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UN chief calls for permanent Africa Security Council seat
UN chief António Guterres has called for Africa to be given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council as part of reforms to correct…
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ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors said Monday that they are “actively monitoring” events in…
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German security authorities on high alert amid Middle East tensions
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security authorities in the country are on high alert due to the tense situation in the…
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UN humanitarian official tells the Security Council that aid to starving Sudanese is being blocked
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday that life-saving supplies are “ready to be loaded…
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India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis
India has deployed additional troops along its border with Bangladesh after a political crisis in the neighbouring country brought down…
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Somali police seize hundreds of veils amid security fears
Security forces in Somalia's southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city's police…
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Top German diplomat: West Africa stability key for European security
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is set to travel to West Africa on Monday, is hoping to expand cooperation with Senegal and…
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Lithuanian President Nausėda vows security focus in second term
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda was sworn in for a second five-year term on Friday. In a speech in parliament in Vilnius, the…
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German Interior Ministry satisfied with security at Euro 2024
The German Interior Ministry is satisfied with the security situation at the European men's football Championship so far, a spokesman said…
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South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a…
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Mauritania goes to the polls with a regional security crisis and economic concerns among the issues
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which…
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UN Security Council demands end to Sudan's city siege
The UN Security Council has demanded that Sudanese paramilitary forces call off their eight-week siege of El Fasher, a city in Darfur…
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Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers,…
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Israeli military says three suspects killed near Rafah security fence
The Israeli military has said that three suspects were killed near the security fence separating the southern Gaza Strip from Israel. The…
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Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies' businesses in the country,…
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Putin holds security talks with Lukashenko in Minsk
On his second foreign trip since starting a fifth term in office, Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited his Belarusian counterpart…
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Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president
BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation's new president. He oversaw police and…
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Food distribution in Rafah suspended due to security situation
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) temporarily suspended food distribution in…