ACCRA, Dec. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — International election observer groups monitoring Ghana’s general elections, on Monday commended the West African country for a peaceful poll.…
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African Union official calls for collective efforts to curb hate speech
KIGALI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua/GNA) — African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities, Adama Dieng, on Monday called for…
UN human rights chief calls for inclusive dialogue among Syrian parties
GENEVA, Dec. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Monday urged Syrian parties to engage in an…
S. Korean Justice Ministry imposes travel ban on President Yoon for martial law investigation
SEOUL, Dec. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — South Korea’s Ministry of Justice, Monday placed a travel ban on President Yoon Suk-yeol, Yonhap news agency reported, marking…
Netanyahu rebuffs ‘absurd’ accusations in corruption trial testimony
Tel Aviv, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday for the first time since his corruption trial began more than…
Macron hunts for solution to ongoing political crisis over budget
Paris, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, possibly as early as Wednesday, after launching talks with all…
Nearly 10,000 residents flee homes after Philippine volcano erupts
Manila, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Nearly 10,000 residents have fled their homes near an erupting volcano in the central Philippines, the national disaster agency said on Tuesday,…
UN Refugee Agency warns against deportation of Syrians
Vienna, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – The UN Refugee Agency has warned against the deportation of Syrian refugees, given the unstable situation in the country. “No asylum seeker should…
IATA head: Restrictions on liquid in hand baggage could be dropped
Geneva, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Restrictions on liquids permitted in passengers’ hand baggage on flights could soon fall away, Willie Walsh, head of the International Air Transport…
China’s leadership agrees more intervention to boost the economy
Beijing, Dec. 9 (dpa/GNA) – China’s leadership has promised further aid for the country’s struggling economy next year, following a series of stimulus measures during 2024. The…
President Yoon banned from leaving South Korea
Seoul, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea’s Ministry of Justice has banned President Yoon Suk Yeol from leaving the country, as the country’s political crisis deepens. The…
UN study: Three quarters of Earth’s land has become permanently drier
Bonn, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Around three quarters of the Earth’s land has become “permanently drier” in recent decades, a new UN study warned on Monday. According to…
Reports: Haiti gang boss has 100 people killed over Voodoo accusation
Havana, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – An armed gang has killed more than 100 people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, according to human rights organizations and media reports. The…
Hope and fear as world powers absorb al-Assad’s stunning end in Syria
Cairo, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Government around the world have reacted to the abrupt fall of the al-Assad family’s five-decade rule over Syria with a mixture of…
Syria faces future without al-Assad as ousted leader flees to Moscow
Cairo/Beirut, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Syrians were facing a new political reality on Sunday after rebels took the capital Damascus, ending the two-decade regime of president Bashar…
WHO continues to probe mystery disease outbreak in Congo
Geneva, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – An undiagnosed disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 400 people since October, the World Health Organization…
UN relief chief releases 5 mln USD for Sudanese refugees in Chad
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — The UN relief chief on Tuesday, released 5 million U.S. dollars in emergency relief to support the humanitarian…
UN calls for sustained funding to ramp up humanitarian aid in Somalia in 2025
MOGADISHU, Dec. 4, (Xinhua/4) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a relief agency, on Tuesday called for sustained…
African teachers compete in Chinese language teaching skills competition in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, hosted the first local Chinese…
Gaza records highest rate of child amputees amid war: UN agency
GAZA, Dec. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, the UN agency for Palestine…