President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa Meets President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

On the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 11, 2024. At the meeting, President Khurelsukh congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on successfully holding a major United Nations event in his […]

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Israel Defence Minister Katz says Israel has defeated Hezbollah

Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah and that eliminating its leader Hassan Nasrallah was the crowning achievement. “Now it is our job to continue to put pressure in order to bring about the fruits of that victory,” Katz said during a ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry. Katz […]

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Reports emerge in Pakistan of nationwide VPN access ‘restrictions, throttling’

VPN’s are used in Pakistan to access X(formerly Twitter) along with other restricted websites. There have been multiple reports on Sunday (11 Nov) from internet users in Pakistan have been experiencing “restricted access” to virtual private networks (VPNs), alongside poor internet connectivity, says Dawn. VPN’s are used in Pakistan to access X(formerly Twitter) along with […]

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Japan PM Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

Japanese lawmakers voted on Monday for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump returns to […]

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Russian, Indonesian navies hold joint counter-terrorism drills

The joint exercise, which started last week, came as newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged closer ties with Russia on defence, in a bid to forge links with any country as part of Jakarta’s long-held non-aligned foreign policy. Russian and Indonesian ships practised freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during […]

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What you need to know about China’s $1.4 trillion debt package

Authorities increased the amount of debt local governments are allowed to raise through special bonds by 6 trillion yuan ($836 billion) over the next three years. China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) debt package on Friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise flagging economic growth, but officials refrained from announcing direct […]

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Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah, spokesman says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday. The Israeli military, which has been engaged in cross-border fighting with Hezbollah since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, at first […]

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Ten armed men killed in India’s Manipur after firefight with security forces

A state of 3.2 million people, Manipur has been divided into two ethnic enclaves since the conflict began – a valley controlled by the Meiteis and the Kuki-dominated hills. Ten armed men were killed in a gunfight with security forces in India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur on Monday, officials said, after they allegedly tried […]

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CID launches probe into Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated an investigation into the documentary telecast by Britain’s Channel 4 TV on Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019. The documentary, titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings’, telecast on September 6, 2023, includes a statement from Muhammad Millar Muhammad Hansir, also known as Azad Hansir Maulana, who was […]

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