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Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon

Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], January 9: Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in a strike in south Lebanon.

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting

Rome [Italy], January 9: Pope Francis called for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice "deplorable" and...

Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria

Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets...

Damascus [Syria], January 9: Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria.

US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to 'secessionist' Serbs

US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in...

Washington [US], January 9: Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia.

Germany: Farmers' protest causes nationwide disruption

Germany: Farmers' protest causes nationwide disruption

Munich [Germany], January 9: German farmers are angered by the government's plans to slash agricultural subsidies. Blockades are expected to...

US launches first moon lander in 50 years

US launches first moon lander in 50 years

Florida [US], January 9: The first US-based spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in more than half a century blasted...

Golden Globes 2024: 'Oppenheimer' wins big

Golden Globes 2024: 'Oppenheimer' wins big

Los Angeles [US], January 9: "Oppenheimer" - Christopher Nolan's historic drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb -...

Missing part of Boeing 737 Max jet found in backyard

Missing part of Boeing 737 Max jet found...

Portland (Oregon) [US], January 9: The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late Sunday that part of...

China accelerates 5G expansion while pioneering 6G frontier

China accelerates 5G expansion while pioneering 6G frontier

Beijing [China], January 9: Officials at the recent Digital China Summit detailed commitments to advancing networks through proliferating 5G use...

UAE President attends dinner banquet hosted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in his honour

UAE President attends dinner banquet hosted by Azerbaijani...

Baku [Azerbaijan], January 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended a dinner banquet hosted by...

IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research microplastic impact

IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research...

Vienna [Austria], January 9: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, launched on January 6th its first...

UN envoy briefs Yemeni leader on peace efforts

UN envoy briefs Yemeni leader on peace efforts

Sanaa [Yemen], January 8: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg met with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman...

Two dead, nine injured in 35-vehicle pile up in California

Two dead, nine injured in 35-vehicle pile up...

Los Angeles [US], January 8: Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up in...

2 people injured in light plane crash on Australia's Great Barrier Reef island

2 people injured in light plane crash on...

Sydney [Australia], January 8: Two passengers were injured on Monday after a light plane overshot the runway on a small...

Iranian authorities report 32 suspects held after terrorist bombing

Iranian authorities report 32 suspects held after terrorist...

Tehran [Iran], January 8: The Iranian authorities have arrested a total of 32 suspects linked to the twin suicide bombings...

Japan supports Ukraine with $37mn for air defence

Japan supports Ukraine with $37mn for air defence

Tokyo [Japan], January 8: During a visit to Kiev, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has promised Ukraine support in its...

Jordan's King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza

Jordan's King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push...

Amman [Jordan], January 8: Jordan's King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a...

Hamza, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh, killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

Hamza, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh, killed...

Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Hamza Dahdouh, the eldest son of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed...

Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days about Austin's hospitalisation

Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days...

Washington [US], January 8: The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd...

Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh fire

Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh fire

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8: Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without shelter after a suspected arson attack...

Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover

Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover

Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Top U.S and European diplomats urged leaders in the Middle East to keep the Gaza war...

Israeli police kill Palestinian girl during response to ramming attack

Israeli police kill Palestinian girl during response to...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 8: Israeli police killed a young Palestinian girl in a car at a West Bank crossing when...

EU's Michel downplays criticism of his plan to resign early

EU's Michel downplays criticism of his plan to...

Brussels [Belgium], January 8: European Council President Charles Michel downplayed criticism of his plan to resign early to run for...

U.S. opposes displacement of Palestinians

U.S. opposes displacement of Palestinians

Washington [US], January 8: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Arab leaders that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of...

Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine

Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine

Kiev [Ukraine], January 8: Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's air force said...

126 dead, 210 missing in Japan's Noto quakes amidst challenging aftermath

126 dead, 210 missing in Japan's Noto quakes...

Tokyo [Japan], January 8: The death toll has surged to 126 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a...

Greece reopens huge Alexander the Great monument

Greece reopens huge Alexander the Great monument

Athens [Greece], January 8: The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where...