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As Trump gets ready for a second term, Putin calls him an 'intelligent' and 'experienced' leader
Moscow, Nov 29US President-elect Donald Trump's plan of "ending the war" in Russia - a key promise made during his election campaign - has got a major boost with the Russian Pres...Mpox cases in Africa near 60,000 as 20 countries affected: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Nov 29The number of monkeypox cases reported so far this year in Africa has surpassed 59,200 as the number of affected countries reached 20, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and P...UNECA, AU ink cooperation accord to promote Africa's development
Addis Ababa, Nov 29The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD) have signed a memoran...Over 463,000 affected, 15 dead in Sri Lanka due to adverse weather
Colombo, Nov 29Over 463,000 people have been affected by rain-related disasters in Sri Lanka starting from November 22, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) revealed on Friday.Floods displace over 98,000, kill three in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 29Worsening floods have displaced 98,129 people and killed three across several states in Malaysia as of 8 pm local time on Friday.Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in civic polls
Dar Es Salaam, Nov 29Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), won a landslide victory by securing 99.01 per cent of village chairperson positions in local government elections held on ...Romanian PM announces withdrawal from presidential race regardless of vote recount result
Bucharest, Nov 29Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has announced that he is withdrawing from the presidential race, even if a court-ordered recount proves he was disadvantaged in the first ro...Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO for a second term
Geneva, Nov 29Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Friday to appoint incumbent Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to a second term, according to a press release from the or...Senegalese president calls on France to shut down military bases
Dakar, Nov 29Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said that the presence of French military bases on Senegalese territory is "not compatible" with the sovereignty his admin...HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths surging in Western Pacific: WHO
Manila, Nov 29HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are on the rise in the Western Pacific region, reversing years of progress in the fight against the epidemic, the World Health Organization ...Voters take to polls in Irish general election
London, Nov 29Voters are taking to the polls in the Irish general election on Friday, with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein.Israel warns residents of 63 Lebanese villages not to return home
Jerusalem/Beirut, Nov 29The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday warned residents of 63 villages in southern Lebanon not to return to their homes until further notice.Iran, EU hold 'frank' talks on nuclear issues
Geneva, Nov 29Senior diplomats from Iran and the EU on Thursday held widely anticipated talks on Iran's nuclear issue, with both sides describing the discussions as "frank".Ukrainians, Russians long for peace as winter deepens conflict fatigue
Kyiv/Moscow, Nov 29The first snowfall blanketed much of Ukraine this week as citizens troubled by a growing sense of anxiety over a harsh winter amid ongoing hostilities and widespread power outages...Myanmar hosts tourism ministers' meeting in Yangon
Yangon, Nov 29Myanmar hosted the 7th tourism ministers' meeting of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in Yangon on Friday.Chad ends military pact with France: Foreign Minister Koulamallah
Yaounde, Nov 29Chad has formally ended a security and defence cooperation accord with France, said Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah.S. Korea to ban remote prescription of weight loss medication
Seoul, Nov 29South Korea's health ministry on Friday said it will ban remote prescribing of weight loss medications, including Wegovy, released in the country in October, to prevent poten...Heavy rain causes flash floods, traffic chaos on highway in Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Nov 29Heavy rainfall caused flash floods along parts of the Tutong Highway in Brunei, leading to traffic congestion for commuters traveling towards Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of t...Bangladesh continues to target Hindus, freezes bank accounts of Chinmoy Krishna Das and 16 others associated with Iskcon
Dhaka, Nov 29In spite of facing a severe backlash from Hindus all over the world over the shocking arrest and jailing of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the Bangladesh government headed by Ch...
Mexico's president urges Trump to rethink Cuba trade embargo, Venezuela sanctions
Mexico City, Nov 29Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has urged US President-elect Donald Trump to rethink his country's trade embargo against Cuba and sanctions policy against Venezuela, argu...Mongolian President pledges full support for people with disabilities
Ulan Bator, Nov 29Mongolia will provide full support for measures aimed at improving the well-being of its citizens with disabilities, President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said here on Friday.South Korean leader says possibility of US-North Korea talks up after Trump election
Seoul, Nov 29South Korean Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday the possibility of dialogue between North Korea and the US seems to be high under the incoming Donald Trump administrat...North Korea sends about 40 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea: JCS
Seoul, Nov 29South Korea's military said Friday North Korea has sent around 40 balloons filled with trash across the border into the South since the previous night, with most of them land...
Too late for Western Australian residents to leave as bushfire threatens towns: Fire department
Sydney, Nov 29Residents of several communities in Western Australia (WA) have been told it was too late to leave as a major bushfire continued to burn nearby.S. Korea's bio-health exports up 22.5 pc in Q3
Seoul, Nov 29South Korea's exports of bio-health products jumped 22.5 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, driven by growing demand for pharmaceutical...S. Korean institutions' foreign securities holdings rise by 5.4 pc in Q3
Seoul, Nov 29South Korean institutions' investment in foreign securities climbed 5.4 per cent from three months earlier in the third quarter, partly on the back of an increase in the valu...
Social media ban gives companies responsibility to protect children: Australian PM
Canberra, Nov 29Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Friday that social media companies have a social responsibility to protect children after parliament passed laws banning ...
Lebanese PM calls for pressure to halt Israeli ceasefire violations
Beirut, Nov 29Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged pressure on Israel to stop its violations of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, according to a statement by the Council of Minister...Georgian govt suspends accession negotiations with EU
Tbilisi, Nov 29The Georgian government has suspended negotiations over the country's accession to the European Union and rejects any budgetary grants until the end of 2028, Georgian Prime M...US, British warplanes conduct airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah
Aden, Nov 29The Houthi group announced that American and British fighter jets conducted two airstrikes targeting Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, while claiming that it has seized ...Namibia extends voting in certain areas after election disruptions
Windhoek, Nov 29The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced that voting in certain areas would be extended to Friday and Saturday following disruptions during the presidential and National Asse...Trump tariffs not going to help America become great again: Jim Rogers
New Delhi, Nov 29US President-elect Donald Trump has been making a lot of noise about how he is going to help America with tariffs but "I doubt that it could happen", ace American invest...Iranian, Lebanese FMs discuss situation after truce with Israel
Tehran, Nov 29Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib discussed Lebanon's latest situation following a ceasefire between Israel an...
Social media ban for children under 16 becomes law in Australia
Canberra, Nov 29With bipartisan support, the bill of social media ban for children under 16 passed the Senate of Australia.Moldova's Constitutional Court confirms Maia Sandu's re-election as president
Bucharest, Nov 29The Constitutional Court of Moldova officially validated the results of the November 3 presidential runoff, confirming Maia Sandu's re-election as President.Any attempts to turn Tunisia into hub for illegal migrants rejected: FM Ali Nafti
Tunis, Nov 29Tunisia rejects any attempts to turn it into a transit hub or a place of residence for illegal migrants, said the country's Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti.Zimbabwe plans to slash import duty on EVs to boost demand
Harare, Nov 29Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube proposed reducing import duty on electric vehicles (EVs) starting January 2025 to encourage the adoption of eco-friendly transportation.Kenya urges Africa to embrace special economic zones to spur growth
Nairobi, Nov 29Kenyan President William Ruto called on African nations to integrate special economic zones (SEZs) into a continental transformation strategy to drive growth.Over 400,000 affected by inclement weather in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Nov 29Over 400,000 Sri Lankans have been affected by inclement weather, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC).Sweden, Poland sign new strategic partnership
Helsinki, Nov 29Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed in Harpsund, Sweden, a new strategic partnership between the two countries.