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Shipping giants suspend journeys through Red Sea as Saudis voice concern
Dec 16, 2023 05:39Two major international shipping lines have suspended the transit of goods through the Red Sea as Saudis voice concern over the escalation of conflict in the West Asia region.
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EU fails to agree $54bn aid for Ukraine after Hungary veto
Dec 16, 2023 03:15Hungary has vetoed $55 billion in the European Union’s aid for Ukraine, in a double blow to Kiev as US funds are currently blocked in Congress amid resistance from Republican senators.
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Belarus says West ‘back-stabbed’ Ukraine
Dec 15, 2023 11:54President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has warned the former Soviet republics about the West’s treachery, saying the US-led Western camp has “back-stabbed” Ukraine.
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Blizzards sweep across Russia, bringing massive snow falls
Dec 15, 2023 11:11Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia on Friday (December 15), carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades and sowing chaos on major roads, where truck drivers battled with more than 20 centimeters of snow and strong winds.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters block highway in Philadelphia
Dec 15, 2023 09:48Activists calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel's war in Gaza blocked traffic on a major highway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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US Congress okays staggering $886bn military spending bill amid wars
Dec 15, 2023 05:18The US House and Senate have approved a massive $886-billion military budget for 2024, sending the document to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.
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UK sanctions Quds Force chief, others in coordination with US
Dec 15, 2023 04:16Britain has introduced a raft of new illegal sanctions targeting head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Quds Force Gen. Esmail Qaani and several others.
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EU agrees to open membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova
Dec 15, 2023 04:14In a show of support to Kiev amid the Ukraine war, the European Union leaders have agreed to open formal membership negotiations with the country.
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Indian court allows survey of mosque to confirm if it was built on temple
Dec 15, 2023 03:47A court in India has allowed the survey of a 17th century mosque to determine if it was built over a Hindu temple.
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President Putin says Ukraine war ‘nothing like’ Gaza catastrophe
Dec 14, 2023 11:44President Vladimir Putin of Russia says the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has nothing whatsoever in common with the war in Ukraine.