Lebanon slams foreign interference as Iran security chief visits
Lebanese leaders firmly rejected any efforts at foreign interference during a visit by Iran's security chief Wednesday, with the prime...
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Zelensky says US summit in Alaska a ‘personal victory’ for Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to...
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Thousands join Hungary teacher rebellion over ‘humiliating’ pay
With supermarket cashiers paid more than most teachers, thousands have joined the protests since the beginning of September, with human...
- Hungary is already in the grip of a chronic teacher shortage, with few young people joining the profession and 40 percent of teachers aged over 50.
- According to the EU, the centralised management of schools also leaves school directors with limited autonomy to improve teaching quality, further eroding morale.
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CARACAL signs ‘Make in India’ partnership with ICOMM
The agreement was signed during DEFEXPO 2022, the Land, Naval and Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, which is being held in...
- The agreement was signed during DEFEXPO 2022, the Land, Naval and Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, which is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- CARACAL and ICOMM will partner in the development of a full portfolio of locally manufactured small arms for the Indian market, as well as for international export
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Shortest-serving PM in history leaves scars on the economy
The crisis-hit PM, elected Conservative leader just six weeks ago on a tax-slashing platform, announced her resignation Thursday. Her budget,...
- The measures triggered a loss of confidence on markets, sparking the downfall of the 47-year-old Oxford-born politician
- Investors also felt the budget splurge was in opposition to the BoE's recent interest rate hikes which sought to bring down runaway inflation
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Morocco blasts S.Africa’s ‘agitation’ of Western Sahara dispute
The Polisario Front is campaigning for an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of phosphate-rich desert that...
- The international community has long backed a referendum to be held to decide the territory's status
- The dynamics of the conflict changed in 2020 when then US president Donald Trump recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the region
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UK Prime Minister Truss quits, Tories vow new leader next week
She became the shortest-lived premier in UK history. The Conservative party vowed a rapid election to have a new leader...
- Truss admitted she "cannot deliver the mandate" on which she was elected, bowing to the inevitable after her right-wing platform of tax cuts disintegrated.
- Labour leader Keir Starmer, whose opposition party has surged in opinion polls on the back of Truss's short, eventful tenure, demanded a general election "now".
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Lebanon fails to pick President for third time
The political deadlock has hit efforts to form a new government since the outgoing cabinet's mandate expired in May, despite...
- Parliament speaker Nabih Berri called for another vote on Monday in the hope of overcoming long-running discord between political factions.
- A total of 119 lawmakers from Lebanon's 128-seat parliament attended the session, but quorum was lost before a second round could be held.
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EU to sanction 4 for supplying Iranian drones to Russia
The EU has agreed sanctions against three individuals and one entity supplying Iranian drones to Russia that have been used...
- After 3 days of talks, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against entities supplying Iranian drones that hit Ukraine, said the EU.
- Ukraine accused Russia of using four Iranian-made drones to bomb Kyiv Monday and said its air defenses have shot down 223 drones
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Crypto scams give law enforcement agencies tough time
US federal agencies have often concentrated on headline-grabbing suspects like Heather Morgan, an amateur rapper nicknamed "Razzlekhan" who was charged...
- With Washington and Brussels focused on high-value targets, victims of low-level fraud are often left high and dry
- If decentralized crypto networks revolutionize finance, US politicians would no longer be able to project power in the way they do now with dollar
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Pandas stir up excitement in Qatar, month before start of World Cup
A gift from the Chinese government to mark the World Cup, crowds of children and reporters watched as the four-year-old...
- Suhail, who weighs 130 kilograms (286 pounds), and his female partner, who is 70 kilos (154 pounds), must undergo 21 days quarantine following their arrival along with two keepers
- Qatar is the 20th country to be given pandas outside China and Taiwan
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Iran sanctions British organisations and individuals
Iran has been rocked by protests since the 22-year-old died on September 16, three days after she was arrested by...
- Among the seven institutions listed are Britain's National Cyber Security Centre and the GCHQ.
- Tehran said their actions have "led to riots, violence and terrorist acts against the Iranian nation."
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Lebanon slams foreign interference as Iran security chief visits
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Hamas official speaks of big gaps with Israel in truce talks
An official from the Palestinian resistance group with knowledge of the talks said that there is a deep divergence in...
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End war’s ‘nightmare’, UN chief says at gates of Gaza
Rafah, Egypt - UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has...
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Gaza health ministry says Israel kills 9 people waiting for aid
Palestinian Territories - The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli fire on Saturday killed nine people and wounded dozens...
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Putin vows retribution on Moscow concert hall attacks, as toll rises
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed...
- It is the deadliest attack on Russia in almost two decades and the deadliest in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State.
- Russian officials expect the death toll to rise further, with more than 100 injured in hospital.
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OPEC Fund provides US$50m loan to support agriculture in quake-hit Türkiye
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is extending a US$50 million loan to Türkiye to...
- The Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (TKYB) will on-lend the funds to small and medium-sized enterprises.
- This will help efforts to overcome the calamity’s impact and to promote a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector.
US military says struck 3 Houthi underground storage sites in Yemen
The Houthis began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in November, a campaign they say...
- US forces "conducted self-defense strikes against three Houthi underground storage facilities in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen," CENTCOM said
- US forces had also "successfully engaged and destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles" in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen throughout Friday