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Renewable water availability per person plunges 7% in decade as global scarcity deepens, FAO data shows

Europe | December 13, 2025 2:48:45 PM IST

Rome [Italy], December 13 (ANI/WAM): Renewable water availability per person has continued to decline by a further 7% over the past decade, while pressure on already scarce freshwater resources is inc

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Two years after COP28, UAE Consensus remains blueprint for pragmatic, multilateral action

Middle East | December 13, 2025 3:18:51 PM IST

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 13 (ANI/WAM): Today marks two years since the UAE brought down the gavel at COP28, sealing the historic UAE Consensus and a defining moment for global cooperation.

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South Korea aims to launch lunar communication orbiter in 2029, lander in 2032: KASA

Asia | December 13, 2025 3:19:14 PM IST

Seoul [South Korea], December 13 (ANI/WAM): South Korea aims to launch a lunar communication orbiter in 2029, and a lunar lander in 2032 as part of its long-term space exploration road map, the head o

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Israel, US Navies complete joint exercise 'Intrinsic Defender'

Middle East | December 13, 2025 7:19:13 AM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 13 (ANI/TPS): The joint exercise the Israeli Navy and the US Fifth Fleet "Intrinsic Defender" has been completed. The exercise was conducted over five days in the Mediterra

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Following directives of UAE President, UAE announces $550 million for UN's 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview

Abu Dhabi | December 10, 2025 2:17:55 PM IST

Under the directives of President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has announced a substantial pledge of US$550 million to support the UN's Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO), which aims to raise

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UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court

US | December 10, 2025 11:19:14 PM IST

New York [US], December 10 (ANI/WAM): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his grave concern over the continued arbitrary detention of 59 UN personnel by the Houthis, along with doz

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Missing Israeli yacht found safe with help from Cyprus

Middle East | December 10, 2025 11:19:12 PM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 10 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli government announced on Wednesday evening that contact with the yacht that was lost the day before yesterday (Monday) has been restored. The ship

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Terrorist eliminated in Gaza

Middle East | December 10, 2025 11:19:06 PM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 10 (ANI/TPS): Israeli forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip identified two terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the forces in a manner that posed an

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Israel's Anti-Corruption Chief investigated for alleged ties to crime network

Middle East | December 10, 2025 11:19:00 PM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 10 (ANI/TPS): Israel's top anti-corruption police chief is under investigation for an alleged conflict of interest tied to a sweeping criminal probe in Nazareth, after a ga

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European Union reaffirms commitment to human rights

Asia | December 10, 2025 11:48:11 PM IST

Brussels [Belgium], December 10 (ANI/WAM): The European Union (EU) reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to protecting human rights amid rising global challenges, noting that millions of simple, everyda

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Israel strikes Hezbollah Lebanon terror training facility that violated ceasefire

Middle East | December 9, 2025 1:48:02 PM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9 (ANI/TPS): The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that Monday night it attacked, in an airstrike, infrastructures of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in several are

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Total imports to Israel were 8.2 billion USD in November

Middle East | December 9, 2025 11:17:59 PM IST

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Tax Authority reported that the total value of all imports in November 2025 amounted to USD 8.2 billion, an increase of 1.3 per cent compared to the

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