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Pakistan plans military offensive to protect China's BRI...
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: Pakistan is preparing to launch a military offensive in the south-western region of Balochistan where sub-nationalist...

EU lawmakers back Azerbaijani government critic under house...
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 21: Members of the European Parliament highlighted the precarious human rights situation in Azerbaijan during the UN...

US closes embassy in Kiev amid concerns over...
Kiev [Ukraine], November 21: The United States on Wednesday temporarily closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential...

Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strike
Damascus [Syria], November 21: An Israeli strike on the Syrian city of Palmyra has killed 36 people and injured more...

Russia slams Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike...
Moscow [Russia], November 20: Russia has strongly condemned outgoing US President Joe Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside...

US urges Bangladesh to end violent crackdowns on...
Washington [US], November 20: The United States has clarified to Bangladesh that it does not support government involvement in violent...

'Ukraine, Middle East conflicts are depleting US arsenal'
New York [US], November 20: "With some of the Patriot (air defense systems) deployed, some of the air-to-air missiles deployed,...

Prosecutors ask to delay Trump's sentencing until after...
New York [US], November 20: In May, Mr. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to...

US Senate panel to hold hearing on suspected...
New York [US], November 20: A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing on Chinese hacking...

Political instability sends Vanuatu off to polls again
Port Vila [Vanuatu], November 20: A political impasse has given way to snap poll in Vanuatu, where voters will be...

Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987
Baghdad [Iraq], November 20: Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades, a pivotal moment...

Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on...
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the Group of 20...

South Africa will focus G20 presidency on inclusive...
Cape Town [South Africa], November 20: South Africa will use its G20 presidency to focus on advancing inclusive economic growth,...

Sudan's Burhan warns against signs of split in...
Khartoum [Sudan], November 20: Armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan criticised factional strife within its former ruling party as risky...

Reputed head of crime family campaigns for seat...
Dublin [Ireland], November 20: Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as head of a well-known crime family...

EU nations team up to develop air defence,...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Groups of European countries agreed to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other...

French farmers continue protests as union threatens food...
Paris [France], November 20: French farmers held a second day of protests over EU-Mercosur trade talks.

US envoy says 'opportunity' exists to reach Israel-Hezbollah...
Beirut [Lebanon], November 20: US Middle East mediator Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday in hopes of finalizing a...

Moscow says Ukraine fired six US-made long-range missiles...
Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at a target in...

G20 leaders call for comprehensive ceasefires in Gaza...
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for "comprehensive" ceasefires in...

Thousands flock to New Zealand capital in huge...
Wellington [New Zealand], November 20: More than 40,000 people have protested outside New Zealand's parliament against a controversial bill seeking...

Forty-five pro-democracy activists sentenced by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong, November 20: A court in Hong Kong on Tuesday sentenced 45 democracy activists to prison terms of up...

Lithuanian president nominates Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister
Riga [Latvia], November 20: Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda nominated Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister of the Baltic EU and NATO...

Wildfires burned nearly 500,000 hectares in EU in...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Last year was one of the worst years for wildfires in the European Union, according to...

Thousands protesting New Zealand's Indigenous bill set to...
Wellington [New Zealand], November 19: A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington...

Biden pledges record $4 billion to World Bank...
New York [US], November 19: U.S. President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion U.S. contribution.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits embattled frontline town
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he visited the "intense" eastern frontline town of Pokrovsk, where Russia...