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December 24, 2025 9:39 PM

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France condemns US Visa ban on Former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton

France today condemned a U.S. visa ban on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive landmark online regulation that Washington believes censors free speech and unfairly targets U.S. tech giants. The Trump administration imposed visa bans yesterday on Breton, one of the ar...

December 24, 2025 9:10 PM

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MEA urges respect for religious symbols amid Thai-Cambodia dispute

External Affairs Ministry today stressed that disrespectful acts such as demolishing statues of deities hurt the sentiments of followers around the world, and should not take place. In response to media queries on the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in an area affected by the ongoing Thai-Cambodi...

December 24, 2025 10:05 AM

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Libya’s Army Chief Killed in Air Crash Near Ankara

Libya's Army Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four others were killed in an air crash near Turkey's capital city, Ankara. Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah termed it a tragic accident, stating that the crash happened yesterday while the officials were returning from a visit...

December 24, 2025 9:56 AM

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US Supreme Court Refuses Deployment of National Guard in Chicago

The United States Supreme Court has refused the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago over the objection of Illinois officials, amid doubt on the viability of such deployments in other cities. The preliminary order barred the Trump administration from directing a state-based military force to ...

December 24, 2025 9:44 AM

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UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan Warns Mob Violence in Bangladesh

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Irene Khan has warned that a climate of entrenched impunity is fuelling mob violence in Bangladesh, citing the interim government’s failure to protect media and artistic freedom. In a statement, Khan called the arson and vandalism o...