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According to Reuters, the ministers expressed concerns over the fragmented approach to taxing e-cigarettes, vapes and other novel tobacco products.

The UN Security Council emergency session was requested by Moscow, Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky posted on Telegram on Sunday. 

Turkey, Russia, and Iran meet in Doha as violence escalates in Syria, threatening the stability of Assad's regime and exacerbating the existing humanitarian crisis.

The developments underscore escalating tensions as Cyprus seeks to bolster its defense posture, a move Turkey claims threatens regional peace.

The court said the decision was taken “in order to ensure the fairness and legality of the electoral process.”

The Commission’s action follows an alarming and unexpected victory of far-right, Pro Russian candidate, Calin Georgescu, in Romania's first round of presidential elections.

President Macron highlighted the importance of assembling a government that represents a broad political spectrum, or at least one that can avoid further censure from parliament. However, Macron provided no specifics on which parties might be involved.

The 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of just 10 kilometers (six miles), almost 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The 2025 appeal targets assistance in 32 countries, including war-torn regions like Sudan, Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's election extends the ruling SWAPO party's political dominance, which has remained unbroken since the party led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990

Public sentiment remains deeply critical of Yoon, whose approval ratings have languished at around 20% for months. Protests have intensified, with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions calling for a nationwide strike until Yoon resigns.

Women and children have reportedly been the hardest hit, according to a local epidemiologist, further straining families and communities in the affected areas

In his statement, the MP for Messinia cited an appeal sent by the "Antiochian Greek Organization" to the Greek Ministry highlighting the dire and imminent threat the historic Christian Greek Community in Aleppo was facing.

The military forces have reportedly withdrawn

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law in a surprise late-night TV address.

A Belgian law that qualifies sex workers as workers, with all the same legal protections and rights, went into force on Sunday.

"How long and how intensive this confrontation needs to be is Volkswagen's responsibility at the negotiating table," said IG Metall’s spokesperson, Groeger, on Sunday

According to Reuters, during a press conference in Kyiv alongside Antonio Costa, the new President of the European Council, Zelenskyy acknowledged the hesitancy of some NATO members but stressed the critical role of U.S. influence in overcoming this resistance

According to Reuters, the protests outside the Parliament in Georgia saw demonstrators building barricades, breaking windows, and setting off fireworks. Riot police responded with water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Russian forces continue their offensive, targeting villages in the industrial Donbas region and launching airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter intensifies.