Tue 17 December 2024: The EU is to reopen its mission in Damascus following “constructive” talks with Syria’s new leadership after the toppling of ruler Bashar al-Assad, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said Tuesday. “This is a very important step, that we will reopen the delegation in Syria,” the EU’s Kaja Kallas told the European Parliament. The EU’s top diplomat for Syria […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accsued the West of pushing Russia to its “red lines” – situations it has publicly made clear it will not tolerate – and said Moscow had been forced to respond. Putin told a meeting of defence officials that Russia was watching the U.S. development and potential deployment of short […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: Photos captured by a Syrian military police officer known by the alias “Caesar” documenting torture and deaths in detention centers are poised to become critical evidence in legal proceedings against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The Caesar files, which consist of tens of thousands of images, expose systematic human rights violations. The images […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: China has expanded its visa-free transit policy, extending stays and travel options for citizens from 54 countries, officials announced Tuesday. The permitted stay for eligible travelers has been increased to 10 days, or 240 hours, up from the previous limits of 72 and 144 hours, according to the National Immigration Administration. […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump said Türkiye is “very smart” Monday as he hailed his personal relationship with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey is a major force, by the way, and Erdogan is somebody I got along with great but he has a major military force. And his has not […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: The Syrian presidency’s telegram channel has published a statement purported to be from Bashar al-Assad, in which the deposed president says he left Syria on the evening of December 8 and that his departure was unplanned. “First, my departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the final […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will have a six-month grace period following their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for January 29, a year after […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has released a “list of targets” in case of a potential attack involving the US, a report claimed on Monday. The PLA’s electronic warfare unit has released the list targeting the presumed US aircraft carrier strike groups. It was revealed in the latest issue of […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: Russia faces a triple threat, rising inflation, soaring defence spending, and tightening household budgets. With inflation expected to reach 9 per cent this year and interest rates climbing to 21 per cent, many Russians are struggling to afford daily necessities. Russia’s economy is facing severe inflation, driven by soaring defence expenditures […]
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Sun 15 December 2024: With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office next month, the United States is moving toward enforcing stricter immigration policies. Recent data from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicates that 18,000 undocumented Indians are among the 1.45 million individuals at risk of deportation. India ranks third in the […]
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