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PM Modi arrives in Johannesburg for G20 Summit

Johannesburg, 21st November 2025     Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Johannesburg to attend the G20 Summit being hosted by South Africa, where he will present India's perspectives on critical topics.In a post on X, the Prime Minister...
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Russia continues to develop space cooperation with South Africa: Ambassador

Johannesburg, 21st November 2025     Russia and South Africa continue to develop space cooperation even after the opening of a Russian space debris monitoring complex in South Africa, Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov told Sputnik in an interview. "Space...
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Trump removes 40 pc tariffs on over 200 Brazilian products

Washington, 21st November 2025     President Donald Trump has rolled back a 40 per cent tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, coffee, cocoa, vegetables, and some ammonia-based fertilisers. The tariffs were originally part of a...
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US President welcomes delegation of freed Israeli hostages to White House, hails them as heroes

Washington, 21st November 2025     US President Donald Trump hosted nearly all of the former Gaza hostages freed under last month's ceasefire deal, calling them "heroes" as he welcomed the Israeli delegation to the White House. "You're not a hostage anymore…...
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Bangladesh's 5.7 quake may be a 'foreshock', experts warn

Dhaka, 21st November 2025  The deadly 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh on Friday morning may have been a "foreshock" signalling the possibility of a much stronger quake in the future, experts warned, pointing to the region's long-overdue seismic cycle and the...
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Macron to meet with President of Algeria this weekend at G20 Summit

Paris, 19th November 2025     French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa later this week, French newspaper Journal du Dimanche reported, citing sources. While tensions between France...
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Russian Air Defence shots down 65 Ukrainian drones last night

Moscow, 19th November 2025     The Russian air defence shot down 65 Ukrainian drones over four Russian regions and the Black and Azov Seas last night, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.  "During the past night … air defence systems...
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Over 170 people evacuated in Southwestern Japan amid major fire

Tokyo, 19th November 2025     A major fire occurred in the Japanese city of Oita on the island of Kyushu, destroying 170 structures, including residential buildings, and forcing the evacuation of 175 people, the NHK broadcaster reported on Wednesday.     The fire...
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Trump solidifies economic, defence partnership with Saudi Arabia

Washington, 19th November 2025     President Donald J Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia finalised a wide-ranging set of agreements aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation across defence, energy, technology, and trade, while increasing Saudi Arabia's total investment...
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Gov't employee killed in Israeli airstrike in S. Lebanon

Beirut, 19th November 2025     One person was killed Tuesday morning in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to NNA, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the city of Bint Jbeil, killing Ali...
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