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Britain bans animal products imports from Germany over foot-and-mouth disease

Britain bans animal products imports from Germany over...

London [England], January 15: Britain has banned pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease...

IFC provides record 200 mln USD loan to Armenian bank

IFC provides record 200 mln USD loan to...

Yerevan [America], January 15: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) extended a landmark loan of 200 million U.S. dollars to Ameriabank,...

Russia open to dialogue on security guarantees for Ukraine: FM

Russia open to dialogue on security guarantees for...

Moscow [Russia], January 15: Moscow is prepared to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, however it is important to agree on...

Ukrainian president, German defense minister meet on military aid

Ukrainian president, German defense minister meet on military...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday to discuss...

Santa Ana hurricane-force winds could intensify wildfires

Santa Ana hurricane-force winds could intensify wildfires

Santa Ana [California], January 15: Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of...

Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources

Trump says he will create new agency to...

Washington DC [US], January 15: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will create a new government agency called the External...

Hamas has agreed to a draft deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases, officials say

Hamas has agreed to a draft deal for...

Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, causing sirens to...

UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees challenges

UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under...

Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was busy preparing to expand humanitarian assistance to...

A look at the terms and tensions in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire draft

A look at the terms and tensions in...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 15: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in...

Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top...

Washington DC [US], January 15: Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions...

South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain...

Seoul [South Korea], January 15: Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached...

World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan health services

World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan...

Khartoum [Sudan], January 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday they...

Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions

Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions

Caracas [Venezuelan], January 14: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday denounced attacks on several of the country's diplomatic missions,...

EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports

EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on...

Brussels [Belgium], January 14: European Commission officials on Monday expressed concern over new U.S. measures restricting access to advanced artificial...

Biden says he left a strong foreign policy legacy for Trump

Biden says he left a strong foreign policy...

New York [US], January 14: In his final foreign policy speech at the State Department on January 13, Mr. Biden...

Fico invites Zelensky to discuss gas dispute

Fico invites Zelensky to discuss gas dispute

Bratislava [Germany], January 14: Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy to Slovakia for talks after weeks...

Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more winds are forecast

Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as...

Los Angeles [US], January 14: A growing force of firefighters moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as more powerful...

'We are not in the clear yet,' says Los Angeles fire chief

'We are not in the clear yet,' says...

Los Angeles [US], January 14: The Los Angeles Fire Department is warning of dangerous weather conditions that could reignite the...

Europe's defence ministers discuss security as Trump presidency nears

Europe's defence ministers discuss security as Trump presidency...

Warsaw [Russia], January 14: Defence Ministers from Poland, Germany, France, Italy and the UK met in Warsaw on Monday to...

French President Macron's party announces plan to reinvent itself

French President Macron's party announces plan to reinvent...

Paris [France], January 14: Renaissance, the party of French President Emmanuel Macron, is seeking to regain its former strength and...

Ukrainian drones attack Russian gas pipeline infrastructure

Ukrainian drones attack Russian gas pipeline infrastructure

Moscow [Russia], January 14: Ukrainian drones have targeted a gas compressor station for the TurkStream pipeline that pumps Russian gas...

Iran releases dual German national

Iran releases dual German national

Tehran [Iran], January 14: Iran has released a dual German national as its diplomats held more consultations with European counterparts...

Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan

Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles...

Tokyo [Japan], January 14: Japan's Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast...

Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as PM-designate

Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as...

Beirut [Lebanon], January 14: Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court...

Hopes of Gaza ceasefire deal rise as Israel and Hamas report progress

Hopes of Gaza ceasefire deal rise as Israel...

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Cairo [Egypt], January 14: There was cautious optimism on Monday that a deal could be forthcoming...

Biden speaks with Netanyahu, urges 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza

Biden speaks with Netanyahu, urges 'immediate ceasefire' in...

New York [US], January 14: United States President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the...

Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake'

Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike...

Abuja [Nigeria], January 14: At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air...