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Paris, Dec 13 (UNI) UNESCO on Friday is set to continue discussing its report on impunity for crimes against journalists, which was not agreed upon because Russia and other states protested it for the report’s incompleteness. Russia’s mission to the UN agency told RIA Novosti that the matter was put on the agenda for the…

Moscow, Dec 13 (UNI) EU leaders are expected to discuss the situation in Georgia at the European Council summit next week, with all options for response to the recent “democratic backsliding” remaining on the table, European Commission spokesman Stefan de Keersmaecker said on Friday. “We expect that Georgia’s situation and the enlargement process will be…

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) The bilateral trade between India and the UAE has reached new heights, driven by the success of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the UAE Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed said during the Fourth India-UAE Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in…

Kyiv, Dec 13 (UNI) The US will provide Ukraine with an additional military aid package worth $500 million, State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Friday. “As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to…

Washington, Dec 13 (UNI) The United States has imposed visa restrictions on about 20 Georgian individuals, including ministers and lawmakers, for “undermining democracy” in the country, the State Department said on Friday. “The Department of State is announcing additional action today under the visa restriction policy that prohibits visa issuance to those who are responsible…

Moscow, Dec 13 (UNI) A civilian in Russia’s Belgorod Region was seriously injured in an attack by Ukrainian drones, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. “The Belgorodsky District [of the Belgorod Region] was attacked by enemy drones. One civilian was injured. The man was transported in serious condition from the village of Krasnaya Niva to the Oktyabrskaya…

Washington, Dec 12 (UNI) Former TV anchor Kari Lake has been named the future head of the US government’s Voice of America media outlet, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday. “I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America,” Trump said on his microblogging handle…

Washington, Dec 11 (UNI) The troop withdrawal from Afghanistan allowed the United States to dedicate its resources to the current challenges like the Ukraine conflict and competition with China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. “It [the withdrawal from Afghanistan] gained us the opportunity to refocus and rededicate out resources to the…

Jerusalem, Dec 12 (UNI) Eight people were killed and 30 injured in two Israeli airstrikes on groups of Palestinians guarding trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing medics. The report said the first strike was made in the western area of Rafah City, in the enclave’s south, and the second in…

Istanbul, Dec 11 (UNI) Chief of General Staff of the Turkish armed forces Metin Gurak discussed the situation in Syria with his US counterpart, Charles Brown, the press service of the Turkish armed forces said. “Chief of General Staff of the Turkish armed forces Metin Gurak and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of…