International
Russia slams ‘ideological agendas’ in UN peace missions
MOSCOW Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that peacekeeping and political missions are straying from their original...
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Military spending in Nigeria, others hits record $2.7 trillion; countries spending more on war than peace
Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising geopolitical tensions worldwide. UN secretary-general...
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Hamas: African Union Commission faults Israel’s attack in Qatar
The African Union Commission has faulted Israel’s attack, targeting the Hamas negotiating delegation, in Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Tuesday afternoon....
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UN chief condemns Israeli attack targeting Hamas officials in capital Doha
HAMILTON, Canada UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital...
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Incoming UN General Assembly president calls Israeli strikes on Qatar ‘concerning”
WASHINGTON Incoming UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock described Israeli airstrikes Tuesday that targeted Hamas officials in Qatar “concerning,” and...
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Russia’s Lavrov calls accusation of GPS jamming of EU president’s plane ‘complete nonsense’
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed as "complete nonsense" EU accusations against Russia over an alleged GPS...
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Supreme Court rules ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra must spend one year in prison
Thailand’s top court on Tuesday ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a one-time owner of Premier League side Manchester City,...
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Nepal lifts social media ban after deadly protest
The Nepal government has lifted the social media ban that sparked bloody protests in which 19 people were killed and...
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Texas governor bans Sharia law, cities, calls advocates fools
Governor Greg Abbott has announced a ban on Sharia law and compounds in Texas. Mr Abbott made this announcement on...
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Russia has no desire to ‘take revenge’ on West, says foreign minister
MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said that his country has no desire to “take revenge” on the...
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