Wed 04 December 2024: China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs, announced on Tuesday, strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: Syrian rebels have announced an amnesty for members of the Assad regime’s armed forces and security services in Aleppo, calling on them to defect and join opposition ranks. Since the renewed rebel offensive launched from north-west Syria – led largely by the group Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – last week, Syrian […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that an estimated 305 million people around the world will require humanitarian assistance in 2025, launching its Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for next year. The appeal seeks $47 billion to provide life-saving aid in 33 countries and nine refugee-hosting […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: Namibia has elected its first female leader, with ruling SWAPO party candidate and Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced Tuesday as the winner of last week’s presidential polls. With Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, now president-elect, the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) has extended its rule in the southern African nation. She garnered 57.31% […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned that attacks on the tribunal, which have come largely from Washington and Moscow, “jeopardise its very existence”. Addressing ICC members in The Hague at an annual conference on Monday, ICC President Tomoko Akane said the court faced “coercive measures, threats, pressure […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: On Telegram, the group called its attack on an Israeli military site in the Kfarchouba hills an “initial warning defensive response”, carried out following “repeated violations” of the ceasefire between it and Israel. Since the ceasefire went into effect last week on November 27, Israel has carried out more than two […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Australian police have arrested 13 people in what authorities described as the largest-ever cocaine bust in the country’s history. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that they had charged 11 men and two juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that allegedly travelled to meet a mother ship loaded with […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Russian and Syrian jets reportedly attack Idlib city on fifth day of opposition’s surprise advance in northwest Syria. Syrian opposition fighters say they are pushing towards the northern city of Hama after taking control of nearby Aleppo in a lightning offensive that started last week. The attempted southern advance on Sunday comes on […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Sales revenue for the world’s largest 100 arms makers rose 4.2% year-on-year to $632 billion in 2023, an international think tank report showed on Monday. While arms revenue hikes were reported across all regions, companies based in Russia and the Middle East saw particularly sharp increases, reflecting heightened demand fueled by […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: African health officials committed Sunday to scaling up health care interventions aimed at curbing new HIV infections during World AIDS Day. The day was marked under the global theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!” underscoring the link between human rights and health care access. Rwanda’s Health Minister Sabin […]
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