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North Korea condemns Japan
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North Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional...

Seoul, Jan 20: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the...
Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership
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Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership

Washington, Jan 20: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to issue an executive order delaying a looming ban on the widely popular app to allow time to "make a deal" and called for the US to take part-ownership in TikTok. Trump's announcement came on Sunday, hours after TikTok went dark in the US...
Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army
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Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army

Beirut, Jan 16: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno announced that Spain will donate 10 million euros to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Bueno made the announcement after he met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace in Lebanon's capital Beirut, according to a statement by...
UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya
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UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya

Tripoli, Jan 16: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that it received $1.5 million in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to address the urgent educational and psychosocial needs of Sudanese refugee children in Libya. "This...
India welcomes Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal agreement
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India welcomes Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal agreement

New Delhi, Jan 16: India on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the decision for the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed hope that this development would pave the way for safe and sustained humanitarian assistance to Gaza....
AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership
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AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership

Addis Ababa, Jan 15: The African Union (AU) disclosed that its annual summit will be held from February 12 to 16, with the election of the AU Commission (AUC) senior leadership set to be a focus of the event. In an announcement released Tuesday, the AU said the summit, under its theme for 2025,...
NATO to beef up Baltic security amid unfounded report of Russian fleet
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NATO to beef up Baltic security amid unfounded report of Russian fleet

Helsinki, Jan 15: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to boost its presence in the Baltic Sea through an enhanced vigilance initiative, it was announced at a major summit in Helsinki. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday, announced the plan at the conclusion of the Baltic...
South Africa sees strong recovery, growth in tourism sector
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South Africa sees strong recovery, growth in tourism sector

Johannesburg, Jan 15: South Africa's tourism sector has continued to show strong recovery and growth, with a 5.7 per cent increase in inbound visitors in the first 10 months of last year, the South African Tourism (SAT) said Tuesday."Between January and October 2024, South Africa welcomed 7.2...
Canadian finance minister not running for Liberal Party leadership
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Canadian finance minister not running for Liberal Party leadership

Ottawa, Jan 9: Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has said that he won't be a candidate in the upcoming race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberals. LeBlanc announced the decision on Wednesday ahead of a Liberals caucus meeting. One of the caucus' discussions will be...
Egypt announces new archaeological discoveries near Luxor
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Egypt announces new archaeological discoveries near Luxor

Luxor, Jan 9: Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed significant finds near Luxor, including parts of a temple linked to Queen Hatshepsut, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. A team led by Zahi Hawass on Wednesday discovered a well preserved section of the Valley Temple's foundations,...
Protests over power outages choke Pakistan
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Protests over power outages choke Pakistan's trade route with China

Islamabad, Jan 8: Pakistan's critical trade route with China remained blocked for the fifth day on Tuesday as thousands of people continued their protests over chronic and prolonged power outages in the mountainous region of Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, media reported. The organisers of the...
South Sudan to resume oil production, export
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South Sudan to resume oil production, export

Juba, Jan 8: South Sudan said that it would resume the production and export of crude oil to the international market through Port Sudan starting Wednesday. Minister for Petroleum Puot Kang Chol on Tuesday said the government has been collaborating with Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Dar...
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