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Trump again claims brokered India-Pak peace, will call to end Thai-Cambodia clash

10 Dec 2025 | 1:24 PM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, said that he will soon make a call to end renewed hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, while citing his record at peace-making over the last ten months in which he included ending the India-Pakistan conflict in May as one of his major achievements.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump highlighted what he described as his record of global peacemaking, declaring that "in ten months I ended eight wars", before citing conflicts between Kosovo and Serbia, Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran.

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Democrat wins Miami mayoral race for 1st time in nearly 30 years

10 Dec 2025 | 1:12 PM

New York, Dec 10 (UNI) Democratic candidate Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayoral race Tuesday night, marking the first time a Democrat has won the office in nearly three decades, according to preliminary election results and projections from multiple U.S. media.

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UNICEF calls for urgent action for 5 million displaced children in Sudan

10 Dec 2025 | 11:52 AM

United Nations, Dec 10 (UNI) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for urgent action to safeguard 5 million children displaced by conflict in Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of Darfur and Kordofan regions.

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IBAHRI criticises Bangladesh for politically driven convictions

10 Dec 2025 | 10:35 AM

London, Dec 10 (UNI) The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has raised serious concerns over the state of fair trial guarantees and due process in Bangladesh, calling on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to ensure accountability through independent and impartial legal proceedings.

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Trump vows to ‘stop a war’ as Thailand–Cambodia clashes shatter peace deal

10 Dec 2025 | 8:28 AM

Bangkok, Dec 10 (UNI) The Trump-brokered agreement between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be in tatters, as fresh border clashes have claimed eight lives, plunging the fragile peace process into deeper uncertainty.

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China issues policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean

10 Dec 2025 | 8:16 AM

Beijing, Dec 10 (UNI) China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean, the third of its kind in less than two decades, was issued on Wednesday.

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Bollywood helps Somalia shake off 'Pirates of Indian Ocean' tag

Bollywood helps Somalia shake off 'Pirates of Indian Ocean' tag

10 Dec 2025 | 8:07 AM

By Faizal Khan
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Dec 10 (UNI) A young former Somalian refugee has donned the filmmaker mantle to shake off the stereotype of sea pirates around his country, with a little help from Bollywood.

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US wages "psychological warfare" against Venezuela: FM

10 Dec 2025 | 8:07 AM

Caracas, Dec 10 (UNI) The US government is waging "psychological warfare" against Venezuela following the failure of its economic sanctions, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil said Tuesday.

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S. Korea reaffirms sovereignty over Dokdo against Japanese PM's claim

10 Dec 2025 | 7:41 AM

Seoul, Dec 10 (UNI) South Korea's presidential office reaffirmed Tuesday that the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo are unequivocally South Korean territory, rejecting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's renewed claim over the islets in the East Sea, Yonhap news reported on Tuesday.

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US revokes 85,000 visas since January amid Trump administration crackdown

10 Dec 2025 | 7:35 AM

Washington, Dec 10 (UNI) The US State Department announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, underscoring the Trump administration’s intensified focus on immigration enforcement and border security.

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Hamas officials refuse to proceed with second phase of US ceasefire due to Israeli violations

10 Dec 2025 | 12:46 AM

Gaza City, Dec 9 (UNI) A senior Hamas official said the Gaza ceasefire cannot proceed to the second phase of the US-brokered peace deal, due to what he termed as Israel's persisting "violations" of the deal's dictates, urging mediators to push Israel to uphold its commitments.

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sisters stage protest outside Adiala Jail after authorities deny them permission to visit

09 Dec 2025 | 11:03 PM

Rawalpindi, Dec 9 (UNI) Former Pakistani PM and founder of the country's prominent political faction, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan again took centre-stage in the country's ongoing political drama.

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US authorities dismantle major China-linked smuggling network

09 Dec 2025 | 10:04 PM

Washington, Dec 9 (UNI) US authorities have dismantled another China-linked smuggling network accused of trafficking or attempting to traffic more than $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia AI chips, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh poll panel says pre-poll political violence not under its domain

09 Dec 2025 | 9:59 PM

Dhaka, Dec 9 (UNI) The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it has completed all the required preparations for conducting the twin-polls for its upcoming 13th national elections and public referendum on Feb, 2026.

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Pakistan's water crisis sees spike as per capita water availability drops

09 Dec 2025 | 8:17 PM

Islamabad, Dec 9 (UNI) Pakistan's water crisis continues to worsen as the country saw a sharp drop in its per capita water availability, due to a population explosion and the pressure of meeting the said surge, as per the latest report of the Pakistan Ministry of Water Resources.

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