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Romania accuses TikTok of boosting pro-Russian far-right candidate

Romania accuses TikTok of boosting pro-Russian far-right candidate

Bucharest [Romania], November 29: Romania's Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) has accused TikTok of aiding pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in...

Putin threatens Kiev with new medium-range missile

Putin threatens Kiev with new medium-range missile

Kiev [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], November 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to fire the military's new medium-range missiles at...

UK, Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling

UK, Iraq sign security deal to curb people...

London [UK], November 29: The United Kingdom said it had signed a security pact with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs...

Northern Norway glaciers retreat alarmingly

Northern Norway glaciers retreat alarmingly

Copenhagen [Denmark], November 29: Glaciers in northern Norway are retreating at an alarming rate due to advancing climate change.

Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s

Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s

Sydney [Australia], November 29: Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's...

Colombian navy intercepts narcotics subs taking new route to Australia

Colombian navy intercepts narcotics subs taking new route...

Bogota [Colombia], November 29: The Colombian navy has intercepted a semi-submersible vessel packed with cocaine in the Pacific Ocean, as...

Trump appoints retired general as Ukraine and Russia special envoy

Trump appoints retired general as Ukraine and Russia...

Washington [US], November 29: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a retired US Army lieutenant general, to serve...

Taiwan leader to transit through Hawaii, US territory Guam on first overseas trip

Taiwan leader to transit through Hawaii, US territory...

Taipei [Taiwan], November 29: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is set to make stopovers in the US state of Hawaii and...

Israeli society being 'colonized from inside', warns Borrell

Israeli society being 'colonized from inside', warns Borrell

Brussels [Belgium], November 29: The EU's outgoing top diplomat on Thursday said Israeli society has been "colonized from inside" by...

Irish PM urges public to consider government formation when voting

Irish PM urges public to consider government formation...

Dublin [Ireland], November 29: Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has said he wants the public to consider who will form...

Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide since start of 21st Century: ILO

Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide...

Geneva [Switzerland], November 29: A new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in...

India sends medical supplies to Zambia

India sends medical supplies to Zambia

New Delhi [India], November 29: India has bolstered its partnership with Zambia by supplying medical equipment to support the nation's...

Burj Khalifa's facade gets a dazzling lighting overhaul

Burj Khalifa's facade gets a dazzling lighting overhaul

Dubai [UAE], November 29: Emaar Properties has announced the completion of a revolutionary facade lighting upgrade for Burj Khalifa, the...

ISKCON expresses solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das

ISKCON expresses solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das

New York [US], November 29: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday expressed solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna...

Russia to hand over BRICS chairmanship to Brazil at Sherpa meet

Russia to hand over BRICS chairmanship to Brazil...

Ekaterinburg [Russia], November 29: The final meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas in Russia's Ekaterinburg is set to conclude on...

Sheikh Hasina calls for 'immediate release' of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das

Sheikh Hasina calls for 'immediate release' of priest...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 29: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the 'unjust' arrest of former ISKCON...

Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods, landslides

Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods,...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 29: At least 12 people have been killed due to flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka,...

Namibia votes for new president and parliament

Namibia votes for new president and parliament

Windhoek [Namibia], November 29: Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could...

Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per year: Study

Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per...

Bonn [Germany], November 29: Air pollution caused by fires have been linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year...

US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan officials

US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan officials

Washington [US], November 29: The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after...

Ukraine is about to lose strategic city faster than expected?

Ukraine is about to lose strategic city faster...

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: Intense clashes between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue in the city of Kurakhove (Donetsk province, eastern...

Former Brazilian president accused of participating in coup

Former Brazilian president accused of participating in coup

Sao Paulo [Brazil], November 28: Brazilian federal police released a report on November 26 showing that former Brazilian President Jair...

US increases firepower in Asia-Pacific

US increases firepower in Asia-Pacific

Washington [US], November 28: Recently, the US has continuously stepped up the deployment of powerful firepower in both Northeast Asia,...

FBI: Some of Trump's future cabinet nominees receive death threats

FBI: Some of Trump's future cabinet nominees receive...

Washington [US], November 28: Several members of the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump have received death threats, including...

Bolivia - China sign agreement to build lithium carbonate plant

Bolivia - China sign agreement to build lithium...

La Paz [Bolivia], November 28: Bolivia said on November 26 it had signed a $1 billion deal with China's CBC,...

China releases 3 US citizens after years of diplomatic efforts

China releases 3 US citizens after years of...

Washington [US], November 28: The White House said Beijing had released three US citizens in a bilateral prisoner swap that...

US newspaper estimates Ukrainian forces suffered more than 460,000 casualties

US newspaper estimates Ukrainian forces suffered more than...

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: The Economist newspaper said that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed has exceeded 60,000, and more...