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January 2, 2024 12:49 PM

Sanctions impacting Russian diamond imports enforced in G7 and EU nations

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 12th set of sanctions targeting the import of Russian diamonds into G7 nations and placing restrictions on diamond deliveries to the European Union was enforced yesterday. It said in its report that G7 ...

January 2, 2024 10:47 AM

BRICS welcomes five new members, signaling a global shift

The upcoming BRICS summit in Russia this October is set to undergo a significant transformation as it expands its membership to include five new nations alongside the original founding five – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This exp...

January 1, 2024 3:38 PM

Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for the construction sector

Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India, and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, a newspaper reported on Monday, citing a government official. Yehu...

December 24, 2023 11:46 AM

Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 20,200 as Israel claims to expand operation

The latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has claimed over 20,200 lives on the Palestinian side since its outbreak on October 7, as Israel claimed to expand ground military operation in the Gaza Strip. The death toll of Palestinians from Isra...

December 23, 2023 8:46 AM

Government of Nepal concerned as death toll of Nepali youth fighting for Moscow reaches 7

As death toll of Nepali soldier fighting for Russia against Ukrainian reaches 7, a press release was issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal that Russia has been asked not to recruit Nepali citizens in the military and send back those Nepalis ...

December 20, 2023 5:15 PM

EU agrees new rules on hosting migrants, seeks to cut numbers

The European Union reached agreement early on Wednesday on new rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenly and to limit the numbers of people coming in. Representatives of the European Parliament and of EU governmen...

December 20, 2023 12:49 PM

Tougher French immigration bill passes, Macron’s parliament majority wobbles

French lawmakers gave their final approval to a contested bill that toughens rules for immigrants on Tuesday, giving President Emmanuel Macron a policy victory that nonetheless exposed cracks in his centrist majority. The bill, a compromise reached ...

December 20, 2023 10:08 AM

PM Modi and Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss maritime safety amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, expressing concerns about the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea region. In a telephone conversation, PM Modi ...

December 15, 2023 5:53 PM

Hungary’s Orban blocks aid for Ukraine, says he can still halt EU accession

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a major European Union aid package for Ukraine on Friday and warned he could still halt Kyiv's accession to the bloc after membership talks won EU approval. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the Europe...

December 14, 2023 11:50 AM

Israel strikes southern Gaza, faces calls to reduce civilian toll

Israel kept up its barrage of the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite intensifying international calls to reduce civilian casualties and address a mounting humanitarian catastrophe. In central Rafah, in the south of the coastal enclave, 24 people were ki...

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