted mob attacked him in July...
Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike
Australia [Melbourne], December 13: Major surgeries will be halted at a major hospital as hundreds of nurses and midwives strike in their ongoing fight for...
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Dec 12, 2024
New York [US], December 12: Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday on the same day he...
Syria's Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad
Damascus [Syria], December 12: The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said that anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees...
Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal
New York [US], December 12: Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending of the country's longest war...
South Korea police try to raid Yoon's office over martial law
Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office but have not been able to enter the main...
Vienna Airport welcomes over 30 million passengers for first time since 2019
Vienna [Austria], December 12: Vienna International Airport has announced surpassing 30 million passengers for the first time since 2019, signalling a strong recovery in travel activity.
UN appeals for $4.07 billion to support Gaza, West Bank
2024 hottest year on record: WMO report
FAO launches first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years
EU spent €381.4 billion on R&D in 2023
Austria drops veto on Bulgaria, Romania fully joining Schengen Travel Zone
Finance Minister Keller-Sutter to be next president of Switzerland
Hungary's Orban calls Putin to discuss diplomacy options in Ukraine war
Girl, 11, rescued in Med after 3 days clinging to tyre tubes
Ex-defence chief in South Korea tries to kill himself after being arrested
Afghanistan's refugee minister Haqqani killed in suicide blast in Kabul
