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Zelensky hails 'unprecedented' security deal with UK
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed an "unprecedented" security deal with the UK reached as...
Salvini claims 'useful service' for Italy at migrant...
Rome [Italy], January 13: A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration...
Families of Ecuador hostages demand action
Quito [Ecuador], January 13: Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa laid out plans for two new high-security prisons.
China is open to contact, talks with Canada
Beijing [China], January 13: China does not want a continuation of the "current difficult situation" in relations with Canada.
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war...
Gaza [Palestine], January 13: It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread...
Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many...
Washington [US], January 13: A massive winter storm has begun rolling across the US and is predicted to bring dangerously...
Boeing: US regulator to increase oversight of firm...
Washington [US], January 13: For years, the FAA has delegated some parts of quality reviewing of planes to Boeing, but...
U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after...
Washington [US], January 13: The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen's Houthi forces on Friday, two officials...
France's new PM tilts his cabinet to the...
Paris [France], January 13: France's youngest-ever PM Gabriel Attal has kept on most of the heavyweights from the outgoing government.
Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ...
The Hague [Netherlands], January 13: The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on...
Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, stated that navigation movement in the...
Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as...
Canberra [Australia], January 13: Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as...
North Korea poised to admit first known tourists...
Seoul [South Korea], January 12: A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North...
Zimbabwe's dam water levels rise
Harare [Zimbabwe], January 12: Most major dams in Zimbabwe are now full, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) said on...
UN spokesperson highlights dire humanitarian situation in northern...
New York [US], January 12: A UN spokesperson on Thursday highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, emphasizing significant...
Myanmar navy seizes 1.45 tons of narcotic drugs
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12: Myanmar navy has seized 1.45 tons of Methamphetamine (ICE) in its territorial waters, according to the...
South Africa accuses Israel of 'systematic genocidal acts'
The Hague [Netherlands], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of "systematic genocidal acts" during hearings at the International Court of...
Gaza hospitals cut off from UN aid as...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver the desperately needed...
Blinken sees 'concrete steps forward' as he ends...
Washington [US], January 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the war in Gaza "is not escalating"...
Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 12: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a another term as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday, less...
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...
At least 15 dead following riots and looting...
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], January 12: Riots throughout Papua New Guinea left at least 15 people dead on Wednesday.
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...