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Blinken pledges $444M in additional US aid to Yemen
Date: 2023-02-28 06:53:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:10041883
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pledged more than $444 million in additional aid to Yemen as it faces what the secretary called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis” of conflict, economic instability, food insecurity and other ....
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UN welcomes Syria decision to open crossings to allow delivery of aid to tremor-hit areas
Date: 2023-02-14 08:50:20 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:6 - ID:10018672
UN Secretary General António Guterres has welcomed a decision by Syrian President Bashar al Assad to open two border crossings with Turkey to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid after last week's destructive earthquake. "I welcome the ....
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Blinken calls Bosnia and Herzegovina’s FM
Date: 2023-02-14 08:06:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:10018545
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the new Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic and congratulated him on his new role, the State Department said in a press release. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister ....
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Biden urges Congress to pass newly-introduced assault weapons ban
Date: 2023-01-24 07:58:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:9983320
US President Joe Biden said Congress must pass new legislation introduced earlier in the day to ban assault weapons in light of the recent spate of shootings including in Monterey Park, CNN reported Tuesday. "Today, Senator [Dianne] Feinstein... ....
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Boris Johnson set to write memoir of his time in Downing Street
Date: 2023-01-17 07:03:55 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:9971799
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to write a memoir about his time in Downing Street, his publisher announced. Johnson, who was ousted from the role last summer, has sold the rights to his book to HarperCollins, Sky News reported ....
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UN chief welcomes launch of final phase in Sudan's political process
Date: 2023-01-10 08:13:53 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:5 - ID:9961321
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the launch of the final phase in the political process toward restoring a civilian-led transition in Sudan, his spokesperson said. "This step builds on the progress achieved upon the signing of ....
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls violence in Brazil an "attack on Brazilian democracy"
Date: 2023-01-10 08:12:37 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:4 - ID:9961315
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has described as an "attack on the heart of Brazilian democracy" the violence experienced on Sunday after thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the ....
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Biden rejects S. Korea nuclear exercises suggestion with firm ‘no’
Date: 2023-01-03 06:58:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:9950717
US President Joe Biden smacked down South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s proposal for joint nuclear exercises, New York Post reported Tuesday. A South Korean newspaper had earlier quoted Yoon as saying that joint military exercises involving ....
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Biden issues emergency declaration in western New York due to winter storm
Date: 2022-12-27 07:27:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:9941084
US President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for western New York as the state deals with a massive winter storm that has claimed more than two dozen lives, The Hill reported. Biden issued an emergency declaration on Monday for ....
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Blinken arrives in Bucharest to attend NATO FMs meeting
Date: 2022-11-29 08:28:24 GMT - Romania - International - SN:4 - ID:9897916
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Bucharest Tuesday to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting. The meeting will focus on a host of issues, including Russia's military operation in Ukraine, along with implementation of NATO’s ....
