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Indian PM congratulates Donald Tusk on being elected as prime minister of Poland
Date: 2023-12-14 21:33:30 GMT - India - World - SN:65 - ID:10491546
NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Donald Tusk on being elected as prime minister of Poland. “Congratulations, Excellency Donald Tusk on your appointment as Prime Minister of Poland,” Modi wrote on ....
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Incorrect narrative: Putin addresses WSJ reporter's detention, extension of custody
Date: 2023-12-14 21:31:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:10491375
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (MENA) - It’s not correct to say that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, charged in Russia with espionage, remains in custody without trial and investigation, Tass News Agency reported quoting President Vladimir Putin as ....
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PPP to field Bilawal for PM, Zardari for president: Faisal Kundi
Date: 2023-12-14 21:31:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:62 - ID:10491574
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will stand for the coveted role of prime minister while his father and former president Asif Ali Zardari will be the nominee for president in the upcoming polls, party information ....
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COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable
Date: 2023-12-14 13:59:22 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:30 - ID:10490944
NEW YORK, Dec 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres said that nations at COP28 in Dubai approved on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short ....
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Embattled Japan PM Kishida ousts LDP's most powerful faction from Cabinet
Date: 2023-12-14 12:00:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10490776
TOKYO, Dec 14 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday replaced all four ministers belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's most powerful faction as he makes a desperate bid to fend off criticism of his government's ....
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Ukraine's General Staff reports 120 combat clashes on front lines on Dec 13
Date: 2023-12-14 08:28:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10490442
KIEV, Dec 14 (MENA) - Russia launched 17 missile strikes, 36 air strikes and 74 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements on Wednesday, December 13. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning ....
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Four Japanese ministers quit over kickbacks scandal
Date: 2023-12-14 08:24:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10490437
TOKYO, Dec 14 (MENA) - The cabinet crisis comes after allegations of kickbacks of 500 million yen ($3.4 million) in the faction-riven Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed the world's third-largest economy almost uninterrupted for decades, ....
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Biden says leaders meeting at COP28 reach historic milestone
Date: 2023-12-13 21:20:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:10490156
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that leaders meeting at COP28 "have reached a historic milestone – committing, for the first time, to transition away from the fossil fuels that jeopardize our planet and our ....
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US Senator Sanders presses Biden to deny Israel $10.1 billion in military aid
Date: 2023-12-13 21:18:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:10490153
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - US Senator Bernie Sanders is pressing President Joe Biden to withhold $10.1 billion in military aid to Israel that would support the Israeli military’s invasion of Gaza, arguing that the Netanyahu government’s military ....
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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.5%
Date: 2023-12-13 20:22:48 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:77 - ID:10490107
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, extending a reprieve for borrowers after the fastest series of hikes in four decades. The central bank said it will maintain the ....
