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Colombia’s Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank’s Ramallah
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis...

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Shaken passengers from turbulence-hit flight arrive in Singapore
More than 140 passengers and crew from a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence that left dozens injured and one man dead...

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India Climbs To 39th Position In World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index
India has climbed to the 39th position in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024, while US topped the list....

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UK PM Rishi Sunak Apologises After Infected Blood Scandal Cover-Up
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for the infection of around 30,000 people with contaminated blood products, and the failure...

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Nine Egyptians to go on trial in Greece over deadly Pylos shipwreck
Athens, Greece – Nine Egyptian men accused of criminal responsibility in the Pylos shipwreck that led to the deaths of more than 550...

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UK court to rule on Julian Assange extradition appeal: What could happen?
WikiLeaks’s founder Julian Assange is set to attend a crucial court hearing in London on Monday which could mark a pivotal moment in his...

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi & Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Killed In Helicopter Crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and a group of officials accompanying them have died in a...

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Lai Ching-Te Of Taiwan’s Ruling DPP Sworn In As New President
Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was sworn in as the self-governing island’s new President today....

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Interdisciplinary Education Will Define The Future Of Work, Experts Say At Education Fair In Dubai
At the Gulf News EduFair in Dubai, educational leaders emphasized that interdisciplinary education is crucial for preparing students to...

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California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions
Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities,...

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US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Removed Cuba From State Department’s Short List Of Countries
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has removed Cuba from the State Department’s short list of countries that it deems less than fully...

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Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu Says Military Offensive In Rafah Will Last “A Matter Of Weeks, Not Months, Not Years,”
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military offensive in Rafah will last “a matter of weeks, not months, not...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrives In China For Two-Day Official Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China this morning for a two-day official visit. This is his first trip abroad since he began...

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Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next?
Georgia’s Parliament passed its new “transparency of foreign influence” bill – also known as the “foreign agents” law – on Tuesday...

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US plans to send $1bn in new military aid to Israel: Reports
The Biden administration has told Congress that it plans to send a $1bn package of military aid to Israel, according to media reports,...

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Singapore’s Deputy Leader Lawrence Wong To Be Sworn In As Fourth PM
Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s fourth Prime Minister today. Fifty-one-old US-trained...

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US President Joe Biden Imposes Heavy Tariff On Chinese Electric Vehicles And Batteries
US President Joe Biden has imposed heavy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries, steel, solar cells, and aluminium, saying it...

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US Report Criticises Israel But Does Not Block Arms
Washington: A long-awaited State Department report on Friday said that Israel likely violated norms on international law in its use of US...

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Brazilian horse ‘Caramelo’ rescued after being trapped on roof by floods
The rescue of a horse stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil has given hope to a nation beleaguered by massive floods that have killed...

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Who is John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister after Humza Yousaf quit?
Glasgow, Scotland – Bespectacled, mild-mannered John Swinney is not a political firebrand. The new leader of the Scottish National Party...

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