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November-6-2024
- Israel's Netanyahu fires defense minister amid conflict
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he has dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing their differences over security matters.
November-1-2024
- Iran commemorates Hezbollah's slain leader
- Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month.
October-22-2024
- Re-elected Tunisian president takes oath of office
- Tunisia's re-elected President Kais Saied took an oath on Monday at the Assembly of People's Representatives' headquarters, the Tunisian Parliament, in the capital Tunis.
October-18-2024
- Scholz opposes tariff conflicts with China
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday expressed his opposition to tariff conflicts while delivering a statement to the press in Brussels.
October-17-2024
- Chinese agricultural scientists win FAO Achievement Award
- The Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPPCAAS) was awarded the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Achievement Award Wednesday at a ceremony held by the FAO to mark the 44th World Food Day in Rome, Italy.
October-17-2024
- Zelensky unveils Ukraine's 'victory plan'
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday presented to parliament his "victory plan," outlining Ukraine's strategy in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
October-9-2024
- Nobel Prize in physics awarded to AI pioneers
- The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics went to two scientists, John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton, for their foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
September-27-2024
- Russia's nuclear doctrine changes 'signal' Western states
- Any potential changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine will serve as a warning to Western countries, local media reported Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
September-23-2024
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election Commission confirmed Sunday.
September-18-2024
- Von der Leyen unveils new EU Commission
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the long-awaited lineup for the new European Commission in France's Strasbourg on Tuesday.
