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Russian spokesperson lauds new progress in China's Hainan Free Trade Port

AKP Phnom Penh, 19 December, 2025-- The launch of island-wide special customs operations in China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will serve as a foundation for Hainan's continued successful development, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday. At a press briefing, Zak...

Roundup: South Africa defends immigration operation, rejects U.S. allegations amid rising tensions

AKP Phnom Penh, 19 December, 2025-- South Africa on Thursday defended an immigration operation that led to the deportation of seven Kenyan nationals, rejecting U.S. accusations of misconduct toward American officials. In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations and Coopera...

Japan's core consumer prices up 3 pct in November

AKP Phnom Penh, 19 December, 2025-- Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday. The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 perc...

Nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing en route since 2014: UN

AKP Phnom Penh, 19 December, 2025-- Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land and sea routes, with the true number likely far higher, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. In his message on International Migrants Day, observed annually on Dec. 18, Gut...

Vietnam defies US tariffs with robust export growth in 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025 -- Vietnam’s average export growth has stayed in double digits year on year, while the share of exports to the US, the country’s largest market, has remained strong over the past 11 months, despite mounting tariff pressures. The effects of US reciprocal tariff...

Iran, Russia to sign deal on construction of Rasht-Astara railway within month

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025 -- An Iranian delegation will pay a visit to Russia to sign a contract on the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section, Houshang Bazvand, head of the Iranian Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company, said. "In less than a...

UN chief condemns continued detention of UN personnel by Houthis in Yemen

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the continued arbitrary detention of UN personnel by the Houthis in Yemen. "I strongly condemn the continued arbitrary detention of 59 UN colleagues and partner personnel, as well as staff from NGOs,...

63 pct of U.S. voters oppose U.S. military action inside Venezuela: poll

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025-- As many as 63 percent of U.S. voters said they oppose U.S. military action inside Venezuela, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Only 25 percent of the interviewed said they support such military operations, a Quinnipiac University poll found. Up to...

Israel approves 34.7-bln-USD gas deal with Egypt

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he had approved a gas deal worth 112 billion shekels (about 34.7 billion U.S. dollars) under which Israel will supply natural gas to Egypt. Under the deal, U.S. energy company Chevron, along with...

U.S., Russian negotiators to meet in Miami over peace deal to end Ukraine crisis: media

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 December, 2025-- U.S. and Russian negotiators are expected to hold talks in Miami, U.S. state of Florida, this weekend over a peace deal aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis that has lasted nearly four years, U.S. media outlet Politico reported on Wednesday. The schedule remains...

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