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Europe's unilateral approach, interference 'unacceptable': Iran
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares, in which the two sides also discussed issues of common interest, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday.Slamming the "incorrect" move by some Western states to expel Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), he added the action was an attempt to eliminate the opportunity for dialogue, Xinhua news agency reported.
Israeli PM-designate Netanyahu agrees to annex West Bank in coalition deal
In a deal that Netanyahu's Likud party signed with the Religious Zionism, a pro-settler party led by Bezalel Smotrich, the former promised to draft and advance a plan to annex the West Bank that Israel seized in the 1967 Middle East war. The Palestinians hope to establish an independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital.
Geneva to have 24-hr driverless bus service from 2025: Report
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, Swissinfo.com, reported on Thursday that Geneva has been chosen as one of three European test sites for a full-scale driverless public bus service, part of the Horizon Europe ULTIMO mobility initiative. According to the report, the other test sites are Kronach (Germany) and Oslo (Norway). A total of 45 vehicles will be deployed, with 15 in Geneva, Xinhua news agency reported.
Historic UN biodiversity pact text with 2030 vision released
Responding to final Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, WWF International Director General Marco Lambertini, told IANS: "Agreeing a shared global goal that will guide collective and immediate action to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 is an exceptional feat for those that have been negotiating the Global Biodiversity Framework, and a win for people and planet."
Chinese officials say it's fine to go to work with Covid-19
Officials in Zhejiang province announced over the weekend that those who test positive for Covid could go to work, so long as they showed no symptoms. Then on Monday, Chongqing, one of China's largest cities and a major manufacturing hub, went one step further by allowing those with mild symptoms to return to the office without testing, Fortune reported.
More steps needed for Sweden's NATO membership: Turkey
"They deported a PKK (the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party)-affiliated person to our country. These are steps in the right direction. But, there is no concrete development regarding the extradition of terrorist-related criminals and the freezing of terrorist assets," Cavusoglu said at a joint news conference with his visiting Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom.
Ukraine is alive and kicking, says President Zelensky
Zelensky, who urged the US to help Ukraine in the war, said "the US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in security for the future," the BBC reported on Thursday. His appeal comes amid signs US support is likely to face greater scrutiny by Republican lawmakers in Congress.
Singapore reports 1,200 new Covid cases
A total of 111 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with five of them admitted in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Xinhua news agency reported. No new deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Thursday, leaving the total death toll unchanged at 1,710.
Former Russian Deputy PM injured in Ukrainian shelling
Dmitry Rogozin, who also once led the Russian space agency - Roscosmos, said that he was hit above the shoulder blade. Another person is said to have been killed in the attack on the outskirts of Donetsk city, the BBC reported. Vitaly Khotsenko, who heads Russia's proxy Donetsk People's Republic, was also reportedly wounded.
'No truth in reports of Bilawal Bhutto's arrest in New York'
Responding to a question during her weekly press briefing, the spokesperson rejected the news as fake and wondered over the query on the matter from a "serious" journalist, Geo News reported. She was asked to comment on it following certain social media reports claiming that Bilawal Bhutto has been arrested in New York during his visit.
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