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May 24, 2024
Noumea [New Caledonia], May 24: France's president held a flurry of meetings with local representatives in the restive Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, urging calm after deadly rioting, and vowing thousands of military reinforcements will stay in place to quell the "unprecedented insurrection". Emmanuel Macron arrived in the capital Noumea after a 24-hour flight seeking ways to end more than a week of looting, arson and clashes that have left six people dead and hundreds injured. The unrest erupted over a French voting reform plan that indigenous Kanaks say will dilute their voice.
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Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 24: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today met with Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Senior...
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Slovenia prolongs border controls
Ljubljana [Slovenia], May 23: Slovenia will prolong controls on its borders with Hungary and Croatia for another six months due to worsening security conditions in...
Cambodia launches 12-year roadmap toward universal health coverage
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 23: Cambodia on Thursday launched a roadmap for 2024-2035 toward obtaining universal health coverage in the Southeast Asian country.
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Moscow [Russia], May 23: On May 22, the Kremlin said that 'in-depth dialogue' was a way to reduce escalating tensions between Russia and the West,...
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 23: Saudi Arabia remained tight-lipped while the US publicly expressed optimism that the two sides were about to reach a new agreement on security, military and defense.
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