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Cubas Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid wor...

Cubas Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts

Cubas Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts ### Cuba Signals Potential Opening to U.S. Assistance Amidst Deepening Energy Shortages **Havana, Cuba** – In a significant development reflecting the escalating severity of Cuba’s energy crisis, President Miguel... read more »

UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Uk...

UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraines Kherson

UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraines Kherson ## Humanitarian Convoy Targeted in Kherson Region: UN Aid Delivery Interrupted by Drone Attacks **Kherson, Ukraine –** A United Nations humanitarian convoy en route to the besieged city of Kherson has been subjected to two separate drone... read more »

20 people killed in explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut
Explosions heard as mining groups stage ...

Explosions heard as mining groups stage antigovernment protest in Bolivia

Explosions heard as mining groups stage antigovernment protest in Bolivia ### Bolivian Mining Sectors Erupt in Protest Over Economic Policies **La Paz, Bolivia –** Tensions flared in Bolivia today as significant segments of the nation’s mining sector initiated a series of widespread... read more »

Iran war live: Trumps visit to China sha...

Iran war live: Trumps visit to China shadowed by conflict with Tehran

Iran war live: Trumps visit to China shadowed by conflict with Tehran ## Tehran Rejects Military Escalation Amidst Heightened Tensions **Tehran, Iran –** Iran’s top diplomat has firmly asserted that the nation will not yield to external pressures and reiterated that a military resolution to... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market

Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market **Trump Media Reassesses Ambitions for Prediction Market Venture** Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media &... read more »

The Unitree GD01 Is a Giant Mecha Robot You Can Actually Buy

The Unitree GD01 Is a Giant Mecha Robot You Can Actually Buy ## Unitree Unveils Colossal Bipedal Robot, Bridging the Gap Between Sci-Fi and Reality **SHENZHEN, China** – Unitree, a... read more »

Elon Musk Had Hair-Raising Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says

Elon Musk Had Hair-Raising Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says **OpenAI CEO Details Elon Musk’s Vision for Company Succession, Court Testimony Reveals** During a... read more »

IMD unveils weather model to provide block level forecast of monsoon journey

IMD unveils weather model to provide block level forecast of monsoon journey **India Meteorological Department Introduces Granular Monsoon Forecasting System** **New Delhi, India** – In a... read more »

NTA complacency led to NEET cancellation: Fraternity Movement

NTA complacency led to NEET cancellation: Fraternity Movement **NEET Exam Row: Fraternity Movement Cites NTA’s Inadequacy as Root Cause** **New Delhi, [Date]** – The National Testing Agency... read more »