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18.12.2024 17:41 Holding a joint press conference with EU Commission President von der Leyen, President Erdoğan drew attention to the fight against DAESH and PKK, and said: "Türkiye is the only country, the only NATO ally that has defeated both of the terrorist organizations on the ground. We will by no means allow these groups to thrive. There is no place for DAESH or PKK and

18.12.2024 17:41 Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an called for "fewer roaring sounds from vessels and planes" and stressed the importance of continued cross-strait exchanges during the opening of the Twin-City Forum in Taipei Tuesday.

18.12.2024 17:41 The 2024 Shanghai-Taipei City Forum was held in Taipei from Monday to Tuesday. Representatives of the two cities had in-depth exchanges and interactions, reached many positive consensuses, signed two memorandums of understanding on exchanges and cooperation, and made new progress in deepening the cooperation between the two cities, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Tuesday.

18.12.2024 17:41 An annual forum between the cities of Shanghai and Taipei that is meant to promote dialogue across the Taiwan Strait has opened about six months late after tensions including unprecedented Chinese sabre-rattling raised doubts that it could be organized this year.

18.12.2024 17:41 America's newest military service, the U.S. Space Force, stood up five years ago this Friday. In advance of an out-of-this world birthday celebration, the service's commander, Gen B. Chance Saltzman, reflected on half a decade of accomplishments.

18.12.2024 17:41 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning 12 individuals and eight entities, located across seven countries, who are linked to the global illicit drug trade. Today's action, taken pursuant to Executive Order 14059, underscores the United States' commitment to combating the synthetic drug threat at home and abroad.

18.12.2024 17:41 Russia's Rosatom is selling its stakes in uranium deposits in Kazakhstan to Chinese-owned companies as the Central Asian nation looks to avoid any international sanctions against Russian-linked assets and a sign of China's growing influence in the region.

18.12.2024 17:41 Russian lawmakers have approved a bill that restricts how so-called foreign agents can access their income inside the country as the government continues to clamp down on political opponents amid the war in Ukraine.

18.12.2024 17:41 The outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden plans in its final weeks to "continue tightening the noose" around Russia's key energy exports with new sanctions to deprive Moscow of revenue for its war on Ukraine, according to Assistant Secretary of State Geoffrey Pyatt.

18.12.2024 17:41 Representatives of the Thai government and Myanmar junta are due to discuss a series of militia posts along the two countries' common border that Thailand says are in its territory, Myanmar's junta spokesperson said.

18.12.2024 17:41 A Myanmar court jailed four Thai fishermen for up to six years for illegal intrusion and fishing in its waters but suspended their sentences to maintain good relations between the neighbors, a Thai newspaper reported, adding they are expected to be released soon.

18.12.2024 17:41 Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on non-proliferation.

18.12.2024 17:41 Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency , has once again claimed that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action requires significant reforms due to advancements in Iran's nuclear program.

18.12.2024 17:41 Iran's civil aviation chief says the country has mastered the technology needed to manufacture spare parts for the engines of Boeing and Airbus jets.