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US President-elect Trump proposes regaining control of Panama Canal over ‘ludicrous fees’.

ION correspondentDecember 23, 2024December 23, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed that his administration might seek to regain control of the Panama Canal, citing ludicrous fees charged to shippers using the crucial waterway. Trump’s remark...

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US President-elect Trump appoints Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as policy advisor on AI.

ION correspondentDecember 23, 2024December 23, 2024

In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, AI. Krishnan will work closely with...

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Iceland’s new government takes office under PM Kristrun Frostadotti.

ION correspondentDecember 22, 2024December 23, 2024

Iceland’s new government, led by Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA), officially took office yesterday. Ms Frostadottir, born in 1988, is Iceland’s youngest prime minister....

Russia’s missing An-2 plane found, all aboard alive.

ION correspondentDecember 22, 2024December 22, 2024

The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive. Local authorities said on Sunday that all three individuals...

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Former Supreme Court Judge Madan Lokur Appointed As United Nations IJC Chairperson.

ION correspondentDecember 21, 2024December 21, 2024

Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed as chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council (IJC). Lokur has been appointed for a 4-year-tenure ending on...

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District Administration Assesses Damage After 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Bajura. Nepal.

ION correspondentDecember 21, 2024December 21, 2024

The District Administration has started collecting information on the damage caused by the earthquake that hit the district at 4.14 this morning in Bajura of Sudurpaschim province of Nepal....

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11 killed as car ploughs into Christmas market in Germany. Report.

ION correspondentDecember 21, 2024December 21, 2024

At least 11 people died and over 60 people were injured as a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany’s Magdeburg on Friday, German newspaper Bild reported....

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US House rejects Trump’s plan to fund federal operations, suspend debt ceiling.

ION correspondentDecember 21, 2024December 21, 2024

December 20, 2024 8:34 AM. The US House of Representatives has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling, just one day...

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India beat Japan 4-2 in Asia-Oceania IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge.

ION correspondentDecember 20, 2024December 20, 2024

In Tennis, the Indian team defeated Japan 4-2 in their second league match of the Asia-Oceania IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge at the Winchester Arena in Singapore yesterday, securing...

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New Zealand Air Force rescue plane arrives in Vanuatu.

ION correspondentDecember 20, 2024December 20, 2024

A New Zealand Air Force rescue plane has arrived in Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, with search and rescue equipment, medics, and defence force personnel to aid earthquake-hit people. A...