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Hard-right MP sworn in as Greece’s new Migration Minister amid EU subsidy scandal
Neos Kosmos
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July 1, 2025
A prominent hard-right lawmaker, Thanos Plevris, was sworn in on Monday as Greece’s new Minister for Migration and Asylum replacing Makis Voridis, who resigned amid a widening scandal over misuse of European Union agricultural subsidies. Haris...
PM Narendra Modi’s 5-Nation Tour Beginning July 2 To Focus on Boosting Bilateral Cooperation in Critical Minerals
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
New Delhi, July 1: With 21st-century technologies increasingly reliant on critical minerals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming five-nation tour, beginning July 2, is expected to expand India's bilateral cooperation in sectors such as mining,...
World News | Iraq's Top Court to Resume Work After President Retires Amid Controversy
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
Baghdad, Jun 30 (AP) Iraq's top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court's president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq's...
World News | President Has Very Good Relationship with PM Modi: White House on India's Importance in Asia-Pacific
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised India's role as a strategic ally in the Indo-Pacific region during a press briefing on Monday (US local time). She also highlighted the strong...
Lao PDR Pioneers A Convergence Initiative to Transform Food Systems, Combat Climate Change
Lao News Agency
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KPL In an important moment for sustainable development in Southeast Asia, the Lao PDR today officially launched the Convergence Initiative, a pioneering national programme that integrates food systems transformation with climate action to benefit...
China, Myanmar, Thailand endeavor to eradicate telecom fraud networks
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to intensify cooperation to dismantle all telecom scam compounds and arrest all suspects in Myawaddy and other telecom fraud hubs, China's Ministry of Public Security announced Sunday....
Vientiane, Guiyang explore opportunities for trade cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Lao capital Vientiane and Guiyang city in southwest China's Guizhou Province met here to explore opportunities for economic and trade cooperation. Speaking at the event, Wang Hong, mayor of...
French President Emmanuel Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail'
The Economic Times
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June 30, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that tariffs levied by powerful countries were often a form of "blackmail" rather than instruments to rebalance trade. His comments during a speech at the International Conference on Financing for...
World News | Military Requesting to Pull 200 Troops Back from California Protest Duty
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
Washington, Jun 30 (AP) The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting...
PM Hun Manet: Modernised Payment Systems Empower Growth of Cambodian MSMEs (Video inside)
Fresh News
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Hits: 153 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the modernisation of payment systems has significantly contributed to streamlining operations for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly through the adoption...
Inflation in Laos continues to fall in June
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos continued its downward trend in June, dropping to 7.2 percent from 8.3 percent in May. The highest price rise was recorded in the cost of medical care and medicines category, which stood at 18.2...
French President Emmanuel Macron labels tariffs as “blackmail”
The Independent
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June 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Greek government in crisis after EU subsidy scandal
Deutsche Welle
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June 30, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was unusually contrite at the weekend. "We failed," he wrote on Facebook, promising to step up the fight against corruption — even within his own party, New Democracy (ND). Mitsotakis was responding to the...
Diplomatic delegations arrive in KL for ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Sun Daily
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July 6, 2025
SEPANG: Diplomatic representatives from across Southeast Asia have started arriving in Kuala Lumpur in preparation for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related discussions. The meetings, scheduled from July 8 to 11, mark a key...
General : Diplomatic Delegations Begin Arriving In Kuala Lumpur For AMM
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
SEPANG, July 6 (Bernama) -- Diplomatic delegations have begun arriving in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings, which will be held from July 8 to 11. Among the early arrivals was Laos Deputy...
Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to S. Sudan: Homeland Security
SABC News
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July 6, 2025
The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the US at a military base in Djibouti, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort...
Laos continues efforts to support MSMEs
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Laos marked International Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Day under the theme "Results of the Implementation of Work to Promote Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises 2021-2025," highlighting ongoing...
Hard-right MP sworn in as migration minister
Kathimerini
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Newly appointed Migration Minister Thanos Plevris attends a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, on Monday. [Petros Giannakouris/AP] A hard-right lawmaker has been sworn as migration minister, replacing a fellow right-wing...
World News | PM Modi Set to Attend BRICS Summit in Brazil's Rio, Focus on Strengthening Global South Cooperation
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a multi-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia in the first week of July, which includes participation in the 17th BRICS Summit...
Thai Police Intercept Cannabis-Smuggling Package Bound for Laos
Khaosod English
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June 30, 2025
NONG KHAI — Police in Nong Khai rushed to inspect suspicious packages after a shipping company reported finding questionable parcels that customers requested to send abroad without specifying the recipient’s name. They discovered 72 cans of...