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(MENAFN) Min Aung Hlaing, the military general who seized power in a 2021 coup, was formally elected Myanmar's 11th president on Friday after commanding a decisive parliamentary majority.

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(MENAFN) Turkish authorities are sounding the alarm over a series of maritime drone assaults that threaten to choke off critical Black Sea shipping lanes, with Hakan Fidan, Türkiye's top diplomat, cautioning that commercial navigation could grind...

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(MENAFN) The Kremlin has labeled Ukraine’s recent attacks on commercial tankers in the Black Sea as an “outrageous” breach of Turkish sovereignty, according to spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

World Trade Organization

The ninth cohort of the Young Professional Programme (YPP) joined the WTO Secretariat in January 2025. Over the past 12 months, they have engaged in the work of the WTO across 13 divisions, gaining hands-on experience of WTO activities and the...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Ukraine’s recent strikes on commercial vessels in the Black Sea amounted to an “outrageous” breach of Turkish sovereignty, as stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

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(MENAFN) Mauritanian maritime authorities pulled 132 undocumented migrants from waters off the nation's coastline Wednesday, according to an official coast guard statement.

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(MENAFN) Türkiye has condemned recent drone strikes targeting two sanctioned oil tankers off its Black Sea coast, which Ukraine is reportedly claiming responsibility for. Turkish authorities said the Gambian-flagged vessels Kairos and Virat were...

World Trade Organization

Congratulating the participants on the successful completion of their respective programmes, the Director of the WTO Institute for Training & Technical Cooperation, Bridget Chilala, speaking on behalf of WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang...

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(MENAFN) In the early hours of Saturday, a significant Russian assault left over 600,000 people in Ukraine's Kyiv region without electricity.

World Trade Organization

The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference in 2022 and entered into force on 15 September 2025, bringing the Fish Fund's grant and disbursement mandate into full effect.

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(MENAFN) Mauritania's coast guard pulled 227 irregular migrants from a distressed vessel off Nouadhibou's coast Saturday, ending a harrowing journey that began in Gambia more than ten days earlier.

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DUBAI , DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, June 10, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mangena Group, a private investment and holding company led by founder and CEO Daniel Mangena, has outlined an expanded operational strategy centered on deploying...

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NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement, announced Amy Miller Taylor as its inaugural Chief Program Officer and the newest member of its executive leadership team.

EIN Presswire

George Mason-led research finds that food-based prenatal supplements improve birth weights across Africa and South Asia. FAIRFAX, VA, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In parts of the world where daily nutrition is unstable,...

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(MENAFN) Russia remains determined to maximize cooperation potential with African nations, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov conducted a series of bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo on Friday.

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(MENAFN) Türkiye has expressed deep concern following attacks on two commercial tankers in the Black Sea, emphasizing the significant risks these incidents pose to regional safety and stability.

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(MENAFN) A Russian-flagged tanker traveling toward Georgia was struck in the Black Sea, according to official statements from Türkiye.

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(MENAFN) Ukraine has conducted attacks on two oil tankers associated with Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as they navigated the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian authorities.

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday authorized a proclamation dramatically expanding nations facing complete or partial entry prohibitions to encompass approximately 40 countries, taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Trump "signed a Proclamation...