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Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup...
Kyiv [Russia], January 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected the idea of a ceasefire with Russia, saying it...
Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia
Moscow [Russia], January 12: The Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan is demanding that neighbouring Armenia establish a land corridor free of...
Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial
New York [US], January 12: The last day of Donald Trump's months-long Manhattan fraud trial started on time Thursday despite...
US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in...
Washington [US], January 12: The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in...
Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 12: Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field for...
Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings...
Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response
Moscow [Russia], January 12: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites...
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers'...
Warsaw [Poland], January 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's...
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute...
Tehran [Iran], January 12: The St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city...
Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Benjamin Netanyahu condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies".
Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential...
Washington [US], January 11: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump,...
Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM,...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 11: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina...
213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa...
Tokyo [Japan], January 11: The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after...
At Washington meeting China demands end to US...
Beijing [China], January 11: At a meeting of military representatives, China has called on the United States to stop arming...
Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made a major trip...
US wants 'tangible steps' toward Palestinian state; Israel...
Washington [US], January 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he supports "tangible steps" towards establishing a...
Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace
Warsaw [Poland], January 11: Polish police have arrested the former interior minister and deputy interior minister inside the presidential palace...
US, allies slam alleged N Korea missiles to...
Washington [US], January 11: Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of...
North Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy'
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 11: North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he...
Pastor slams Western church 'silence' on Gaza
Ramallah [Palestine], January 11: For his first service of 2024, Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac read a biblical passage in which...
Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack
Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador's president gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire...
US, UK forces repel 'largest attack' by Houthis...
Washington [US], January 11: U.S. and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on...
Ecuador president says country is at war as...
Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs...
Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning
Stockholm [Sweden], January 11: A warning to Swedes from two top defence officials to prepare for war has prompted concern...
Clear the streets and go home: PNG's Commissioner...
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], January 11: Papua New Guinea's Commissioner of Police David Manning has reiterated his call to...
Germany: Train strike, farmer protests cause disruption
Berlin [Germany], January 11: Germany is facing potential transport chaos on Wednesday caused by a three-day nationwide strike by train...
Boeing CEO admits 'mistake,' vows 'complete transparency'
Texas [US], January 11: Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun took responsibility for last week's mid-air blowout on an Alaska...