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Somali defence minister rejects latest Trump insults

Thursday, December 11 by SRN News

MOGADISHU, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Somalia's defence minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after U.S. President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African country. Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was meant to focus on his economic... Read More.

France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says

Thursday, December 11 by SRN News

PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - France still has time to pass a budget before the end of the year and can pass special stopgap legislation to avoid a shutdown in spending if time runs out, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Thursday. The 2026 budget... Read More.

Exclusive-Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel, sources say

Thursday, December 11 by SRN News

TAIPEI/JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicised visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defence cooperation. Taiwan has few formal... Read More.

South Korea minister offers to quit amid allegations of getting funds from Unification Church

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

SEOUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - South Korean Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo said on Thursday he intends to step down to focus on proving reported allegations he received improper funds from Unification Church were "completely false." Chun told reporters he was resigning his post so... Read More.

Bolivia ex-President Arce arrested, former minister says

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

LA PAZ, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Bolivian ex-President Luis Arce, who left office last month, has been arrested, a former member of his cabinet said on Wednesday. Arce may have been taken to a prison outside of La Paz, Maria Nela Prada, who served as... Read More.

Lebanon foreign minister declines Tehran visit, proposes talks in neutral country

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign minister Youssef Raji said on Wednesday he had declined an invitation to visit Tehran for now, proposing instead talks with Iran in a mutually agreed neutral third country, Lebanese state news agency NNA reported. Raji cited "current conditions" for... Read More.

Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babiš sworn in as new prime minister

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

PRAGUE (AP) - Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš was sworn in Tuesday as the Czech Republic's new prime minister, following October's parliamentary election, in a return to power for the businessman. Babiš, who was previously prime minister from 2017-2021, promised Czechs that he "will fight... Read More.

Japan threatening us militarily, China foreign minister tells German counterpart

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft. Japan has denounced the encounter as a... Read More.

Cuba sentences former economy minister to life in prison following corruption, espionage conviction

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Cuba's Supreme Popular Tribunal on Monday sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison following a brief trial that found him guilty of espionage in one of the highest-profile corruption cases in the communist-run country in decades. "Alejandro... Read More.

Israeli prime minister to meet Trump on December 29, Israel says

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Writing by Elwely Elwelly) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

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Somali defence minister rejects latest Trump insults

France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says

Exclusive-Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel, sources say

South Korea minister offers to quit amid allegations of getting funds from Unification Church

Bolivia ex-President Arce arrested, former minister says

Lebanon foreign minister declines Tehran visit, proposes talks in neutral country

Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babiš sworn in as new prime minister

Japan threatening us militarily, China foreign minister tells German counterpart

Cuba sentences former economy minister to life in prison following corruption, espionage conviction

Israeli prime minister to meet Trump on December 29, Israel says

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