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Dec 11, 2025
New York [US], December 11: Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and south Asia, Earlier in November, the Philippines were hit by Fung-wong, the most powerful cyclone to make landfall in the country in 2025, with a diameter of 1,800 kilometres (about 1120 miles) affecting 16 out of the country's 18 regions.
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New York [US], December 11: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for the UN Central Emergency Response...
Iran unveils new homegrown electronic warfare system "Sayyad-4"
Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran on Wednesday unveiled a homegrown electronic warfare system, dubbed Sayyad-4, state-run IRIB news agency reported.
Amid war and poverty, Beirut's artists keep the city's spirit alive
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: In Beirut, the Lebanese capital scarred by war and battered by economic collapse, a community of artists is turning personal and...
UNIFIL condemns Israeli gunfire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that Israeli forces fired on peacekeepers patrolling the Blue Line...
3 IRGC members killed by "terrorists" in SE Iran
Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that three members of its Ground Force were killed in a "terrorist" attack...
Mexico rebuffs U.S. offer of military strikes on drug cartels
Mexico City [Mexico], December 11: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday firmly rejected the possibility of U.S. military action against drug cartels in Mexico.
Pentagon activates U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command
Olympia [Washington], December 11: The Pentagon has activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command (West-Hemcom) after the White House issued a document outlining the National...
U.S. federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying California National Guard in Los Angeles
Los Angeles [California], December 11: A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can not deploy members of the California National Guard in Los Angeles and must return control of the troops to the state.
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