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President Muizzu urges world leaders at COP31 to turn climate promises into action

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has called on the international community to fulfil its climate financing obligations, reform the global financial system and turn political promises into measurable action to protect…

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Sea-level rise is not a distant threat for Maldives, President Muizzu tells COP31

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has said that rising sea levels caused by global warming are not a distant threat for the Maldives, but a development challenge already tied to the…

More rain and thunder expected across Maldives today

The Maldives Meteorological Service (Met Office) has forecast rain and thunderstorms across various parts of…

First Lady Sajidha meets Emine Erdoğan at COP31, discusses Zero Waste movement

First Lady Sajidha Mohamed has met with Emine Erdoğan, First Lady of Türkiye, on the…

President Muizzu forms advisory council of state honour recipients

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has formed an advisory council made up of recipients of the…

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India lifts nearly 496 million people out of poverty in historic economic transformation

India has recorded one of the largest reductions in poverty in modern history, with nearly 496 million people moving above…

Early warning systems a national priority for Maldives, President Muizzu tells COP31

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has said that strengthening early warning systems is a national priority for the Maldives, describing it…

Maldives stands with Saudi Arabia, condemns Houthi missile and drone attacks

The Government of the Maldives has condemned, in the strongest terms, the continued attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saudi…

India successfully flight-tests Pralay quasi-ballistic missile off Odisha coast

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of its indigenous Pralay quasi-ballistic missile from Dr…

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