International
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84 killed in Haiti capital violence over weekend: UN rights chief
Geneva (RSS/AFP): The United Nations rights chief said Monday that 184 people had been killed over the weekend in the Haitian capital during a spike…
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Restive Indian state lifts internet blackout after ethnic clashes
New Delhi (RSS/AFP): Internet was restored in India’s conflict-torn northeastern state of Manipur on Monday, weeks after a blackout was ordered to contain deadly ethnic…
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S. Korean justice ministry announces travel ban on president
SEOUL, Dec 9: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week…
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Syrians to determine Syria’s future: UN chief
USA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the future of Syria is a matter for the Syrians to determine and that there is…
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Zelensky says Kyiv wants ‘enduring’ peace to protect it from Russia
Kyiv (RSS/AFP): Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told US President-elect Donald Trump Kyiv needed an “enduring” peace that Russia will not “destroy” in…
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Death toll rises to 5 as search continues after explosion in The Hague
The Hague: Dutch authorities have confirmed the recovery of five bodies from the rubble of an apartment building that partially collapsed following a powerful explosion…
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Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria
DAMASCUS, Dec 8, 2024: Rebels declared that they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five…
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Six soldiers killed by gunmen in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AFP): Gunmen attacked a Pakistani army base near the border with Afghanistan and killed six soldiers, the army reported on Saturday. The soldiers exchanged…
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Blinken blasts Lavrov for Russian escalation in Ukraine
Malta (RSS/AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday accused Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of spreading a “tsunami of misinformation” and blamed Moscow…
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UN children’s agency sets $9.9 bn fundraising goal for 2025
United States (RSS/AFP): The UN children’s agency on Wednesday launched a $9.9 billion fundraising appeal to provide aid next year for millions of young people…
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