United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned looting and attacks on UN facilities and equipment in Darfur, which were gifted to the government of Sudan for civilian use. Unknown armed groups attacked a World Food Programme [Read More]
An Israeli national who crossed the border into Lebanon a few weeks ago was repatriated Thursday night, the Israeli military said. “IDF (Israel Defense Forces) troops conducted a joint operational effort with UNIFIL (UN Interim [Read More]
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 6.9 percent year-on-year in November and soared to 5.402 billion U.S. dollars, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. The export-import coverage ratio, which was 76.1 percent in November in [Read More]
A Palestinian man was shot dead in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Friday after allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack, the military said. The incident took place near a military post at the [Read More]
The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to block the release of his White House’s records requested in [Read More]
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted Resolution 2617, renewing the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) for another four years, until Dec. 31, 2025. For the period ending at the end of 2025, [Read More]
Governor Jared Polis of the U.S. State of Colorado declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to fast-moving grass fires created by high winds in one county as thousands of residents were ordered to [Read More]
Malaysia reported another 3,997 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,754,513, according to the health ministry. Of the new cases, 366 are imported, with 3,631 being local transmissions, data [Read More]
As Australians count down the final hours of a COVID-filled year, daily case numbers, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, have doubled throughout the state of New South Wales (NSW). The nation’s most populated [Read More]
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world’s largest trade deal, will come into force Saturday. What is it? Why is it so important? How will it benefit its members and beyond? Some key [Read More]
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