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U.S. freezes all asylum decisions as suspect in National Guard shooting charged2025-11-30
U.S. officials on Friday announced a freeze on all asylum decisions as the man of Afghan nationality accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House was charged with first-degree murder following one soldier's death.

Death toll rises to 303, 279 still missing following floods in Indonesia2025-11-30
A total of 303 people died and 279 remain missing after flash floods and landslides struck three provinces in Indonesia's Sumatra region, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Saturday.

World Bank releases 500 mln USD to aid Philippines' recovery after Typhoon Kalmaegi2025-11-29
The World Bank has released 500 million U.S. dollars to support the Philippines' recovery and reconstruction efforts in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi, the multilateral lender said on Friday.

Libyan parliament speaker calls for immediate presidential election2025-11-29
Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, on Friday called on Libya's High National Elections Commission to immediately implement the law on direct presidential elections and hold the presidential vote as soon as possible.

5.8-magnitude quake hits Mexico-Guatemala border region -- GFZ2025-11-29
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Mexico-Guatemala border region at 2006 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

U.S. immigration agency to reexamine green card holders from 19 "countries of concern"2025-11-28
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Thursday that it will reexamine green card holders from 19 "countries of concern," including Afghanistan.

Explainer: Is the new Ukraine "peace plan" a real deal for peace?2025-11-28
The U.S.-proposed 28-point "peace plan" was unveiled last week. Following its release, representatives from the United States, Ukraine and several European countries met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss the plan.

Sabrina Dallafior appointed as next OPCW director-general2025-11-28
Swiss diplomat Sabrina Dallafior was appointed the next Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) by the Conference of the State Parties on Thursday, for a term of four years.

World will no longer wait for absent U.S.2025-11-27
In a world increasingly moving towards multipolarity, two major international gatherings held in recent days have captured global attention, with significant agreements reached in the absence of the United States.

S. Africa vows to implement G20 pledge to end gender-based violence2025-11-26
After gender-based violence (GBV) was declared a national crisis in South Africa, Sindisiwe Chikunga, the country's minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities, on Tuesday pledged to ensure full implementation of the declaration adopted at the just-concluded Group of 20 (G20) summit to end violence against women and girls.

Chinese embassy, enterprises donate funds to upgrade infrastructure at Kenyan slum school2025-11-26
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya and the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association (KCETA) on Tuesday donated 11 million Kenyan shillings (about 84,800 U.S. dollars) to support renovations and infrastructure upgrades at MCEDO Beijing School in Nairobi, Kenya's capital.

Will potential U.S. F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia blunt Israel's military edge?2025-11-26
The U.S. government's recent indication that it may approve an F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia could reshape key dynamics in the Middle East's security landscape, with possible implications for Israel's qualitative military edge in the region.

Zelensky signals readiness to develop revised peace plan into "deeper agreements"2025-11-26
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday the peace plan prepared by Ukraine and the United States in Geneva could be developed into "deeper agreements."

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