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Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Tuesday.Authorities are yet to formally set the vote. If no...
Germany’s Scholz urges Xi to use power to curb Ukraine war escalation
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping for support in curbing an escalation in the war in Ukraine, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of...
Russia’s nuclear rhetoric won’t dent UK support for Ukraine – PM
Sir Keir Starmer has promised Russia's "irresponsible rhetoric" on nuclear weapons will not affect UK support for Ukraine.Ukraine has fired US-supplied longer-range missiles at Russian territory for the first...
Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential election.More popularly known as Irro, he won with 64% of the vote...
Thailand’s new equal marriage law predicted to boost tourism industry by $2bn
Thailand is predicted to experience a $2bn (£1.58bn) boost to its tourism industry after the country passed a marriage equality bill that is two months away from being enacted.It...
Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, according to a confidential report by the United...
French farmers threaten ‘chaos’ over proposed EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, blocking a key motorway on the border with...
Rothschild & Co bolsters its Middle East development
Operating under a DFSA Category 4 license, Rothschild & Co. has founded a wealth management office in Dubai which provides independent investment advice to ultra-high net worth families, businesses,...
Pakistani police arrest a man accused of insulting the Quran and save him from being lynched by mob
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of insulting Islam's holy book, the Quran, in deeply conservative northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after being alerted that a mob...
German authorities report rise in crimes against women in 2023
Cases of domestic violence against women rose in Germany in 2023, according to a new analysis by the country's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) released on Tuesday.A total of...
