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Trump announces tariffs on European countries opposing Greenland takeover

Trump announces tariffs on European countries opposing Greenland takeover **U.S. Imposes Trade Levies on European Nations Amid Greenland Dispute** Washington D.C. – The United States has announced the implementation of tariffs on goods imported from several European nations, a move that threatens... read more »

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Gaza humanitarian crisis far from being ...

Gaza humanitarian crisis far from being over, UN aid coordination office wa...

Gaza humanitarian crisis far from being over, UN aid coordination office warns **Gaza Reconstruction Lags Behind Humanitarian Needs Despite Ceasefire** Three months after a ceasefire brought a fragile peace to the Gaza Strip, the international community’s efforts to alleviate the humanitarian... read more »

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Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one

Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one **Title: Guterres Advocates for Unified Global Action Amidst Rising Geopolitical Tensions** United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the escalating threats to international cooperation,... read more »

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear p...

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power? **Title: Nuclear Energy Poised for Resurgence Amidst AI-Driven Power Demands** The exponential growth of artificial intelligence is placing unprecedented strain on global energy infrastructure, prompting renewed consideration of nuclear power as a... read more »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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