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As 2023 draws to a close, the International Press Institute (IPI) has issued a stark call to address the escalating assaults on journalism and press freedom worldwide. According to the group, at least 65 journalists have been killed in…

India has formally requested Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed, suspected of involvement in the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, for trial in India, foreign ministry spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi told reporters in a briefing on Friday. "We have…

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has proposed making changes to a tax reform that entered into effect this year that would lower taxes for businesses and hike them for rich individuals. The changes would not look to increase overall tax…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the sale to Israel of 155 mm artillery shells and related equipment without congressional review, the Pentagon said. Blinken determined that an emergency exists that requires the immediate…

Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro has said that the deployment of a British warship to waters off the coast of Guyana breaches the ‘spirit’ of an agreement reached between Venezuelan and Guyanese authorities. Guyana and Venezuela agreed…

A UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon was hurt when a group of young men attacked a patrol and tried to stop it from moving through their village, the UN mission said. The incident took place on Wednesday night when residents of the village…

A bus caught fire after colliding head-on with a truck on a highway in central India, killing at least 13 people, police said. Twelve bus passengers died in the blaze and the truck driver was killed by the impact of the accident in Guna…

Qatar's Court of Appeal has dropped the death sentence imposed on eight Indian former naval officers arrested there last year, India's foreign ministry said. Ministry spokesman, Arindam Bagchi said in a statement the detailed verdict has…

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe's open-borders Schengen area by air and sea from March 2024. However, talks are set to continue next year about land borders, the Romanian interior ministry said.…

Three Hong Kong activists were jailed for up to six years after pleading guilty to charges relating to a plan to place bombs in court buildings and other public infrastructure in 2021 following widespread pro-democracy protests. Ho…