Thu 05 December 2024: The Lebanese government confirmed Wednesday that Hezbollah agreed to allow the army to extend its authority in the southern regions of the country. The government emphasized that the army is the entity authorized to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in line with a cease-fire agreement with Israel. Information Minister Ziad […]
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Thu 05 December 2024: Experts on Wednesday called for bold action against harmful practices and violence against women, and girls in West and Central Africa at the UN summit on women’s rights in Senegal. Violence against women through traditional norms, discrimination, violence extremism, and social media is “alarming” in West and Central Africa, according to […]
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Thu 05 December 2024: Bitcoin’s price surpassed $100,000 late Wednesday for the first time ever, marking the peak of a bull run that has driven the cryptocurrency’s value up by more than 30% since the Nov. 5 US presidential election. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was hovering around $68,000 on the eve of Election Day to […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: Nay San Lwin, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, told Anadolu that Arakan Muslims (Rohingya), long persecuted by Myanmar’s military, are now facing new threats from the Arakan Army. He urged the international community to establish a safe zone to protect the vulnerable population from escalating violence, describing it as the […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: Britain will push NATO allies to bolster support for Ukraine and increase defense spending during the alliance’s foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary David Lammy will attend the NATO meeting to call for an increase in support for Ukraine and underscore its commitment to 2.5% defense spending, according to a Foreign Office […]
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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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