21-12-2024 DAMASCUS/ WASHINGTON: US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization. The visit follows those of delegations in recent days from the UN and other …
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21-12-2024 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has been heckled during his visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte. After facing boos and calls to resign from locals demanding more aid in devastated areas, Macron responded by telling locals: “I’m not the cyclone. I’m not responsible.” He arrived in the French Indian Ocean territory …
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21-12-2024 WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has voted against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, bringing a government shutdown this weekend a step closer. A revised spending plan failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed in the lower chamber of Congress, with 38 Republicans voting against the bill on Thursday …
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20-12-2024 DAMASCUS: While the international community is setting conditions for the new rulers in Syria, the leading rebel group has taken a conciliatory approach, similar to one the Taliban adopted in Afghanistan, to seek international recognition, say analysts. Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat …
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20-12-2024 BEIJING: China and India took a further step towards easing their long-running border dispute on Wednesday, with senior officials holding formal talks for the first time in five years and committing to finding mutually acceptable solutions. The meeting in Beijing between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National …
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20-12-2024 WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s bid to block a law that would ban or compel the sale of the video platform over its links to China. The top justices signaled on Wednesday that they are willing to reconsider a decision by a lower …
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20-12-2024 BRUSSELS: On October 7, as Israel began its latest war on Gaza following Hamas’s incursion into southern Israel, the European Union’s position was immediately clear. “Israel has a right to defend itself today and in the days to come,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on X, …
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20-12-2024 PORT LOUIS: A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued “counterproposal’s”. The British government still plans to hand over control of the chain of 60-some islands …
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20-12-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, killing at least 14 Palestinians in the besieged north, including children and a doctor at al-Ahli Arab Hospital. The United Nations says Israel has again denied its requests to get aid to starving people in Beit Hanoon, Beit Lahiya and Jabalia, …
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20-12-2024 MADRID: Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder is expected to confirm on Thursday that it is buying Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard best known for Titanic. Navantia has been in exclusive negotiations since October after Harland and Wolff’s holding company fell into administration. The deal is also expected to include Harland …
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