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U.S. approves nearly 2 bln USD weapons sale to Saudi Arabia

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 July, 2026-- The U.S. State Department on Wednesday approved the sale of weapons worth an estimated 1.96 billion U.S. dollars to Saudi Arabia. "This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a...

UN chief appoints new special representative for Afghanistan

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 July, 2026-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rabab Fatima of Bangladesh as his new special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Fatima, who succeeds Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan, brings to the posit...

UN releases emergency funds to fight cholera in Central African Republic

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 July,2026-- The United Nations has allocated 1 million U.S. dollars to curb the spread of cholera in the Central African Republic, said UN humanitarians on Wednesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletc...

Libya's Akakus Oil Operations Company raises crude output to 12-yr high

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 July, 2026-- Libya's Akakus Oil Operations Company announced on Wednesday that its crude production reached a 12-year high in July, averaging 332,056 barrels per day. The company said in a statement that the output marked the highest level since 2014, attributing the increase to...

Heatwave claims more than 900 excess lives in Netherlands

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 July, 2026-- More than 900 excess deaths were recorded in the Netherlands during a recent heatwave, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Wednesday. An estimated 911 excess deaths occurred between June 22 and July 5 compared with the expecte...

U.S. military resumes naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz

AKP Phnom Penh, 15 July, 2026-- The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the resumption of the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. "U.S. forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas today at 4 p.m. Eastern Time," the U.S. Central Command said...

India condemns attacks on vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz

AKP Phnom Penh, 15 July, 2026-- India on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on two vessels during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The two vessels, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, were carrying a total of 30 Indian seafarers, and the attacks killed at least one Indian national and ser...

Military activity in Gaza disrupts aid: UN

AKP Phnom Penh, 15 July, 2026-- UN humanitarians said on Tuesday their partners report relief-disrupting, intensified Israeli military activity near the "Yellow Line" in northern Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the world body and its...

Fresh U.S.-Iran clashes spark regional concerns, calls for de-escalation

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 July, 2026-- The United States and Iran exchanged a fresh round of attacks over navigation in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, despite a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in June, raising concerns over renewed regional escalation. The U.S. Central Command sa...

Three French nuclear reactors shut down amid heatwave

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 July, 2026-- Three nuclear reactors in France have been shut down and eight others are operating at reduced power amid the ongoing heatwave, local media reported on Sunday. French daily Le Parisien quoted state-owned electric utility company EDF as saying that the reactors were...

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