Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić wins new term by landslide.

Serbia’s populist pro-Kremlin president, Aleksandar Vučić, won a landslide victory in recent general election, but will need to form a coalition government as he strives to balance ambitions to join the EU with the country’s traditional ties to Russia. Vučić, a former minist…

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UN suspends Russia from human rights.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to suspend Russia from the organisation’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed civilians while retreating from the region around Ukraine’s capital. The United States-initiated resolution on T…

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Viktor Orbán wins fourth consecutive term as Hungary’s prime minister.

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won a fourth term by a landslide in the country's general election, near-complete results show. His right-wing Fidesz party won 135 of 199 seats with almost 99% of the votes counted, preliminary results show. The o…

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Ecuador becomes the first country In the world to give legal rights to animals.

In a landmark judgment, Ecuador, sitting in the Andean foothills, became the first country to recognize the legal rights of individual wild animals. This not only marks a remarkable development within the realms of environmental law, but is also the first to extend formal r…

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Maltese PM Robert Abela sworn in after landslide election win.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela has been sworn in for a second term after his ruling Labour Party won the 2022 general election in a landslide victory. He was administered the oath of office by President George Vella. Abela was first sworn in as prime minister in …

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Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China.

Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China and will send a proposal for a broader security agreement covering the military to its cabinet for consideration. According to a copy of the draft security agreement circulating on social media, it would allow China to ba…

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Malaysia to host 4 nations for Bersama Shield 2022.

Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise. Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdo…

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Exercise Cold Response 2022.

Exercise Cold Response 2022 – NATO and partner forces face the freeze in Norway. Cold Response 2022 (CR 22) is a Norwegian military exercise with invited allies and partner nations. The exercise started on 14 March and will continue to 1 April 2022. The first allied troops ar…

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US formally declares Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine.

The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday 23 March 2022. The official US declaration that Moscow's troops had violated the laws of…

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North Korea fires new ICBM in largest test since 2017.

North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday 24, Tokyo and Seoul said as they voiced outrage at Pyongyang's most powerful launch since 2017. South Korea's military said it had fired missiles from ground, sea and air in response. Pyongyang has…

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike Saudi energy facilities.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles and drones at Saudi energy and water desalination facilities, causing a temporary drop in output at a refinery but no casualties, the Saudi energy ministry and state media said on Sunday. Drone strikes hit a petroleum prod…

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Stoltenberg’s NATO term extended by a year.

NATO leaders have agreed to extend by one year Jens Stoltenberg’s term as secretary-general of the alliance to avoid a lengthy leadership debate at a time when Russia’s war on Ukraine poses the biggest security threat in decades. His term was set to expire on 1 October, with…

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First female US secretary of state dies.

Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old. The cause was cancer, Albright's family said in a statement. Albright was a central figure in President…

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Serdar Berdimuhamedov sworn in as Turkmenistan's new president.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov was sworn in as Turkmenistan’s new president on Saturday 19, officially taking the reins of the Central Asian country from his father.  Berdimuhamedov, who was declared the winner of the March 12 presidential election earlier this week, took oath of off…

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Russia announces the arrival of Rossgram.

Russian tech entrepreneurs are set to launch a picture-sharing application on the domestic market to help fill the void left by Instagram, which the authorities blocked this week. The new service, known as Rossgram, will launch on March 28 and have additional functions such …

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Former Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar passes away.

Rafiq Tarar, a veteran Pakistani politician and former Supreme Court judge who served as the country's President from 1997 to 2001, passed away on Monday due to prolonged illness. He was 92. Tarar had served as Pakistan President between 1997 and 2001 after being nominat…

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Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda passes away.

Former Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda, 85, died at home on Friday 11 after a short battle with colon cancer, his family and the presidency said. Banda, Zambia's fourth president who was in power from 2008 to 2011, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had b…

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Gabriel Boric font becomes youngest President of Chile.

Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the new and 36th President of Chile. The 36-year-old leftist is the youngest leader to hold the office in Chile’s history. He succeeds Sebastián Piñera. Boric will hold the office for the period between 2022-2026. As a student represe…

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Russia issues list of ‘unfriendly’ countries amid Ukraine crisis.

Russia has approved a list of countries and territories taking “unfriendly actions” against Russia, its companies and citizens in the wake of severe economic sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. According to a government statement, the list includes Albania, Andorra, Austral…

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Hungary elects first-ever female president.

The Hungarian parliament has elected Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the EU member’s first-ever female president.  Novak, who most recently served as a minister for family policy, portrayed her election as a victory for women. She was elected t…

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