LOS ANGELES, California | Xinhua | Sony Pictures’ action comedy “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, bringing in a projected 56 million U.S. dollars, data from the measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday. The film also enjoyed an international debut of 48.6 …
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The 15-member Security Council adopted the resolution in a 14-0 vote UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council voted to pass a US-sponsored resolution in support of the latest proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a TASS reporter. The 15-member Security Council adopted the …
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PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly Sunday evening, following defeat of his party in 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through …
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CAIRO | TASS | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed Palestine’s envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour to request an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss Israel’s recent operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the WAFA news agency reported. According to the report, members of …
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | TASS | Russia is building up a new approach to cooperation with African countries that differs from the one effective in the USSR, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the RBC news outlet on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society Organizations (CSOs) have expressed concern over the latest proposal for the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement. In a statement released on Thursday, CSO officials expressed grave concerns over the inequities embedded in the current draft of the World’s first accord meant …
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The operation to free the hostages took place near a Palestinian refugee camp in Nuseirat TEL AVIV | TASS | The Israel Defense Forces said it rescued four Israeli hostages that had been held by Palestinian radicals in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The operation to free the hostages took …
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ROME, ITALY | Xinhua | Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in May, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported Friday. The main factors pushing global food prices higher were prices for grains and cereals, the largest component in the index, according to data from …
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UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN General Assembly elected Greece, Denmark, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia as the next new non-permanent Security Council members from January 1, 2025. They will replace Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Ecuador and Japan, whose powers expire on December 31, 2024. Unlike votes on resolutions that display …
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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft launched at 10:52 a.m. Eastern Time on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V …
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