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US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks close w...

US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks close with no breakthrough

US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks close with no breakthrough **Diplomatic Efforts Stall Amidst Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine** **Abu Dhabi, UAE –** Hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been significantly dampened following the... read more »

World News in Brief: Iran in the Human R...

World News in Brief: Iran in the Human Rights Council, Myanmar election fra...

World News in Brief: Iran in the Human Rights Council, Myanmar election fraud, migration chief in Cyprus, Mozambique flood update **Global Rights Watch: Iran Faces Scrutiny Amidst Protest Crackdown, Myanmar Election Integrity Questioned** International attention intensified on Friday as a... read more »

Greenlanders left reeling after week of ...

Greenlanders left reeling after week of Trump-induced whiplash

Greenlanders left reeling after week of Trump-induced whiplash **Greenland Navigates Shifting Sands of International Attention** A period of heightened international scrutiny has left Greenland, the world’s largest island, navigating a complex landscape of mixed signals and renewed... read more »

Hazare threatens fast, says government cheated on Lokpal
Heated Rivalry is a hit in Russia, where...

Heated Rivalry is a hit in Russia, where LGBTQ+ content is heavily censored

Heated Rivalry is a hit in Russia, where LGBTQ+ content is heavily censored ## Unlikely Resonance: Russian Audiences Embrace Coded LGBTQ+ Character Amidst Strict Censorship **Moscow, Russia** – A fictional character’s journey of self-discovery and suppressed love has unexpectedly resonated with... 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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European populists broke with Trump on Greenland as national goals diverged **Title: Nationalist Divergence: Greenland Bid Exposes Fault Lines in Transatlantic Populist Alliance** The... read more »

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Several missing after landslide at popular tourist spot in New Zealand

Several missing after landslide at popular tourist spot in New Zealand **Landslide at New Zealand Tourist Site Prompts Search and Rescue Operation** **WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND** – A search... read more »

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Sinner, Osaka through to the third round at Australian Open **Sinner and Osaka Advance to Round Three in Melbourne** Melbourne, Australia – The Australian Open witnessed dominant... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel

Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel **Advocacy Group Calls for Reassessment of U.S.-Israel Policy Amid Shifting Geopolitical Landscape** Washington D.C. – A renewed call for... read more »