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Japan is getting closer to its goal of...
Tokyo [Japan], December 26: The SLIM space probe entered lunar orbit on December 25, an important step in Japan's efforts...

Thunderstorms and rain set to hit holiday spots...
Washington [US], December 26: Popular holiday spots are the North Island may be in for a Boxing Day dousing as...

Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for...
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in...

Israel's Netanyahu vows no let-up in war against...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas militants while...

Israeli airstrike in Syria kills senior Iranian Revolutionary...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in...

Three arrested in Austria amid security concerns
Vienna [Austria], December 25: Three people were arrested in Austria on Sunday for suspected involvement in a "cross-border Islamist network"...

1 killed, 4 injured in Houston shooting
Houston [US], December 25: One person was killed and four others injured in a shooting following an altercation outside a...

Japan forecasts elderly majority in 25 prefectures by...
Tokyo [Japan], December 25: The elderly population, those aged 65 and above, is expected to make up over 40 percent...

2 killed, 29 injured in S. Korea's apartment...
Seoul [South Korea], December 25: Two people were killed and 29 others injured on Monday in a fire that broke...

Egypt proposes deal to end Gaza war: Report
Cairo [Egypt], December 25: Egypt has drawn up a phased deal to halt fighting between Israel and Hamas and release...

UN estimates 50,000 pregnant women in besieged Gaza...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in the besieged...

Nine family members, including eight children, killed in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25: Nine members of a family died in north-western Pakistan after a house caught fire and collapsed,...

British Minister says Red Sea cannot become 'no...
London [UK], December 25: Britain and its allies will not allow the Red Sea to become a "no go" zone...

Furnace blast at Indonesia nickel factory kills 13...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 25: A furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia on Sunday has killed at least...

Tehran accuses US of impeding establishment of ceasefire...
Tehran [Iran], December 25: The United States is impeding the establishment of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and "tying...

Russia will win Ukraine conflict if EU not...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia will win the Ukraine conflict if the European Union does not change its course and...

Thousands arrested in week-long anti-drug operation in Sri...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 25: Police in Sri Lanka say they have arrested almost 15,000 people during a week-long drive...

More presidential candidates emerged to compete with Mr....
Washington [US], December 25: Reuters reported yesterday that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the UN, has...

Earthquake death toll in China's Qinghai rises to...
Xining [China], December 25: The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China on Dec. 18 has risen...

Israel steps up attack in Gaza, US calls...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: US President Joe Biden had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in...

Britain is about to send naval ships to...
London [UK], December 25: The announcement of the mobilization of naval vessels was made by the UK in the context...

Fire on a Russian nuclear icebreaker
Moscow [Russia], December 25: A fire broke out on a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker in the northwestern region of the country.

Beijing breaks a seven-decade cold-weather record
Beijing [China], December 25: China's capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back...

Pope laments war in Holy Land on solemn...
Vatican City [Italy], December 25: Pope Francis lamented war in the land of the birth of Jesus on Sunday, where...

Israel bombs northern Gaza; Palestinians say 166 killed...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: Israel bombed areas of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, with fighting throughout Sunday...

16 dead in central Nicaragua traffic accident
Managua [Nicaragua], December 24: At least 16 people were killed and 26 others injured in a traffic accident in the...

Pakistan's anti-terrorism police kill 2 terrorists
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24: Two terrorists, including a most wanted militant, were killed during an operation in Pakistan's eastern Punjab...