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Dec 12, 2023
Warsaw [Poland], December 12: The Polish parliament has backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki lost a key vote in the country's parliament on Monday.
UN praises Qatar's humanitarian role & peace initiatives
Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy key to overcoming crises: Somali FM
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime conflict
Palestinians starve as Gaza war rages amid fears of exodus into Egypt
US seeks speedy Supreme Court review of Trump claim he is immune from prosecution
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Russian opposition leader 'removed from penal colony'
Moscow [Russia],December 12: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from the penal colony where he was serving his sentence and his whereabouts...
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days
Moscow [Russia], December 12: Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to authorities within five days after...
Texas top court rules against woman who sought abortion for medical emergency
Texas [US], December 12: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman to get an...
UN aid body cuts back on projects amid funding crisis
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said lives were at risk because of a...
UK's Rishi Sunak to give evidence before COVID-19 inquiry
London [UK], December 12: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due be grilled at a public inquiry on Monday into the UK government's handling of...
COP28 President congratulates Azerbaijan for hosting COP29
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 12: The COP28 Presidency congratulated Azerbaijan for being chosen to host COP29 next year.
Sheraa brings five UAE startups and their climate-positive solutions to COP28 center stage
Dubai [UAE], December 12: The UAE's ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 is testament to its commitment to addressing climate change head-on....
SEWA seeks to enhance cooperation with Siemens Energy
Sharjah [UAE], December 12: Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi, Director General of Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), received at the Authority's headquarters a...
17 injured in Italy train crash
Dec 11, 2023
Rome [Italy], December 11: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, Milan-based daily Corrieredella Sera reported.
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 11: A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported, Yonhap news agency and local broadcaster YTN reported Monday.
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so far this year
Australian scientists successfully test world-first water quality monitoring system
Remains of another crew member from Osprey that crashs off Japan recovered
British army trains Ukrainian engineers to defend energy sector
Putin denounces Ukraine's leaders and praises armaments industry
Libertarian outsider Milei sworn in as president of Argentina
Palestinian premier calls for sanctions against Israel
Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza
Violence escalates between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah
Trump says he will not testify in New York fraud trial
