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December 24, 2024 10:27 AM

France: President Emmanuel Macron unveils new government

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new government on Monday following the collapse of the previous Cabinet. According to a report by ‘The New York Times’, the center-right orientation of the new French government closely resembles that of its predecessor, which lasted less than three mo...

December 23, 2024 7:12 PM

EAM Jaishankar to visit US ahead of Trump’s second term

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United States from December 24 to 29, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The visit comes as preparations are underway for US President-elect Donald Trump to assume office for his...

December 23, 2024 5:29 PM

Young mammoth remains found nearly intact in Siberian permafrost

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years. The creature, resembling a small elephant with a trunk, was recovered from the Batagaika crater, a huge depression more than ...

December 23, 2024 5:18 PM

Bangladesh requests India to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has formally requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her ousting on August 5 after a student-led movement. The request was made through a "note verbale" to the Indian government, according to Touhid Hossain, the Foreign Affairs Advise...

December 23, 2024 5:04 PM

Some gaps have narrowed in elusive Gaza ceasefire deal, sides say

Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials' remarks on Monday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved. A fresh bid by mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States to end the fighting and release Israeli and ...

December 23, 2024 4:23 PM

Biden launches new US trade probe into legacy Chinese chips

The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made "legacy" semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear. The "Section 301" probe, launched just four weeks...

December 23, 2024 3:26 PM

Global stocks rally as investors cheer US inflation relief

Global shares were boosted on Monday by a U.S. inflation reading offering some hope for further policy easing next year, along with relief that Washington had averted a government shutdown. After a recent central bank decisions bonanza, this week only has the minutes of a few of those meetings, whi...

December 23, 2024 3:03 PM

NATO chief Rutte says Zelenskiy’s criticism of Germany’s Scholz is unfair

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be unjustified, news wire DPA reported. Although Germany has been a vital ally of Ukraine, its hesitation in providing long-range Taurus ...

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