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U.S. Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump
Washington DC [US], January 28: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has fired officials who were involved in investigating President...

Nasdaq celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with closing...
Albany [New York], January 28: Nasdaq, a major stock exchange in the world, celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year on...

U.S. Senate confirms hedge fund manager Scott Bessent...
Washington DC [US], January 28: The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, positioning...

Gaza's ceasefire reveals a health nightmare
Gaza City [Gaza], January 28: Hospitals and clinics destroyed. Millions of tons of debris contaminated with toxic substances, unexploded ordnance...

Gaza residents stream home to the north after...
Gaza City [Gaza], January 28: Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza.

Transgender inmate sues over Trump's order curtailing LGBT...
Washington DC [US], January 28: A transgender woman serving in a federal prison has filed a lawsuit.

Trump to Target DEI, COVID Military Expulsions, Hegseth...
Washington DC [US], January 28: U.S. President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from...

Mexican president pledges to defend independence, sovereignty
Mexico City [Mexico], January 27: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday pledged to defend the country's independence and sovereignty in...

Brazil expresses concern over Trump's environmental policy rollbacks
BrasÃlia [Brazil], January 27: The environmental policy rollbacks announced by U.S. President Donald Trump during his inaugural address have raised...

Buenos Aires to introduce Chinese electric buses to...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 27: The Argentine capital of Buenos Aires will soon get electric buses from China to...

Rainy season kills 18 people, affects 50,000 families...
La Paz [Bolivia], January 27: Eighteen people have been killed and over 50,000 families across eight of Bolivia's nine departments...

5.5 magnitude quake hits northern Chile
Santiago [Chile], January 27: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Chile on Friday, with no reports of casualties and property...

19 killed as bus overturns in southern Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], January 27: At least 19 people died and nine others were injured early Sunday morning when a...

Colombia's Army announces 20 minors desert FARC faction
Bogota [Colombia], January 27: Colombia's Army announced that 104 fighters from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], January 27: Tens of thousands of Palestinians waited at roadblocks to return to their homes in northern Gaza,...

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres
Rome [Italy], January 27: Italy's navy was taking 49 migrants it picked up in international waters to detention facilities in...

Iran's top diplomat visits Kabul to discuss refugees
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 27: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi visited Kabul on Sunday, marking the highest-level visit by an...

Lebanon reports 22 deaths as ceasefire deadline with...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 27: Lebanon said 22 people were killed on Sunday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the south...

As Belarus votes, Lukashenko calls on Europe to...
Moscow [Russia], January 27: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, taking two hours to address the media at a press conference on...

Tens of thousands of Greeks seek justice for...
Athens [Greece], January 27: Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied outside Greece's parliament in Athens to demand justice for...

NATO investigating damage to further undersea cable in...
Riga [Latvia], January 27: NATO officials are investigating damage discovered on Sunday to another undersea cable running across the Baltic...

Trump asks Jordan, Egypt to take Gaza residents
Washington [US], January 27: United States President Donald Trump says he would like to "just clean out" Gaza, urging Egypt...

Martial law attempt: S Korean prez charged with...
Seoul [South Korea], January 27: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted...

North Korea says it tested sea-to-surface cruise missiles
Seoul [South Korea], January 27: North Korea has tested sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday.

Donald Trump says British Prime Minister Starmer has...
London [UK], January 27: US President Donald Trump has said he has a "very good relationship" with British Prime Minister...

Migrants in Mexico await next phase of Trump's...
Texas [US], January 26: They're so close, but their goal is unattainable. This is the situation for the many migrants...

Freed Israeli hostages reunite with families
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 26: Four Israeli soldiers, freed from Hamas captivity were finally reunited with their families in the...