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Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics met with visiting King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark here on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations, defense cooperation, security in the Baltic Sea region, and Ukraine situation.

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon come under Israeli fire, no casualties reported2025-10-27
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that one of its patrols came under Israeli fire, but no personnel were injured and no equipment was damaged.

Kremlin says new sanctions complicate reviving Russia-U.S. ties2025-10-27
New sanctions against Russia complicate efforts to restore relations with the U.S., Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview released Sunday.

Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants2025-10-26
The Sri Lankan government has appointed a committee of veterinarians to examine two elephants gifted by Thailand, following concerns raised by Bangkok about their health, a deputy minister said Saturday.

Fatah rejects any external guardianship over Palestinians2025-10-26
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) on Saturday rejected any form of external guardianship over the Palestinian people and said that opposition to a unified Palestinian authority would only deepen internal divisions.

Catherine Connolly wins Ireland's presidential election2025-10-26
Independent politician Catherine Connolly has won Ireland's presidential election and will serve as the country's 10th president after receiving 63.36 percent of first preference votes, according to official results released on Saturday evening.

UN chief asks Security Council to spend resources in peace instead of war2025-10-25
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the Security Council to channel the resources often spent on war to development and peace.

U.S. transportation secretary says stress level of air traffic controllers "unacceptable"2025-10-25
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that there is frustration and anxiety among air traffic controllers as the federal government shutdown drags on and the stress level they are under right now is "unacceptable."

MPOC sees palm oil prices holding steady above 1,041 USD per ton in 20262025-10-23
Palm oil prices are projected to hold steady above 4,400 ringgit (1,041 U.S. dollars) per tonne amid uncertainties in 2026, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) said Tuesday.

Tunisia, Libya vow to deepen economic cooperation2025-10-23
Tunisian Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri met visiting Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej in Tunis on Wednesday, with the two sides reaffirming their commitment to deepening economic and trade cooperation, according to a statement released by the Tunisian government.

U.S. sanctions Russia's top 2 oil producers to press for ceasefire in Ukraine2025-10-23
U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Russia's two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, in a bid to pressure Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.

Nuke employees furloughed as U.S. government shutdown nears 3 weeks2025-10-22
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Monday that approximately 1,400 employees with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have received furlough notices across the country as the federal government shutdown approached its third week.

U.S. vice president Vance says Hamas will be "obliterated" if it rejects disarmament2025-10-22
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that Hamas would be "obliterated" if it refuses to disarm, and that Israel will decide which foreign troops, if any, may be deployed in Gaza.

Japanese PM Ishiba's cabinet resigns2025-10-21
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Tuesday, marking an end to the administration that took office just over a year ago.

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Chinese cauliflower varieties upgrade agriculture in Pakistan and beyond

As climatic changes had made farming more difficult, more and more Pakistani farmers decided to experiment with Chinese vegetable seed varieties, which they had heard were more resilient, higher-yielding, and better suited to withstand extreme weather conditions.