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Panama celebrates 25th anniversary of Canal's handover
Panama, January 1: Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the handover of the Panama Canal, which had been...

'Everything will be fine,' Putin tells Russians in...
Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the population to unite in a new year that...

Hundreds rally in Dublin vigil for killed Palestinian...
Dublin [Ireland], January 1: Hundreds of people have taken part in a vigil in Dublin to show support for Palestinian...

World welcomes 2025
New York [US], January 1: In plazas and parks and restaurants and homes across the globe, people gathered to commemorate...

Pre-flight checks found 'no issues' before South Korea...
Seoul [South Korea], January 1: A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South...

Heavy rainfall causes flooding in war-torn Gaza
Gaza [Palestine] / Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1: Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding in war-torn Gaza.

Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on Tel Aviv airport,...
Sana'a [Yemen], January 1: The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Tuesday claimed to have attacked the international airport in...

Guantanamo Bay prison inmate repatriated to Tunisia after...
Washington [US], January 1: One of the first inmates to be detained at the notorious US-run Guantanamo Bay prison has...

Pakistan suffers surge in militant attacks in 2024
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1: Pakistan witnessed an alarming surge in militant attacks in 2024 amid ongoing threats from Islamist militants...

US reports cyberattack on Treasury Department, points finger...
Washington [US], January 1: The US Treasury Department says it was the target of a Chinese cyberattack, according to US...

China rejects WHO criticism over lack of cooperation...
Beijing [China], January 1: China has rejected claims from the World Health Organization (WHO) accusing it of refusing full cooperation...

South Korea court approves arrest of President Yoon...
Seoul [South Korea], January 1: A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol...

Pakistan: Talks to demilitarise Kurram district end in...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 1: Efforts to demilitarise Kurram district and resolve tensions between warring factions were stalled after a...

Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures...
Berlin [Germany], January 1: Two people were wounded in a knife attack in western Berlin, police in Germany's capital said...

TikTok fined $10 million for challenge that killed...
Caracas [Venezuela], December 31: Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice has just fined TikTok $10 million (VND254.8 billion) related to viral...

Fresh U.S. sanctions target Pakistani entities linked to...
Washington [US], December 31: The US sanctioned four entities that were contributing to Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Program on Wednesday (local...

Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5-million...
Washington [US], December 31: A federal appeals court upheld a $5-million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump...

Hain Celestial must face arsenic claim in baby...
New York [US], December 31: A U.S. judge said Hain Celestial Group (HAIN.O), opens new tab must face a proposed...

South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President...
Seoul [South Korea], December 31: Yonhap news agency reported on December 31 that a court in Seoul has approved a...

Israel issues 'final warning' to Iran, Houthis at...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31: Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, stressed on December 30 that Israel has...

Germany accuses billionaire Elon Musk of election interference
Berlin [Germany], December 31: "The reality is that billionaire Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election," German government...

Germany halts development projects in Georgia
Berlin [Germany], December 31: The German government is limiting its support for Georgia due to the country's plans to suspend...

US to hold national day of mourning for...
New York [US], December 31: Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral will take place on January 9 at the Washington...

Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], December 31: Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal...

S Korean authorities identify most of plane crash...
Beijing [China], December 31: South Korean authorities had on Monday identified 140 of the 179 people killed the previous day...

Israel kills 27 across Strip
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31: Israeli attacks have killed 27 Palestinians and wounded 149 in the latest 24-hour reporting period,...

At least three foreign tourists dead in Bangkok...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 31: At least three foreign tourists lost their lives in a hotel fire near Bangkok's renowned Khaosan...