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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...

Hamas rejects int'l guardianship over Gaza in UN resolution

Hamas rejects int'l guardianship over Gaza in UN...

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The Palestinian group Hamas has criticized a US-backed Security Council resolution on the future of...

UK plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul

UK plans visa bans for three countries amid...

London [UK], November 18: British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will ban three countries from accessing UK visas if they fail...

S Korea proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

S Korea proposes talks with North to avoid...

Seoul [South Korea], November 18: South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to avoid border clashes, the first such...

Armed gang abducts 25 girls from school in Nigeria

Armed gang abducts 25 girls from school in...

Abuja [Nigeria], November 18: A group of heavily armed men has abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in north-western...

Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death

Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for crimes...

Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Report

Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza...

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The number of Palestinians that have died in Israeli detention facilities has surged amid the...

UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan

UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump's...

Washington [US], November 18: The UN Security Council voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to...

Landslides in Indonesia's Central Java kill at least 18; dozens missing

Landslides in Indonesia's Central Java kill at least...

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 18: Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia's Central Java province last week have led to the...

US federal agents detain 130 in Charlotte immigration sweep

US federal agents detain 130 in Charlotte immigration...

Washington [US], November 18: Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North...

Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale warplanes

Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a...

Saudi crown prince to visit US with defence, AI, nuclear on agenda

Saudi crown prince to visit US with defence,...

Washington [US], November 18: A visit by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler to the White House for talks with U.S....

BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation claim

BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation claim

Washington [US], November 18: The BBC is determined to fight any legal action filed by U.S. President Donald Trump and...

Amazon issues $15b bond to fund AI infrastructure growth

Amazon issues $15b bond to fund AI infrastructure...

Washington [US], November 18: Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is set to raise $15 billion from its first U.S. dollar...

US House set to vote on Epstein investigation file release

US House set to vote on Epstein investigation...

Washington [US], November 18: The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force...

Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit begins in Ankara

Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit begins in Ankara

Ankara [Turkey], November 18: The Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit opened today in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The event is organised...

Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit showcases $55 billion in projects, partnership opportunities

Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit showcases $55 billion in...

Ankara [Turkey], November 18: The UAE-Türkiye session of the international roadshow for the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS) here showcased...

UAE demonstrates leadership with new 'Financial Inclusion Strategy': World Bank

UAE demonstrates leadership with new 'Financial Inclusion Strategy':...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 18: Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan...

Rostec showcases advanced defence systems at Dubai Airshow

Rostec showcases advanced defence systems at Dubai Airshow

Dubai [UAE], November 18: Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russia's Rostec State Corporation, stated that the Dubai Airshow is a prestigious...

Egyptian President directs full or partial cancellation of parliamentary elections if voters' will cannot be verified

Egyptian President directs full or partial cancellation of...

Cairo [Egypt], November 18: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said the National Elections Authority must cancel the current phase of...

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...

Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident

Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine...

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 17: Around 30 people were killed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern...

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...