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December 2, 2024 7:07 AM December 2, 2024 7:07 AM

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South Korea: Global meeting end without agreement on treaty to combat plastic pollution

A global meeting in South Korea's Busan to finalise a treaty to combat plastic pollution concluded yesterday without an agreement. This was the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which has been working since 2022 to draft a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. &nbs...

December 2, 2024 6:46 AM December 2, 2024 6:46 AM

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US President-elect Trump names Massad Boulos to serve as adviser on Middle East affairs

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos to his Cabinet as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos is an accomplished lawyer with extensive international experience. He played a pivotal role in the Trump campaign, serving as a ke...

December 1, 2024 4:58 PM December 1, 2024 4:58 PM

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Voting underway in Romania to elect new Parliament

Voting is underway in Romania to elect the new Parliament. More than 18 million Romanian citizens, including those living abroad are casting ballots to fill 332 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 137 in the Senate.         Polling opened this morning across country's 42 constituencies and will clo...

December 1, 2024 8:14 AM December 1, 2024 8:14 AM

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Bangladesh: Business leaders express concerns over law and order situation in country

In Bangladesh, business leaders have expressed concerns over the failure of the interim government to tackle the country’s law and order situation. Speaking at a business conference organized by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at a hotel in Dhaka, they said it will be difficult to ...

December 1, 2024 8:00 AM December 1, 2024 8:00 AM

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Donald Trump nominates Indian-American Kash Patel to lead FBI

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). With this appointment, Mr. Patel became the second Indian American to be picked in his cabinet. In a social media post last night, Mr. Trump said Kash Patel will serve as the n...

November 30, 2024 7:16 PM November 30, 2024 7:16 PM

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Pakistan: Death Toll Rises to 124 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Clashes

In Pakistan, 13 more people have been killed in the last two days in sectarian violence in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the death toll in the recent clashes to 124. According to officials, over 50 people also wounded in the ongoing clashes.   The violence, which has involve...

November 30, 2024 3:05 PM November 30, 2024 3:05 PM

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12 killed as Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces target villages

At least 12 people were killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages in Sudan's Gezira State on Friday. According to media reports, the RSF targeted eight villages in the Al-Meheiriba area of western Gezira. However, the RSF has not commented on the allegations. Sudan has been gri...

November 30, 2024 11:25 AM November 30, 2024 11:25 AM

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27 people killed; over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

In Nigeria, at least 27 people were killed and over 100 people went missing after an overcrowded boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the Niger River yesterday.   Niger State Emergency Management Agency said, nearly 200 passengers, mostly women, were on the boat travelling from the...