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Argentina Foreign Minister Sacked For Voting To Lift US Embargo On Cuba

October 31, 2024 admin

Buenos Aires: Argentina President Javier Milei on Wednesday sacked Foreign Minister Diana Mondino after the country voted at the UN in favor of lifting the six-decade US embargo on Cuba, the presidency said. “The new foreign minister of Argentina is Mr. Gerardo Werthein,” presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni wrote on X, hours after Argentina joined 186…

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North Korean Troops Who Enter Ukraine Will “Return In Body Bags”, Warns US

October 30, 2024 admin

According to reports, more than 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia to fight against Ukraine. United Nations: North Korean troops who go to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia “will return in body bags,” the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, delivering a warning to leader Kim Jong Un by name. “Should…

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US Blames Onions For McDonald’s e.Coli Outbreak

October 30, 2024 admin

Washington: US health authorities said Wednesday that slivered onions used by McDonald’s triggered an e.Coli outbreak that sickened 90 people. “Fresh, slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items from McDonald’s are the likely source of this outbreak,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. These particular onions were supplied by Taylor…

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US Welcomes India-China Border Disengagement

October 29, 2024 admin

US also said that the US has not played any role in the India-China resolution. Washington: The US State Department has welcomed the ‘reduction in tensions’ along the India-China border following the recent disengagement of troops of the two countries, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). US State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said that…

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Nancy Pelosi’s Husband’s Attacker Jailed For Life

October 29, 2024 admin

San Francisco: A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday by a California state court, the district attorney general’s office said. David DePape, who broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi in a…

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US Voices Disapproval Of Israel Bill Banning UN Palestinian Agency

October 28, 2024 admin

Washington: The United States said Monday it was “deeply concerned” about a bill, now passed by Israel’s parliament, that bans the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country and occupied east Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed the measure by a vote of 92-10, after years of harsh Israeli criticism of UNRWA, which intensified after…

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China Vows “Countermeasures” Over US Arms Sales To Taiwan

October 27, 2024 admin

Beijing: China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2 billion arms sale package by the United States to Taiwan. The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant…

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Shipping Firm To Pay $100 Million In Baltimore Bridge Collapse Settlement

October 25, 2024 admin

Shipping Firm To Pay 0 Million In Baltimore Bridge Collapse Settlement

Washington: The US Justice Department said Thursday that it has reached a $100 million settlement with the Singaporean owner and operator of a cargo ship that destroyed a Baltimore bridge. The 1,000-foot (300-meter) M/V Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning of March 26, killing six road workers and blocking…

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Lebanon State Media Says Israel strikes Souath Beirut

October 24, 2024 admin

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 1,580 people since war began against Hezbollah. Beirut: Lebanon state media said several Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, about half an hour after Israel issued evacuation warnings for the Hezbollah bastion following intense strikes the night before. AFPTV footage showed plumes of smoke rising…

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Neither US Nor China Can Ignore India Today: Sitharaman

October 24, 2024 admin

Washington: India’s priority is not to impose its dominance but to enhance its influence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, asserting that no country, whether the US or China, can ignore New Delhi today. Ms. Sitharaman made the remarks on Wednesday during a panel discussion on “Bretton Woods at 80: Priorities for the Next…

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