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Trump congratulates Johnson for winning House Speaker vote
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Mike Johnson on being reelected House Speaker on Friday."Congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson for receiving an unprecedented Vote of Confidence in Congress," Trump...
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Syrian interim FM announces upcoming visits to Qatar, UAE, Jordan
Damascus: Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Friday the plan to visit Qatar, the United Arab...
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Iran ready to start talks with western countries on nuclear program: FM
Tehran: Iran is ready to immediately start constructive talks with Western countries on its nuclear program if they...
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Mike Johnson wins re-election after last minute negotiation with Republican members
Washington: Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election in the first round of voting for the U.S. House speaker...
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Singapore to build hydrogen-ready generator, operational by 2029
Singapore: Singapore will build a new hydrogen-ready Combined Cycle Gas Turbine generating unit, slated to begin operations in...
Floods kill 24 in Nigeria
Lagos: At least 24 people have been killed and more than 18,000 others displaced by floods in the rainy season starting from May in...
3 killed in blast at Ireland petrol station
Dublin: Three people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in Co Donegal, Ireland, according to local media reports.The explosion took...
SL ranked in top 20 countries to travel
Colombo: Sri Lanka has made it to the top 20 list of the Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 by Condé Nast Traveller.The island nation is...
Nuclear risk highest since 1962: Biden
Washington: The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.Biden...
EU adopts 8th package of sanctions against Russia
Brussels: The European Union (EU) adopted a new package of sanctions aimed at stepping up and reinforcing restrictive measures against Russia, the Council of...
Russian speaking eastern part of Ukraine prefers Russia: Musk
Moscow: SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk said on Thursday that despite most of Ukraine's regions wanting to remain Ukrainian the eastern regions prefer...