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November-1-2023
- UN refugee chief calls for unity of Security Council
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Tuesday called for unity of the UN Security Council to tackle refugee crises around the world.
October-18-2023
- Velia Govaere: BRI provides opportunities to Central America
- Belt and Road cooperation enhances infrastructure construction, promotes economic and trade cooperation, strengthens exchanges among civilizations and gathers strength for all parties, said Velia Govaere, former vice minister of economy, industry and commerce of Costa Rica.
October-17-2023
- Russia ready to coordinate with partners to end violence, stabilize situation in Middle East: Putin
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia is ready to coordinate efforts with all constructively minded partners to bring an end to the violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and stabilize the situation.
October-13-2023
- Steve Scalise withdrawing from US House speaker race
- ?U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Thursday that he is withdrawing from the House speaker race after failing to garner enough support from the House Republicans.
October-12-2023
- Zelensky asks for more aid to Ukraine
- ?As the world's attention shifted to Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels on Wednesday to ask Western countries to continue their aid to Ukraine.
September-27-2023
- New York judge finds Trump liable for fraud
- A New York judge on Tuesday ruled former U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons liable for fraud, saying they provided false financial statements for nearly a decade.
September-15-2023
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam sworn in as Singapore's president
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam took the oath as Singapore's ninth president at Istana, the country's presidential palace, Thursday evening.
September-13-2023
- Western countries destroying int'l financial relations system: Putin
- The global economy is undergoing changes largely due to the fact that certain Western countries are destroying the financial relations system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
September-6-2023
- Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years in jail
- Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in jail for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol.
August-24-2023
- Thai King appoints Srettha Thavisin as new PM
- Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Srettha Thavisin as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Pornpith Phetchareon announced on Wednesday.
