United Nations, May 1 , 2024 : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that Israel’s military attack on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would cause an “unthinkable escalation” of the conflict and would result in the death of thousands of Palestinian civilians. “A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing…
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Washington, May 1 , 2024 : The US Senate hasapproved House-passed legislation to ban US imports of Russian uranium. The Senate passed the bill in a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation specifically bans US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is…
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Bangui, May 1 ,2024 : The Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President Francois Bozize over possible crimes against humanity from 2009 to 2013. “An international arrest warrant has been issued for Francois Bozize, a CAR national who has been residing…
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Tbilisi, May 1 ,2024 : Levan Khabeishvili, the leader of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s opposition party United National Movement, has been detained at a demonstration against a bill on foreign agents in central Tbilisi, Georgian broadcaster Formula News reported on Wednesday. The broadcaster reported that the opposition politician had been severely beaten by riot…
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Washington/New Delhi, May 1 ,2024 : The United States has said it “continues to expect accountability” from the Government of India regarding the probe into an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and is regularly working with India on the issue. Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department,…
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Rome, April 22 , 2024 : Italy’s capital celebrated the city’s 2,777th birthday Sunday, the annual retrospective of the city’s long history that in recent years has grown increasingly popular with tourists. On Sunday, the city erupted with concerts, exhibits, ceremonies and a parade of more than 2,000 people marching as legionaries, centurions, senators, gladiators,…
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UAE, 17 April ,2024 : The United Arab Emirates has been hit by the heaviest rainfall event ever recorded in the country, surpassing all data collected since 1949. The downpour affected numerous regions across the UAE over the past 24 hours . The National Centre of Meteorology confirmed the exceptional nature of this weather event. Further…
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Beijing, April 13,2024 : Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Peter Pellegrini on his election as president of Slovakia. In his message sent on Thursday, Xi said that the traditional friendship between China and Slovakia has grown stronger over time, and that bilateral relations in recent years have maintained sound momentum of development, with broad…
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Gaza, April 13, 2024 :The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said Friday that the Palestinian death toll has risen to 33,634 as a result of the ongoing Israeli attacks on the enclave. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 89 Palestinians and wounded 120 others, bringing the total death toll to…
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Phnom Penh, April 13 ,2024 :A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s expert team has found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in the Mekong River in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said on Saturday. CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert team discovered the bomb and safely removed it…
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