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Putin, Modi agree to expand and widen India-Russia trade, strengthen friendship

NEW DELHI, Dec 05 (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow.India, the world's top buyer of Russian arms and...

Deadly Sumatra flooding triggers memories of Indian Ocean tsunami

NORTH ACEH, Dec 05 (Reuters): For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean rose like a cliff face and smashed through his...

Trump pardons Democratic congressman in bribery case

WASHINGTON, Dec 05 (AFP): US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice system had been "weaponized" by his predecessor Joe Biden."I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar ... I don't know you,...

Asim Munir appointed Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces

Pakistan has appointed Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as the country's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), further consolidating his authority at the top of the military hierarchy, reports Reuters.President Asif Ali Zardari approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recommendation to name Munir both chief of the army staff and chief...

Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns faces scrutiny in US

WASHINGTON, Dec 05 (AFP): Experts appointed by the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptic health secretary reviewed on Thursday the routine practice of administering hepatitis B vaccines to newborns, considering whether to delay the shot.The reorganized Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is convening for two days in Atlanta, Georgia, to follow up...

Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel

BEIRUT, Dec 05 (Agencies): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after civilian representatives from both sides held their first talks in decades.Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a...

Japan, Taiwan voice concern over Chinese military movements

TAIPEI/TOKYO, Dec 05 (Reuters): Taiwan and Japan voiced concern on Friday over Chinese military activities in the region, after Reuters reported that Beijing had deployed a large number of vessels across East Asian waters this week in its largest maritime show of force to date.Reuters exclusively reported on Thursday that...

Oprah praises Australia's social media ban for children

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia's decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young people socialise more, reports Reuters.The law, due to take effect on Dec 10, will block children and teenagers from platforms such as TikTok, Meta's Instagram...

Italy to open Europe's first marine sanctuary for dolphins

ROME, Dec 05 (Arab News): The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe."We must develop a new model for managing dolphins in a natural but supervised environment," Carmelo...