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Thousands of Times Square revelers unfazed by thunderstorms as they ring in 2025: ‘An epic experience’
Thunderstorms didn’t dampen the spirits in Times Square on New Year’s Eve as thousands of revelers rang in 2025 with…
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New Syria leaders’ Islamist ties are ‘worrying’, says UAE official
Meeting of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan on Dec 14 Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS A senior UAE official…
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Trump promises executive order imposing 25% tariff on all products from Mexico, Canada: ‘Time for them to pay a very big price’
President-elect Donald Trump promised Monday that one of his first acts as commander-in-chief will be to impose a sweeping 25%…
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ICC warrant for Israel leaders marks ‘last straw’ in political isolation
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief, Gen. Hossein Salami, on Friday called the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus calls COP29 fight for climate money ‘humiliating
Bangladesh’s interim leader on Wednesday condemned the “humiliating” struggle for climate finance at COP29, urging wealthy nations and major emitters…
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Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state…
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Chief Adviser urged world to Help Bangladesh in its quest for democracy and in all sectors
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the international community to engage with a new Bangladesh that aims to ensure…
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Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that…
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Head of United Nations calls global situation ‘unsustainable’ as annual meeting of leaders opens
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders Tuesday that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an…
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Live updates: Israel sends more strikes to Lebanon as death toll tops 500
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept.…
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