Gaza situation "worsening by the hour", Russian President visits the Middle East, Argentina "rejects" Mercosur-EU FTA

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, December 6.

Asia

XINHUA. China successfully launched the CERES-1 Y9 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, sending two new satellites, Tianyan-16 and Xingchi-1-A, into planned orbits.

YONHAP. ​​North Korea has closed its embassies in Senegal and Guinea, a South Korean foreign ministry official said, in an apparent move to cut spending amid economic hardship.

TEMPO. The 12th ASEAN Labor Review Conference with the theme "Protecting Migrant Workers through Human Resources Monitoring" took place from December 5-6 at the Nusa Dua resort in Bali, Indonesia.

ANTARA. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers are searching for 10 people missing after the Marapi volcano on Sumatra island erupted, killing 13 people earlier.

IRNA. Iran has access to $6 billion worth of assets unfrozen by South Korea in Qatari banks and can use them to meet domestic needs, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.

REUTERS. The situation in the Gaza Strip is "deteriorating by the hour" as Israel continues to bomb the vicinity of Khan Yunis and Rafah, according to the WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Peeperkorn.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that it was impossible to create a "safe zone" in the Gaza Strip for civilians to evacuate from Israeli bombings. (Source: Reuters)

TIMES OF ISRAEL. Israel expects the fighting situation to become more difficult in the new phase of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said.

ANADOLU. The international community needs to act to prevent the conflict, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said at the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha.

Europe

TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE on December 6, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced.

TASNIM. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Russia on December 7, discussing with his counterpart Putin economic cooperation and a range of international and regional issues, including the Palestinian issue and the situation in the Gaza Strip.

SPUTNIK. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian signed a declaration of action against sanctions.

ANADOLU. Turkey and Qatar signed 12 agreements and issued a joint statement after the 9th meeting of the High-Level Strategic Committee chaired by President Recep Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamom bin Hamad Al Thani.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan witness the signing of a cooperation agreement in Doha on December 4. (Source: AFP)

GTI. Germany remains the country attracting the most FDI in the European region, although the number of foreign companies investing in the country is expected to fall by nearly 20% in 2023.

FRANCE 24. The French National Assembly has backed a proposal to ban disposable e-cigarettes , which are seen as "leading" young people to smoking and damaging the environment.

BBC. The UK government has announced a series of measures to reduce the number of migrant workers, which are at record highs - a key issue in next year's general election campaign.

GUARDIAN. Britain and Rwanda have signed a new migration pact that will revive London's controversial plan to send migrants to the East African country.

ENR. The EU wants negotiated solutions amid the growing trade deficit between EU countries and China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

REUTERS. The European Commission has approved a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) funding package for a European cloud computing project aimed at encouraging European companies to enter a sector dominated by US rivals.

America

SVT. Sweden and the United States sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), allowing the United States access to Swedish military bases and the ability to store weapons in Sweden.

Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson is scheduled to hold talks with his host counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington DC (Source: ERR)

NBC NEWS. The US Department of Defense said the State Department approved the sale of a $582 million reconnaissance aircraft modernization system to Saudi Arabia.

CNN. US officials said at least eight employees at the Altivia chemical plant in La Porte, the largest city in Texas, were hospitalized after they were suspected of being exposed to gas.

G1. The Brazilian Ministry of Defense has decided to deploy 20 armored vehicles to the border with Venezuela amid the escalating territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

TELE SUR. Argentina will not participate in the signing of the FTA between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the EU, according to Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, because of the negative impact on industry and agricultural exports.

AP. The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) armed group began a fifth round of peace talks in Mexico City, aimed at ending six decades of conflict.

AFP. Latin America and the Caribbean need to spend 4.9% of the region's GDP on programs and action plans to meet climate goals, according to a report by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL).

Africa

XINHUA. The 3rd EDEX International Defense Exhibition took place from December 5-8 in Cairo, Egypt, bringing together 22 booths displaying the latest military technology from more than 400 defense and security companies from 46 countries.

The products on display span many fields such as shipbuilding, cyber security, missile systems, unmanned and automated equipment systems, satellite communications, search and rescue, surveillance systems, tactical equipment, training and simulation equipment... (Source: Xinhua)

AFP. UN humanitarian agencies report a 70% increase in cholera cases in conflict-torn Sudan.

UNECA. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides an opportunity for African countries to pursue climate policies , according to Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Melaku Desta.

CGTN. A court in Nouakchott sentenced former Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for abusing his power to amass a huge fortune.

LIBYA OBSERVE. Libya has dismantled an illegal gold mining network operating in the country's desert and employing Chinese, Chadians and Nigerians.

AFRICA NEWS. The military government after the coup in Niger announced that it will end the two EU security and defense missions in the country.

Oceania

AAP. France and Australia have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation by allowing each other's military personnel access to each other's military bases under a new roadmap for bilateral relations.

France and Australia reached a consensus on a new roadmap for cooperation on the issue during Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's visit to Canberra, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Penny Wong. (Source: FBC News)

REUTERS. Papua New Guinea will recruit Australian police officers to key positions in its national police force, Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said.

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