Headlines- Despite a recently extended ceasefire, 14 people were killed by Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
- Hezbollah rejected claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the pro-Iranian group violated the ceasefire agreement, saying on Sunday that it will react to Israel's "violations" of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, departed Islamabad for Moscow, where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
- North Korea and Russia agree on "long-term" military cooperation.
- At least 19 people were killed in a bombing on a highway in southwestern Colombia, and the authorities are holding a drug lord who was formerly a member of the FARC insurgent group accountable.
Year: 2020
Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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COVID-19: Let Us Concentrate On Life-saving...
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Afghan News in Digest
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Indian Capital Makes a Gradual, Uneasy...
As a stringent lockdown is eased, New Delhi, the Indian capital is gradually reopening, with authorities signaling that economic activity must resume, even while the fight against COVID 19 continues. continue to surge
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Kenyan Street Children During the Times...
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Myanmar Government Fails to Protect Rohingya...
On 11 November 2019, the Gambia filed a case at the ICJ, accusing Myanmar of breaching its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention. The complaint included an urgent request for the Court to order “provisional measures” to prevent all acts that may amount to or contribute to the crime of genocide against the Rohingya and protect the community from further harm while the case is being adjudicated.
Russia Sends In Troops As Biggest...
The Russian Army has set up field hospitals in a remote Siberian village, where more than 1,200 people have been infected with COVID-19 at the country’s largest gold mine
Early COVID-19 Vaccine Data Positive, but...
The study is the first to publish results from the initial phase of testing of a COVID-19 vaccine. More than 100 others are in development around the world, including nine others in clinical trials.