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Ecuador's govt suffers defeat in referendum

Ecuador's govt suffers defeat in referendum

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 18: The liberal-conservative government of President Daniel Noboa on Sunday suffered a heavy defeat in a...

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds...

Washington [US], November 17: U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late...

Marcos vows jail time for suspects in Philippines graft scandal

Marcos vows jail time for suspects in Philippines...

Manila [Philippines], November 17: People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control...

US House speaker says 'nothing to hide' in Epstein files

US House speaker says 'nothing to hide' in...

Washington [US], November 17: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on...

Netanyahu stands firm against Palestinian state as UN considers plan

Netanyahu stands firm against Palestinian state as UN...

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after...

Ecuador votes on allowing foreign military bases to fight drug crime

Ecuador votes on allowing foreign military bases to...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 17: Ecuador was holding a referendum on Sunday on whether to allow foreign military bases in...

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon attacked by Israeli forces

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon attacked by Israeli forces

Cairo [Egypt], November 17: United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Sunday that Israeli forces had fired at them without...

Some 550,000 people join protest against current corruption scandal in Manila

Some 550,000 people join protest against current corruption...

Manila [Philippines], November 17: Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday joined a three-day protest rally In the Philippine capital...

French interior minister retains hope of finding stolen Louvre jewels

French interior minister retains hope of finding stolen...

Paris [France], November 17: Nearly a month after thieves stole jewellery worth 88 million euros (about $100 million) from the...

Baker detained after deaths in Istanbul

Baker detained after deaths in Istanbul

Istanbul [Turkey], November 17: A baker has been detained following the death of a German mother and her two children...

Dozens injured after clashes erupt in Mexico protests

Dozens injured after clashes erupt in Mexico protests

Mexico City [Mexico], November 17: Dozens of people have been injured in a youth-led protest in Mexico, officials said, after...

Ukraine working on prisoner exchange with Russia: Zelensky

Ukraine working on prisoner exchange with Russia: Zelensky

Kiev [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring 1,200 Ukrainians home, President...

Gaza's displaced endure harsh winter conditions

Gaza's displaced endure harsh winter conditions

Gaza border [Israel], November 17: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians living in makeshift shelters or tents in Gaza are...

US aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean

US aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean

Washington [US], November 17: The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest warship, has arrived in the...

UAE strongly condemns Israeli stormings, violations in Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank

UAE strongly condemns Israeli stormings, violations in Al-Aqsa...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 17: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the continuous violations committed by...

UNIFIL: Israel's shooting represents serious violation of UN Security Council resolution 1701

UNIFIL: Israel's shooting represents serious violation of UN...

New York [US], November 17: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that Israeli forces shot at...

Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion

Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI...

Seoul [South Korea], November 17: South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the...

300,000 Chinese residents reflect UAE's successful model of tolerance, economic empowerment

300,000 Chinese residents reflect UAE's successful model of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 17: The Chinese community in the UAE-now exceeding 300,000 residents-stands as a vivid example of the...

GCC Secretary-General welcomes signing of Doha Agreement between DR Congo government, Congo River Alliance

GCC Secretary-General welcomes signing of Doha Agreement between...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 17: Jassem Mohammed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, welcomed the signing of the Doha...

UN Security Council divided again over Gaza response

UN Security Council divided again over Gaza response

New York [US], November 16: The United States and Russia have submitted rival draft resolutions on the Gaza conflict to...

Disney and YouTube TV reach deal

Disney and YouTube TV reach deal

Washington [US], November 16: Google's YouTube and Walt Disney said on Friday they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned...

Protesters in Brazil demand climate protection during COP30 summit

Protesters in Brazil demand climate protection during COP30...

Brasilia [Brazil], November 16: Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday in a noisy,...

Trump faces renewed scrutiny over Epstein ties after email release

Trump faces renewed scrutiny over Epstein ties after...

New York [US], November 16: President Donald Trump was eager to claim victory this week after the record-long U.S. government...

Apple to appeal $634m patent ruling in Masimo tech case

Apple to appeal $634m patent ruling in Masimo...

California [US], November 16: A federal jury in California said on Friday that Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab owes medical-monitoring...

Google ad tech antitrust trial closing arguments moved back

Google ad tech antitrust trial closing arguments moved...

New York [US], November 16: A final plea by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to avoid a breakup of...

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other...

New York [US], November 16: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products,...

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but...

Washington [US], November 16: The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but...