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(MENAFN) The central banks of the United Arab Emirates and Egypt renewed a currency swap agreement between their national currencies on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen financial cooperation and support economic activity between the two countries....

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(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against 10 individuals and entities across several jurisdictions over what it described as efforts to obtain weapons and weapons components for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed...

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(MENAFN) Ukraine has secured a deal with Belgium for three F-16 fighter jets, due for delivery before the year ends, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute Wednesday to national heroes who lost their lives in service of the country during a ceremony marking Martyrs’ Day, one day before China’s National Day. Xi joined Premier Li Qiang along with other...

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(MENAFN) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas sat down with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Damascus on Tuesday, in a high-level meeting that underscores the rapid thaw between Brussels and the Syrian capital.

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(MENAFN) The European Commission on Tuesday put forward a five-point plan to help the bloc prevent and respond to sudden, large-scale irregular arrivals at its external borders.

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(MENAFN) A vessel caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile as it transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said Tuesday. "The fire has since been extinguished and the...

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(MENAFN) Russia has prolonged restrictions on exports of diesel, marine fuel and gasoil by domestic producers through Oct. 31, the government said Wednesday. “The decree extends the ban on the export of diesel and marine fuel, as well as gasoil,...

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(MENAFN) The United States and its coalition partners have officially completed their military mission in Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) California has officially added Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, the two main Islamic holidays, to its state holiday calendar under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday morning during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Jerusalem Islamic Waqf official.

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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced today that his administration has submitted a filing in opposition to a Trump administration proposed rule that seeks to roll back federal energy efficiency standards for appliances and consumer...

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(MENAFN) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Tuesday that he plans to present the public with several options for the United Kingdom’s long-term relationship with the European Union, arguing that Brexit “has done more harm than good.”...

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(MENAFN) Hurricane Polo reached Mexico’s Baja California Sur as a Category 2 storm early Tuesday before weakening as it moved toward Sonora in the country’s northwest, according to Mexican authorities and the US National Hurricane Center.

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(MENAFN) More than 60% of world leaders referred to artificial intelligence in their high-level speeches during the 81st UN General Assembly, an official said Tuesday. "According to our preliminary numbers, more than 60% of speakers mentioned...

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(MENAFN) Mexico is pushing for the extradition of Tomas Zeron de Lucio, a former senior security official tied to the disappearance of 43 students, who has lived in self-exile in Israel, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to begin talks on a new agreement to replace the New START Treaty, warning that expanding nuclear capabilities and declining safeguards are creating...

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(MENAFN) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged a freeze on hostilities in Ukraine on Tuesday, saying it should serve as a bridge to negotiations.

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(MENAFN) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met separately with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss relations between the two countries.

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(MENAFN) Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the annual Labour Party Conference on Tuesday that he will “lay out to the country” the options for Britain's long-term relationship with the European Union, arguing that Brexit “has done more harm than...