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Iran in standoff with European powers over nuclear...
Tehran [Iran], November 21: Western countries have moved ahead with plans to censure Iran for its nuclear program at a...

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills several
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security post in Pakistan, killing 12 soldiers...

Trump attends launch of Elon Musk owned SpaceX's...
Texas [US], November 21: United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) attended the launch of SpaceX's Starship, owned...

Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with...
Bangkok [Thailand], November 21: A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of...

US again vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding...
New York [US], November 21: The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding...

US says opposition leader Gonzalez is Venezuelan 'president-elect'
Washington [US], November 21: The United States on Tuesday recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the president-elect, following elections...

Pakistan plans military offensive to protect China's BRI...
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: Pakistan is preparing to launch a military offensive in the south-western region of Balochistan where sub-nationalist...

EU lawmakers back Azerbaijani government critic under house...
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 21: Members of the European Parliament highlighted the precarious human rights situation in Azerbaijan during the UN...

US closes embassy in Kiev amid concerns over...
Kiev [Ukraine], November 21: The United States on Wednesday temporarily closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential...

Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strike
Damascus [Syria], November 21: An Israeli strike on the Syrian city of Palmyra has killed 36 people and injured more...

Russia slams Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike...
Moscow [Russia], November 20: Russia has strongly condemned outgoing US President Joe Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside...

US urges Bangladesh to end violent crackdowns on...
Washington [US], November 20: The United States has clarified to Bangladesh that it does not support government involvement in violent...

'Ukraine, Middle East conflicts are depleting US arsenal'
New York [US], November 20: "With some of the Patriot (air defense systems) deployed, some of the air-to-air missiles deployed,...

Prosecutors ask to delay Trump's sentencing until after...
New York [US], November 20: In May, Mr. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to...

US Senate panel to hold hearing on suspected...
New York [US], November 20: A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing on Chinese hacking...

Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987
Baghdad [Iraq], November 20: Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades, a pivotal moment...

Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on...
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the Group of 20...

EU nations team up to develop air defence,...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Groups of European countries agreed to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other...

French farmers continue protests as union threatens food...
Paris [France], November 20: French farmers held a second day of protests over EU-Mercosur trade talks.

US envoy says 'opportunity' exists to reach Israel-Hezbollah...
Beirut [Lebanon], November 20: US Middle East mediator Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday in hopes of finalizing a...

Moscow says Ukraine fired six US-made long-range missiles...
Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at a target in...

Forty-five pro-democracy activists sentenced by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong, November 20: A court in Hong Kong on Tuesday sentenced 45 democracy activists to prison terms of up...

Lithuanian president nominates Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister
Riga [Latvia], November 20: Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda nominated Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister of the Baltic EU and NATO...

Wildfires burned nearly 500,000 hectares in EU in...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Last year was one of the worst years for wildfires in the European Union, according to...

Biden pledges record $4 billion to World Bank...
New York [US], November 19: U.S. President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion U.S. contribution.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits embattled frontline town
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he visited the "intense" eastern frontline town of Pokrovsk, where Russia...

Poland's opposition to lose funds after electoral commission...
Warsaw [Poland], November 19: Poland's largest opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), is set to lose millions in...