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October 20, 2025 1:41 PM
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a three-billion-US-dollar sovereign exposure exchange agreement (EEA) with the World Bank to increase the ADB's lending capacity for its developing members. ADB today said that the agreement is the ADB's first EEA with the World Bank and its sixth EEA ...
October 20, 2025 2:08 PM
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23 Indian crew members have been rescued after a fire broke out onboard the Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker MV Falcon, following an explosion, off the coast of Aden, Yemen. The incident took place yesterday, when the ship was sailing about 113 nautical miles southeast of Aden on its way to Djibouti. E...
October 20, 2025 1:39 PM
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The Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, broadly agreed to form a coalition government with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP). The Japan Innovation Party said it is ready to ally with the LDP, guaranteeing its new hardline conservative leader, Sanae Takaichi, will become the country's ...
October 20, 2025 11:36 AM
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Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, has won Bolivia’s presidential election. Rodrigo Paz defeated conservative rival Jorge Tuto Quiroga, as the country's worst economic crisis helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule. Paz won 54.5 percent of the vote, beating Quiroga's 45.5 percent, ...
October 20, 2025 11:26 AM
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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has announced that it has renewed enforcement of the ceasefire agreement following a series of air strikes in Gaza. In a social media post, the IDF said it will continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement and will respond firmly to any violation of it. Earlier, the IDF...
October 20, 2025 9:59 AM
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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation. The announcement came as escalation continues over a feud that stems from the U.S. military's strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs in the region. Earlier in the day,...
October 20, 2025 9:54 AM
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In France, Thieves stole items from the Louvre museum, one of Paris’ most iconic attractions. Thieves in balaclavas broke into the museum yesterday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbik...
October 20, 2025 6:54 AM
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China has issued a blue alert for typhoon Fengshen, as it intensified and is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country's southern regions. As of yesterday, the typhoon was located over waters off the west coast of Luzon Island, the Philippines. The typhoon is expected to ...
October 20, 2025 6:52 AM
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced plans to form a strategic alliance with India aimed at fostering political, economic, and technological cooperation between the two nations. Following the conclusion of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin's recent visit to India, Lula emphasis...
October 19, 2025 7:35 PM
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Tension is rising in Gaza as Israel and Palestine traded blame over ceasefire violations. The dispute escalated after Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said Rafah will remain closed until further notice, contradicting a Palestinian Embassy statement that the crossing would reopen tomorrow for...
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