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Israeli Air Force Launches Extensive Strikes on Hezbollah Strongholds

19/01/2024 - 19:06:19
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Beirut (diplomat.so) - Israeli Air Force planes executed massive strikes on Hezbollah outposts in southern Lebanon. According to a source within the civil defense of Marjaayoun city, four air-based missiles targeted Shia militants' positions at the strategic Jabal Blat heights.

Boat with 37 Migrants Missing off Tunisian Coast

19/01/2024 - 18:23:23
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Tunis (diplomat.so) - A vessel reportedly transporting 37 irregular migrants and asylum seekers has mysteriously vanished off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia, prompting distress and frustration among their families. Departing on January 11, the boat lost all communication with relatives by 10 pm the same…
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrives to address the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Erdogan says U.S. senators gave 'positive' feedback on F-16s

20/09/2022 - 22:49:52
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New York (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Tuesday that he has received "positive" feedback from two U.S. senators he met in New York on their potential support for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to his government.
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Senior Taiwan official to visit US

26/08/2022 - 16:10:12
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TAIPEI (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - The head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council will visit the United States to meet officials and speak at think-tank events to help garner international support for the island, his department said on Friday.

China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan

08/08/2022 - 10:02:55
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BEIJING (AP + Diplomat.so) — China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade.
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers take their position following renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti/File Photo

DRC accuses Rwanda of sending disguised troops across border

09/06/2022 - 16:27:03
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GOMA, DRC (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - The armed forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have accused Rwanda of sending 500 special forces in disguise into Congolese territory, the latest accusation in an escalating dispute between the neighbours.
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan gestures as he walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president

14/05/2022 - 23:46:41
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DUBAI (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council on Saturday, solidifying his rule over the OPEC oil producer and key regional player.
Typhoon Rai knocked out communications and electricity in many areas, ripping off roofs, toppling concrete power poles and flooding villages - Copyright AFP Arif Kartono

Philippines typhoon death toll hits 375

20/12/2021 - 17:35:21
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Manila (AFP + Diplomat.so) - The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food.
The charred interior of the fourth floor of the narrow office building was visible through broken and blackened windows STR JIJI PRESS/AFP

27 feared dead in building fire in Japan's Osaka

17/12/2021 - 14:27:31
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Tokyo (AFP + Diplomat.so) – Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, fire officials said.