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Putin extends previous ban on certain Russian imports and exports until 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, extending a previous ban on the import and export of certain Russian raw materials and...

Canada imposes additional sanctions against Russia

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly has announced that Canada is imposing additional military and culture sanctions against Russia. These sanctions target...

IOM develops durable strategy to support displaced persons in South Sudan

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has said it is developing a durable solutions strategy to support displacement-affected communities...

Tunisian PM, Saudi finance minister meet on ties

Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane met with the visiting Saudi Arabian Finance Minister in Tunis on bilateral ties, the Tunisian government said. During...

Gorakhpur man poisons dog, seven pups and then burns their bodies

A local trader poisoned a dog and her seven puppies in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and then burned their bodies in the Khoya...

NIA arrests AMU student, UP ATS picks up two Bangladeshis

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Faizan Ansari, 19, for extending supporting to ISIS, an...

Jordan, UN agency for Palestine refugees discuss support strategies

Jordan and the UN agency for Palestine refugees have discussed strategies to enable the agency to continue providing services for Palestinian refugees. During a...

Spain extends deadline for mail-in ballots

Spain's Central Electoral Commission (JEC), which is tasked with administering all procedural aspects of the country's general election to be held on July...

Lebanon busts human smuggling network, arrests 79 Syrians on illegal entry

Lebanon's state security has busted a human smuggling network consisting of seven Syrian and several Lebanese nationals in El Aabde in northern Lebanon,...

Sri Lanka to further increase weekly fuel quota from August

Sri Lanka has decided to increase the fuel quota for vehicles again next month, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. Wijesekera told the...