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Vietnam, Canada bolster cultural exchange to enhance relations

Nov 29, 2023

Sacrifices made by our brave heroes will continue to inspire successive generations: UAE President

Nov 29, 2023

Snowstorm kills at least 5, injures 19 in Ukraine

Nov 28, 2023

Russian armed forces to receive first naval drones by end of 2023

Nov 28, 2023

U.S. dollar weakens after mixed housing market data

Nov 28, 2023

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Pakistan's anti-narcotics force recovers over 420 kg drugs in 7 operations

Nov 28, 2023

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 28: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has confiscated over 420 kg drugs and arrested five suspects, said an official on Monday.

Thousands of South Australians without power amid severe storms

Nov 28, 2023

Canberra [Australia], November 28: Thousands of South Australians have been left without power amid severe thunderstorms.

Wilders hit with setback in Dutch coalition talks as ally resigns

Nov 28, 2023

Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 28: Talks to form a government in the Netherlands got off to a chaotic start on Monday when an ally of far-right...

Lorries line up at Poland-Ukraine border as truckers expand blockade

Nov 28, 2023

Warsaw [Poland], November 28: Polish truckers and farmers have started a blockade of one of the busiest border crossings with Ukraine, expanding a protest against...

Extension of truce 'a glimpse of hope': UN chief

Nov 28, 2023

United Nations, November 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he hoped the extension "will enable us to increase even more the humanitarian aid to...

Working to see truce carried out: Biden

Nov 28, 2023

Washington [US], November 28: US President Joe Biden has said that he remains in contact with the "leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Israel to make...

Curfew partially lifted in Sierra Leone capital; calm restored

Nov 28, 2023

Freetown [Sierra Leone], November 28: Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, as the government...

New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws

Nov 28, 2023

Wellington [New Zealand], November 28: New Zealand's plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after being sworn in as prime...

New search urged for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

Nov 28, 2023

Beijing [China], November 28: Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared almost 10 years ago called Monday for...

Tens of thousands of Moroccans rally against normalization

Nov 28, 2023

Casablanca [Morocco], November 28: Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the country's commercial capital Casablanca, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the suspension of diplomatic ties with the Zionist entity. The fledgling rapprochement between the North African country and the Zionist entity had made steady progress since 2020 when the two governments normalized relations, but that has been thrown into reverse by the deadly conflict in the Palestinian territory.