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19.12.2024 18:50 The 23rd Meeting of the Special Representatives of India and China, respectively Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India, and Mr. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was held in Beijing on 18 December 2024.

19.12.2024 18:50 Arbitrary arrests and ensuing detention of civilians remain a serious human rights concern in South Sudan, according to a joint report by the UN Human Rights Office and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan . Some 1,140 civilians were arbitrarily arrested and then detained for varying periods between January 2023 to May this year - among them at least 162 women and 87

19.12.2024 18:50 South Sudan is due to hold long-delayed general elections in December 2026, and some wonder if the world's youngest nation will be ready.

19.12.2024 18:50 Security officials in Nigeria are raising concerns after a National Bureau of Statistics survey revealed that more than 2 million people were kidnapped in the West African nation between May 2023 and April 2024, and that Nigerians paid a cumulative $1.42 billion to kidnappers within the same period.

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19.12.2024 18:50 On 17 December, Lithuania and Japan held bilateral political consultations in Tokyo to review the Strategic Partnership between Japan and Lithuania for the first time.

19.12.2024 18:50 A US$10-billion oil project in Uganda being developed by France's TotalEnergies and CNOOC of China has been linked to human rights violations, with rights groups accusing the local authorities of repression and forced evictions, and citing sexual violence and environmental damage in connection with the project.

19.12.2024 18:50 The United States is imposing sanctions today on three individuals and four entities that form part of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik's patronage network and enable the Dodik family's continued attempts to evade U.S. sanctions

19.12.2024 18:50 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating three individuals and four entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina that form part of U.S.-designated Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik's financial network and enable the Dodik family's continued attempts to evade sanctions. Today's action also targets a BiH politician who serves as a key enabler of Dodik's

19.12.2024 18:50 Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 marking record levels of internal displacement, the UN reported on Wednesday, marking International Migrants Day.

19.12.2024 18:50 Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state's military to help protect election officials and candidates amid a spike in attacks ahead of Dec. 29 elections.

19.12.2024 18:50 Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization , the International Fund for Agriculture Development , the United Nations Children's Fund , the World Food Programme , the World Health Organization , and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia .

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19.12.2024 18:50 Addressing the TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: "We are advancing with firm steps towards the goal of a great and strong Türkiye that leads the age. As the country and the nation, we stand strong and take our steps decisively."