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September 25, 2023

Egypt sets December presidential election date

Egypt has scheduled a presidential election that will be held over three days in December, and will likely result in incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sissi retaining power.

September 25, 2023

Burmese army ambush kills 2 dozen local resistance force fighters

Approximately two dozen members of local resistance forces in Burma have reportedly been killed in an army ambush, media and anti-government forces claim.

September 22, 2023

Southern Yemeni leader stresses push for separate country at UN

Yemeni Southern Transitional Council head Aidarous al-Zubaidi said Friday that he will prioritize the establishment of a separate country as his nation engages in civil war.

September 22, 2023

Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's first ex-communist president, dead at 98

Giorgio Napolitano, who served as Italy's president from 2006 to 2015 — and was the first ex-communist to hold that post — died Friday. He was 98.

September 22, 2023

Cyprus asks EU to re-evaluate Syrian 'safe zones'

The Cypriot government has formally requested that the European Union re-examine war-torn Syria's "safe zones" so migrants can eventually be repatriated there.

September 22, 2023

Pakistan arrests dissident TV news anchor

Pakistani security agents have arrested Khalid Jamil, an Islamabad-based television news anchor known for his outspoken criticism of the country's government.

September 22, 2023

Nepalese teachers show up at capital by the thousands to protest education bill

Tens of thousands of Nepalese teachers have been demonstrating in Kathmandu, the Himalayan nation's capital, since Wednesday, in protest of an education reform bill.

September 21, 2023

Mexican president to skip APEC summit over Peru relations dispute

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced his decision to abstain from the upcoming APEC summit, scheduled for November in San Francisco.

September 19, 2023

UN General Assembly kicks off with leaders raising alarm on climate change, refugees crisis

World leaders gathered in Manhattan for the first day of the UN General Assembly meeting to discuss the global community's most pressing issues.

September 19, 2023

Israel’s ambassador to UN detained after leaving General Assembly to protest Iranian president’s speech

Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. was detained after storming out of the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday to protest a speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.