Maldives celebrated 55th Independence Day - 26 July.

# Maldives celebrated 55th Independence Day - 26 July. Maldives has celebrated its 55th Independence day on 26 July 2020.  The Maldives became a protectorate state of the British Empire on 16th December 1887. On July 26th 1965, An agreement was signed by the Maldives' Prim…

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75th year UN General Assembly is going to be virtual gathering.

# 75th year UN General Assembly is going to be virtual gathering. World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the United Nations General Assembly session in September, the 193-member organisation has decided, as heads of state and government will not be physi…

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Indian Navy undertook passing exercise with US Navy in Indian Ocean Region.

# Indian Navy undertook passing exercise with US Navy in Indian Ocean Region. Indian Navy undertook a passing exercise with the US Navy in the Indian Ocean Region. US Navy carrier strike group, led by USS Nimitz and Indian Navy conducted the maritime drills, PASSEX, which aim…

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Denmark Prime Minister got married filmmaker and photographer Bo Tengberg.

# Denmark Prime Minister got married filmmaker and photographer Bo Tengberg. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen married filmmaker and photographer Bo Tengberg after her wedding was postponed three times in a year. The wedding was initially postponed due to the ge…

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Taiwan conducts live-fire drill to thwart 'invasion' amid China tensions.

# Taiwan conducts live-fire drill to thwart 'invasion' amid China tensions. Taiwan's air, sea and land forces on Thursday 16 July 2020 fought off simulated coastal assaults from China during their biggest annual live-fire exercises of the year, as Beijing ramps u…

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Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda appointed as 01st woman Prime Minister of Gabon.

# Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda appointed as 01st woman Prime Minister of Gabon. Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (born 1964) is a Gabonese politician who is currently serving as Prime Minister of Gabon since 16 July 2020, making her the first female prime minister of the c…

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns.

# Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns. Prime Minister of Tunisia, Elyes Fakhfakh has submitted his resignation to the President of Tunisia. His resignation has come after a campaign to oust him in a vote of no confidence gathered momentum and to avoid more confli…

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Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda wins presidential vote.

# Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda wins presidential vote. Andrzej Duda, Poland's conservative, populist incumbent, has narrowly won the presidential election, results from over 99 percent of polling stations show. The remaining uncounted votes are unlikely to sway the…

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Lee Hsien Loong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore.

# Lee Hsien Loong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore. Lee Hsien Loong has become the Prime Minister of Singapore after the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) won the General Elections held in the country. PAP won 83 of the 93 seats contested in General Election. With this, …

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Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty.

# Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty. Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new law undermined "Hong Kong's own basic l…

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Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization.

# Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization. President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China's control in th…

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India and Japan conduct naval exercise amid tensions with China.

# India and Japan conduct naval exercise amid tensions with China. # India and Japan conduct naval exercise amid tensions with China The Indian and Japanese navies have reportedly conducted an exercise in the Indian Ocean amidst ongoing India-China border tensions in Ladakh. R…

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Government of India extends KK Venugopal’s term as Attorney General of India.

# Government of India extends KK Venugopal’s term as Attorney General of India. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of KK Venugopal’s term as the Attorney General of India. KK Venugopal’s term has bee…

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Jean Castex is the new prime minister of France.

# Jean Castex is the new prime minister of France. French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex as his new prime minister on 03 July 2020. Castex, the conservative mayor of a small town in southern France, made his political career in the shadows of higher-profile p…

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns.

# French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns. French President Emmanuel Macron has named Jean Castex as the new prime minister after Edouard Philippe resigned from the position. Castex, who led France's lockdown reopening strategy, will take over amid a cabinet reshuf…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin records victory in Presidential polls.

# Russian President Vladimir Putin records victory in Presidential polls. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has recorded a victory in the recently held Presidential polls. With a victory, he is set to stay in power until the middle of the next decade i.e. until 2036. Russia…

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Gudni Th. Johannesson re-elected as President of Iceland.

# Gudni Th. Johannesson re-elected as President of Iceland. Gudni Th. Johannesson has been re-elected as the President of Iceland. He has won his second four-year term as the president of Iceland in the presidential elections held recently. He won the presidential elections …

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Iran to set up permanent base in Indian Ocean.

# Iran to set up permanent base in Indian Ocean. Tehran, June 23 (IANS) Iran''s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that it plans to set up a permanent base in the Indian Ocean in order to expand its presence in the international waters, Press TV reporte…

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Iran issues arrest warrants on Trump.

# Iran issues arrest warrants on Trump. Iran has issued an arrest warrant for United States President Donald Trump and 35 others over the bombing on January 03 that killed General Qassem Soleimani. The announcement was made by Tehran’s attorney general, Ali Alqasi Mehr. “Thirt…

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Micheal Martin becomes new PM of Ireland.

# Micheal Martin becomes new PM of Ireland. Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland by the lower house of the Irish parliament. There are altogether 160 seats within the current lower house of Irish parliament with one seat getting to the speaker of …

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