Cyprus dispatches new humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza

NICOSIA, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cyprus said on Saturday that it has dispatched a new shipment of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as part of ongoing international relief efforts. A total of 44 containers carrying approximately 950 tons of materials were loaded onto a merchant vessel at the southern…

Russia: 1 killed, 2 injured in self-cause explosion in Khimki city of Moscow region

MOSCOW, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in Khimki city in the Moscow region, local authorities said. According to the regional health ministry, the two injured people were taken to local medical institutions, with one of them in critical condition and…

UN Security Council condemns drone attacks on UN peacekeepers in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Security Council strongly condemned last week’s drone attacks against a UN logistics base in Sudan, which killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured nine others. In a press statement, members of the Security Council expressed deep condolences to the families of the fallen…

Italian police arrest 384, seize 1.5 tons of drugs in nationwide crackdown

ROME, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested 384 people and seized 1.4 tonnes (1.54 tons) of drugs in a large-scale operation against drug trafficking.In addition to the arrests, officers had put under investigation 655 individuals, including 39 minors, and confiscated 35 kilograms of cocaine…

Sudan PM heads to New York for UN talks: govt sources

Sudan’s PM Kamil Idris PORT SUDAN (Sudan), Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris left for New York Saturday to meet the UN chief and other officials and discuss humanitarian access and a possible ceasefire, two government sources said. The trip comes as fighting between Sudan’s army and…

Turkish Intelligence Chief Met Hamas Delegation In Istanbul

ANKARA, Dec 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation Director, Ibrahim Kalin, met with Hamas Political Bureau member and chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, in Istanbul yesterday, to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During the talks, the Hamas official said, Hamas is adhering to the ceasefire terms and outlined…

Some Local Militias In Iraq Agree To Disarm, Transition To Politics

BAGHDAD, Dec 21 (NNN-NINA) – Head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Faiq Zidan, said yesterday that, several armed factions have agreed to surrender their weapons to the state and transition into political entities. Zidan thanked “the leaders of the factions, for responding to his advice to cooperate in enforcing…

Egypt, Russia Vow To Boost Strategic Cooperation

CAIRO, Dec 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, met here yesterday, during which they emphasised their shared commitment to enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries. Al-Sisi expressed appreciation for the steady growth of bilateral relations across political, economic, and commercial domains, according…

Signing of EU-Mercosur FTA postponed to January

BRUSSELS, Dec 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The highly anticipated signing of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), originally scheduled for this Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, has been officially postponed until January following a surge in domestic pressure and mass protests by…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia sends 1,000 fallen soldiers’ bodies to Ukraine; 26 Russian soldier bodies returned

Moscow, Dec 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Russia sent the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action to Ukraine, in accordance with the Istanbul agreements, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky informed. “In the context of the Istanbul agreements, the bodies of 1,000 dead personnel were handed over to Ukraine. Russia…
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