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Trump picks former Senator David Perdue to be amb. to China
Date: 2024-12-06 16:50:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:10981039
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - US President-elect Donald J. Trump announced that he would nominate David Perdue, a businessman and former senator from Georgia, to be his ambassador to China, The New York Times reported. "He will be instrumental in ....
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Canada's conservative leader calls on House to back Singh's 'wise' words in no-confidence motion
Date: 2024-12-06 08:11:43 GMT - Canada - World - SN:10 - ID:10980365
OTTAWA, Dec 6 (MENA) - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he agrees with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on one thing: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are too weak to fight for Canadians, CTV News reported. Poilievre kicked off debate ....
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Ruling party chief calls for swift action to suspend Yoon
Date: 2024-12-06 07:33:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:10980330
SEOUL, Dec 6 (MENA) - Ruling People Power Party Chair Han Dong-hoon said South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be swiftly suspended from his duties to protect the South Korean people, KBS World reported. Han made the remarks Friday ....
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Ukrainian defense forces shot down 32 drones in past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-12-06 07:25:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10980324
KIEV, Dec 6 (MENA) - On the night of Friday, December 6, 2024 (from 20.00 on December 5), the enemy attacked Ukraine with 53 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones (launch area: Orel - Russia). According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of ....
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Russian army loses another 1,660 soldiers in Ukraine over last day
Date: 2024-12-06 07:21:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10980322
KIEV, Dec 6 (MENA) - The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 6, 2024, amounted to about 750,610 people, including another 1,660 people over the past day. This is stated in the message of the ....
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Guterres calls for ‘serious dialogue’ to end surging violence in Syria
Date: 2024-12-05 17:56:36 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:51 - ID:10980059
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General appealed on Thursday for an end to the fighting in Syria, where a recent escalation raises the risk of further division in the ongoing civil war, UN News said on Thursday. António Guterres held a ....
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France's Barnier to resign as no-confidence vote sparks new political crisis
Date: 2024-12-05 10:09:20 GMT - France - World - SN:12 - ID:10979226
PARIS, Dec 5 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is expected to resign on Thursday after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging France into its second major political crisis in six months, France 24 ....
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UNICEF appeals for US$9.9 bln in funding to support children affected by conflict and crisis in increasingly volatile world
Date: 2024-12-05 09:29:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:10 - ID:10979225
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (MENA) – UNICEF launched a US$ 9.9 billion funding appeal Thursday to reach 109 million children across 146 countries with lifesaving aid in 2025. The funds will be utilized in UNICEF’s humanitarian response to multiple conflicts, ....
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S.Korean president accepts defense minister’s resignation, names his replacement
Date: 2024-12-05 06:30:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:1 - ID:10978972
SEOUL, Dec 5 (MENA) – President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, the presidential office said Thursday, amid growing controversy surrounding his role in Yoon's aborted martial law declaration, Yonhap ....
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For 1st time in 6 decades, French gov't toppled in no-confidence vote
Date: 2024-12-04 21:17:26 GMT - France - World - SN:66 - ID:10978832
PARIS, Dec 4 (MENA) - France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962, ....
