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Macron vows to name new French PM in  coming days

Macron vows to name new French PM in coming days

06 Dec 2024 | 11:58 AM

Paris, Dec 6 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister "in the coming days", after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament, media reports said on Friday.

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US threats of possible nuclear exchange cause concern: Lavrov

US threats of possible nuclear exchange cause concern: Lavrov

06 Dec 2024 | 10:05 AM

Washington, Dec 6 (UNI) US threats about the possibility of exchanging limited nuclear strikes are a cause for concern, while Western statements about Russia's lack of "red lines" and their shifting are a very serious mistake, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

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Over 280,000 people forced to flee homes due to crisis in Syria: WFP

Over 280,000 people forced to flee homes due to crisis in Syria: WFP

06 Dec 2024 | 9:39 AM

Damascus, Dec 6 (UNI) More than 280,000 people have fled their homes due to the crisis in northwest Syria, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.

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Undercover Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, seize alleged militant from ICU

05 Dec 2024 | 11:30 PM

Jerusalem (Israel), Dec 5 (UNI) Israeli forces dressed in civilian clothes raided a hospital in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and detained an alleged Palestinian militant who had days earlier been injured in an Israeli airstrike that killed two Hamas members.

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Bangladesh recalls heads of its Kolkata, Agartala missions

05 Dec 2024 | 10:35 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (UNI) Bangladesh has urgently recalled the heads of its deputy high commission in Kolkata and the Assistant High Commission in Agartala, in the wake of the attack on the Agartala mission last week and the protest in front of the Kolkata mission, a media report said.

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Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks

05 Dec 2024 | 7:51 PM

Bucharest (Romania), Dec 5 (UNI) Authorities in Romania have revealed details of what appears to be a major attempt to interfere in the country’s presidential elections using the social media platform TikTok, and with a series of cyber-attacks.

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Chinese embassy in Philippines issues travel alert to its nationals

05 Dec 2024 | 7:18 PM

Beijing, Dec 5 (UNI) China's embassy in the Philippines issued a travel alert on Thursday advising Chinese nationals to exercise caution amid rise in security issues.

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BNP calls for boycott of Indian goods, burns Indian-made saree as example

BNP calls for boycott of Indian goods, burns Indian-made saree as example

05 Dec 2024 | 7:12 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (UNI) A senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader on Thursday called for the “boycott of Indian products” to protest against the desecration of the Bangladesh national flag and the attack on the Assistant High Commission in Agartala.

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South Korean oppn leader thought martial law announcement by President Yoon was a deepfake

05 Dec 2024 | 7:10 PM

Seoul (South Korea), Dec 5 (UNI) The leader of South Korea’s main opposition party thought the President’s late night martial law announcement was a deepfake when he first saw it.

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Bangladesh to print new currency notes without picture of founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh to print new currency notes without picture of founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

05 Dec 2024 | 6:55 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (UNI) The Bangladesh Bank has started printing currency notes with new designs inspired by the July-August uprising, while dropping the image of the country’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Situation around ZNPP remains tense due to hostilities: IAEA Head

Situation around ZNPP remains tense due to hostilities: IAEA Head

05 Dec 2024 | 4:41 PM

Samarkand, Dec 5 (UNI) The situation around the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains tense and unstable as fighting continues near the plant, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi said on Thursday.

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Le Pen to work with new French PM for fair budget

Le Pen to work with new French PM for fair budget

05 Dec 2024 | 3:59 PM

Paris, Dec 5 (UNI) The leader of the right-wing National Rally party's faction in the French parliament, Marine Le Pen, said she is not calling for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron amid the resignation of his government and is ready to work with the new prime minister on a "fair budget."
"We will give the new prime minister the opportunity to work. We will jointly develop - not only with the National Rally, but with all forces present in the National Assembly - a budget that will be acceptable to everyone, and this is the budget that will be applied for the French," Le Pen said on the TF1 television channel.

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S Korean ruling party vows to block impeachment against Prez

05 Dec 2024 | 3:34 PM

Seoul, Dec 5 (UNI) Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party, has vowed to prevent President Yoon Suk Yeol from being impeached, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday.

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Islamabad ready to receive Putin any time: Pakistan Minister

Islamabad ready to receive Putin any time: Pakistan Minister

05 Dec 2024 | 3:21 PM

Islamabad, Dec 5 (UNI) Islamabad is ready to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin at any convenient time, Pakistani Energy Minister Sardar Leghari told RIA Novosti.

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Nepal, China sign framework for BRI agreement during Beijing visit of PM Oli

Nepal, China sign framework for BRI agreement during Beijing visit of PM Oli

05 Dec 2024 | 3:19 PM

Kathmandu/Beijing, Dec 5 (UNI) Nepal and China signed the Framework for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Cooperation agreement in Beijing on Wednesday, during Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli’s visit.

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