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US urges Bangladesh to end violent crackdowns on...
Washington [US], November 20: The United States has clarified to Bangladesh that it does not support government involvement in violent...
'Ukraine, Middle East conflicts are depleting US arsenal'
New York [US], November 20: "With some of the Patriot (air defense systems) deployed, some of the air-to-air missiles deployed,...
Prosecutors ask to delay Trump's sentencing until after...
New York [US], November 20: In May, Mr. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to...
US Senate panel to hold hearing on suspected...
New York [US], November 20: A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing on Chinese hacking...
Political instability sends Vanuatu off to polls again
Port Vila [Vanuatu], November 20: A political impasse has given way to snap poll in Vanuatu, where voters will be...
Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987
Baghdad [Iraq], November 20: Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades, a pivotal moment...
Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on...
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the Group of 20...
South Africa will focus G20 presidency on inclusive...
Cape Town [South Africa], November 20: South Africa will use its G20 presidency to focus on advancing inclusive economic growth,...
Sudan's Burhan warns against signs of split in...
Khartoum [Sudan], November 20: Armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan criticised factional strife within its former ruling party as risky...
Reputed head of crime family campaigns for seat...
Dublin [Ireland], November 20: Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as head of a well-known crime family...
EU nations team up to develop air defence,...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Groups of European countries agreed to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other...
French farmers continue protests as union threatens food...
Paris [France], November 20: French farmers held a second day of protests over EU-Mercosur trade talks.
US envoy says 'opportunity' exists to reach Israel-Hezbollah...
Beirut [Lebanon], November 20: US Middle East mediator Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday in hopes of finalizing a...
Moscow says Ukraine fired six US-made long-range missiles...
Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at a target in...
G20 leaders call for comprehensive ceasefires in Gaza...
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for "comprehensive" ceasefires in...
Thousands flock to New Zealand capital in huge...
Wellington [New Zealand], November 20: More than 40,000 people have protested outside New Zealand's parliament against a controversial bill seeking...
Forty-five pro-democracy activists sentenced by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong, November 20: A court in Hong Kong on Tuesday sentenced 45 democracy activists to prison terms of up...
Lithuanian president nominates Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister
Riga [Latvia], November 20: Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda nominated Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister of the Baltic EU and NATO...
Wildfires burned nearly 500,000 hectares in EU in...
Brussels [Belgium], November 20: Last year was one of the worst years for wildfires in the European Union, according to...
Thousands protesting New Zealand's Indigenous bill set to...
Wellington [New Zealand], November 19: A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington...
Biden pledges record $4 billion to World Bank...
New York [US], November 19: U.S. President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion U.S. contribution.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits embattled frontline town
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he visited the "intense" eastern frontline town of Pokrovsk, where Russia...
Poland's opposition to lose funds after electoral commission...
Warsaw [Poland], November 19: Poland's largest opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), is set to lose millions in...
South Korea 'strongly confident' US alliance will thrive...
Seoul [South Korea], November 19: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said he is "strongly confident" the South Korea-U.S. alliance...
Hezbollah media head killed in Israeli strike on...
Beirut [Lebanon], November 19: Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli...
World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough...
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 19: Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in...
Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras, at least one...
New York [US], November 19: Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara unleashed major rainfall over Honduras this weekend.