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19.01.2024 12:30 From the onset of the events of 7 October 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross has been calling for the unconditional release of the hostages as a priority, while also pressing for access to them and the ability to provide medical care.

19.01.2024 12:30 The Philippines and China convened the 8th Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea in Shanghai on 17 January 2024. This is pursuant to the agreement reached between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and President Xi Jinping in San Francisco last November 2023 to ease and manage tensions in the South China Sea. This was followed by a phone call between Philippine Secretary for

19.01.2024 12:30 China and the Philippines held the eighth meeting of the China-Philippines Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea in Shanghai on Wednesday amid rising tensions, and the two sides agreed on improving the sea-related communication mechanism and handling maritime emergencies, especially the situation on the Ren'ai Jiao .

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19.01.2024 12:30 Economic recovery in Afghanistan hinges on international support for boosting productivity and reinstating women's rights, the UN Development Programme said in a new report released on Thursday.

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19.01.2024 12:30 Joint Op-Ed by Bojana Urumova, Head of Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo, Johann Sattler, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, and Ingrid Macdonald, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina

19.01.2024 12:30 The Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina ruled on January 18 that recently added provisions of the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska criminalizing defamation in the majority Serb entity "are not unconstitutional" but at the same time said prison sentences in the controversial new law are unconstitutional.

19.01.2024 12:30 Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General Bjřrn Berge and the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Lasha Darsalia, have jointly launched the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2024-2027 in Tbilisi. Building on the work of previous years, the new Action Plan aims to support the country's efforts to honour its obligations as a Council of Europe member State.

19.01.2024 12:30 Businessman Yasir Hakimov is engaged in a trade that has become very fashionable in his home city of Bishkek the past two years - reexporting cars from third countries to vehicle-hungry, sanctions-struck Russia.

19.01.2024 12:30 The United States is deeply concerned by reports of recent actions taken by the government of the Kyrgyz Republic against independent media outlets and journalists.

19.01.2024 12:30 A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk.

19.01.2024 12:30 The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday said he was "deeply concerned" over tit for tat airstrikes carried out by Iran and Pakistan.

19.01.2024 12:30 Ukraine has warned its US-led Western allies that the Kiev forces were running out of ammunition, while Russian troops have made fresh military advancements on the war front.

19.01.2024 12:30 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the world's defense industry lacks enough resources for Ukraine to withstand a war against the Russian army, adding that Kiev is facing a shortage of drones and shells.