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January-9-2024
- Dutch diplomat takes up post as UN Gaza humanitarian, reconstruction coordinator
- ?Dutch diplomat and politician Sigrid Kaag began her assignment on Monday as the United Nations' senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, a UN spokeswoman said.
January-8-2024
- European Council president announces early quit
- European Council President Charles Michel has informed Belgian media of his decision to run for the election of the Member of European Parliament (MEP) in June, leading to his early departure from the Council presidency in July.
January-3-2024
- Trump appeals Maine's ruling of his disqualification for 2024 primary ballot
- ?U.S. former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by Maine's top election official ruling him ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot.
December-29-2023
- US state of Maine blocks Trump from its presidential primary
- Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former U.S. President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot, according to media reports.
December-25-2023
- Palestinian president expresses hope for immediate end of conflicts
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed on Sunday his hope that the coming Christmas day would be a date for an end of conflicts in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory.
December-20-2023
- Zelensky: 'No one knows' when Russia-Ukraine conflict ends
- ?Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at his annual press conference on Tuesday that "no one knows" when the Russia-Ukraine conflict will end.
December-19-2023
- Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote
- Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday that incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the 2024 presidential election with some 40 million, or 89.6 percent of valid votes.
December-15-2023
- Sino-Russian relations key to global stability: Putin
- ?Sino-Russian relations play an important role in maintaining global stability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during his annual press conference.
December-11-2023
- Netanyahu calls Putin for 1st time since Israel-Hamas conflict
- ?Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first time since the conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out on Oct. 7, according to his office.
December-7-2023
- Former UK PM Johnson admits COVID mistakes
- Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Boris Johnson admitted on Wednesday that he made mistakes during the COVID-19 pandemic and was "deeply sorry," but he insisted the mistakes were inevitable.
