Vietnam’s parliament elects General Luong Cuong as country’s new president
According to the National Assembly, the resolution to elect Luong Cuong, 67, as head of state was supported by 440 out of 440 lawmakers present at the session.
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Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew ceasefire efforts after the killing...
Blinken will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other officials
TEL AVIV, Israel - US Secretary of State Antony...
Iran says neighbors won’t allow use of their ‘soil or airspace’ for attack
Iran’s main envoy makes announcement as Israel weighs a potential retaliatory strike for Tehran’s October 1 missile attack
KUWAIT CITY - Iran’s neighbors have promised...
Developments on payment mechanisms expected in BRICS — Russian Foreign Ministry
However, no "huge leap forward" should be expected, Sergey Ryabkov noted
MOSCOW, October 22 - Significant developments in respect of mutual payment mechanisms in BRICS countries can be expected...
NATO’s Rutte: North Korea sending troops to Ukraine would escalate conflict
South Korea summons Russian envoy to protest North Korea troop dispatch
BRUSSELS - If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on...
Moldova’s president alleges `unprecedented’ plot to buy off votes
"Criminal groups working with foreign forces have attacked our country with tens of millions of euros, lies and propaganda <…> to keep our country trapped in uncertainty and instability," Maia Sandu said
New President Subianto announces Indonesia’s largest-ever Cabinet, with 109 members
Subianto has said earlier that he needs a strong administration, even though analysts said that his “fat” Cabinet would bloat the bureaucracy
Subianto has announced an ambitious...
US says THAAD anti-missile system is ‘in place’ in Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to say whether it was operational
THAAD’s deployment, along with about 100 US soldiers, was meant to help defend Israel
Brazil’s President Lula cancels trip to BRICS summit in Russia after injuring head
Lula will participate by videoconference in the BRICS meeting, his office said
3-day meet will bring some 20 world leaders to the city of Kazan beginning Tuesday
President Prabowo inaugurates 48 cabinet ministers
Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 48 ministers of the Red and White Cabinet for the 2024-2029 period at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday.
The inauguration was...