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Baku, Nov 12 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has given the world “real hopes,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. On Sunday evening, Vucic published a video message on social media in which he said he had a phone conversation with Trump. According to him, the conversation was “excellent, meaningful, and very cordial.” “I…

Baku, Nov 12 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has landed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to take part in the COP29 conference, a RIA Novosti correspondent has reported. Erdogan has landed in Baku late on Monday, the correspondent reported, adding that the Turkish leader was welcomed by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and…

Washington, Nov 12 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump has met with Ron Dermer, a consultant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the Middle East crisis and the US future actions on the matter, the Axios news portal reported on Tuesday, citing two Israeli officials and two US officials with knowledge of the meeting….

Manila, Nov 11 (UNI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has approved a financing package of 21.95 million U.S. dollars to boost Maldives’ capacity to combat the effects of climate change and ensure the sustainability of its food systems. The ADB said in its press release that the financing package comprises a…

Tokyo, Nov 11 (UNI) Leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba was reelected as the country’s prime minister on Monday after securing the most votes in both houses of the Japanese Diet. The Diet, or parliament, convened an extraordinary session Monday afternoon to choose the prime minister. As the ruling coalition of the…

Havana, Nov 11 (UNI) A 6.7 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Cuba on Sunday, said the National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS). According to the CENAIS, the earthquake occurred at 11:49 a.m. local time (1649 GMT) 32 km south of Pilon in the province of Granma, nearly 900 km from Havana, and affected the eastern provinces…

Moscow, Nov 11 (UNI) Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, allegedly had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, the Washington Post claims citing sources. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the readiness for contacts with Trump remained, which was emphasized by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday,…

Beirut, Nov 11 (UNI) Fifty-three people were killed and 99 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Sunday. “Over the past 24 hours, 53 people were killed and 99 civilians were injured as a result of Israeli bombings,” the ministry said in a statement….

Budapest, Nov 11 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the election will end the international isolation of Hungary, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, said on Sunday. “With [Trump’s] victory, the isolation of Hungary is over. We are not alone, the entire America is with us,” Orban said in an interview with the TV2…

Mexico City, Nov 11 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting attack inside a bar in the state of Queretaro in central Mexico, local authorities said Sunday. The attack took place in the Los Cantaritos bar on Saturday night, when four armed people opened fire at the scene,…