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New Delhi, Dec 31 (EFE).— Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, a show of emotion at the end of a defining political era in Bangladesh. The main ceremony, a nimaz-e-janaza or Islamic funeral...
Tehran, Dec 31 (EFE).— Iran on Wednesday condemned recent military threats by US President Donald Trump as a violation of international law, warning that any aggression against the Islamic Republic would draw a firm and deterrent response. “The threat of using force against Iran is a clear violation of the...
By Noel Caballero Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, Dec 31 (EFE).— Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday they expect to extend the search for three Spaniards missing after a shipwreck off eastern Indonesia, beyond the seven-day period stipulated by law. Speaking at a meeting at the command post in Labuan Bajo, from where...
Caracas, Dec 30 (EFE). – Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces is monitoring the Ana María Campos Petrochemical Complex in Zulia state (bordering Colombia) and the Paraguaná Refining Center in Falcón (west), amid tensions over the US air and naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea. The head of the Western Strategic...
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israeli government will revoke the operating licenses of several NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), considering that employees of these organizations «were involved in terrorist activities.» As of Tuesday, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism announced the veto, which is the result of...
United Nations (EFE).- Khaled Khiari, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, called on the Security Council on Monday for respect for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following Israel’s announcement that it recognizes Somaliland as an independent state. In a session dedicated to the situation...
Tehran, Dec 29 (EFE).– Protests in Iran over the deteriorating economic situation continued Monday for a second day, spreading from Tehran to other areas of the country. The demonstrations were surrounded by security forces, who in some cases fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. On Monday, merchants in the...
Moscow (EFE).- President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, warned his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, of his intention to revise his stance and some agreements reached in the previous stage of negotiations on Ukraine following an attack by Kyiv on one of Putin’s residences, the Kremlin reported on Monday, something Ukrainian...
Zaragoza, Spain, Dec 29 (EFE).- Cecilia Giménez, author of the “Ecce Homo” 2012 viral restoration, died on Monday at 94, the mayor of Borja, Spain, Eduardo Arilla, confirmed to EFE. »We have lost a beloved person,» a woman «of immense kindness» who had a «hard» life and was «very strong»...
Washington, DC (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine is “very close” after holding separate talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to halt a conflict now approaching its...
By Antonio Torres del Cerro Paris (EFE).– Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer who became a global symbol of cinema and sensuality in the 1950s and 1960s, died on Sunday at the age of 91, her foundation announced. Her death stirred deep emotion in France, where she is remembered...
Nairobi (EFE).– Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday strongly condemned what he called the “illegal aggression” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel recognized the separatist region of Somaliland as an independent state. Mohamud warned that the move violates international law and threatens regional stability. “The illegal aggression...
