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U.S. stocks end mixed, S&P 500 hitting new high

U.S. stocks end mixed, S&P 500 hitting new...

New York [US], January 25: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, as the S&P 500 notched its fourth consecutive record...

New Zealand household saving steady, net worth increases

New Zealand household saving steady, net worth increases

Wellington [New Zealand], January 25: New Zealand household saving was 856 million NZ dollars (522.95 million U.S. dollars) in the...

DPRK test-fires strategic cruise missile

DPRK test-fires strategic cruise missile

Seoul [South Korea], January 25: The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday conducted the...

Sri Lankan state minister, police officer killed in road accident

Sri Lankan state minister, police officer killed in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 25: Sri Lankan State Minister of Water Supply Sanath Nishantha and a police officer died in...

Russia says Kiev killed 65 Ukrainian POWs by downing transport plane

Russia says Kiev killed 65 Ukrainian POWs by...

Moscow [Russia], January 25: The Russian Defence Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a Russian military transport plane, killing...

Hamas official reiterates rejection of any proposal for temporary ceasefire

Hamas official reiterates rejection of any proposal for...

Gaza [Palestine], January 25: A member of Hamas' political bureau, Osama Hamdan, on Wednesday reiterated that the Palestinian movement would...

Train driver strike paralyses rail transport in Germany

Train driver strike paralyses rail transport in Germany

Berlin [Germany], January 25: Germany's state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn faced massive disruptions and widespread cancellations on Wednesday as train drivers...

Thousands lose $16 mn in Singapore 'fake friend' scams

Thousands lose $16 mn in Singapore 'fake friend'...

Singapore, January 25: More than 6,300 people fell prey to "fake friend" scams in Singapore last year and collectively lost...

Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups

Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups

Baghdad [Iraq], January 25: Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region...

Iran's Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks

Iran's Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza...

Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out...

3-year drought persists in Spain's Catalonia

3-year drought persists in Spain's Catalonia

Madrid [Spain], January 25: Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia,...

Turkey's lawmakers approve Sweden's NATO membership

Turkey's lawmakers approve Sweden's NATO membership

Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that...

Tuvalu expected to review Taiwan ties after election

Tuvalu expected to review Taiwan ties after election

Tuvalu [Oceania], January 25: Tuvalu expects to review its diplomatic ties with Taiwan after Friday's election.

Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end 2022 protests

Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of...

Ottawa [Canada], January 25: The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early...

Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts rare rebuke from Washington

Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts...

Gaza [Palestine], January 25: Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound sheltering displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, causing "mass casualties", the...

39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire

39 killed, 9 injured in east China building...

Beijing [China], January 25: Thirty-nine people were killed, and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon...

UN chief calls for immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief calls for immediate humanitarian cease-fire in...

United Nations, January 24: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday yet again called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.

Two-state solution only way out of Israeli-Palestinian conflict: UN chief

Two-state solution only way out of Israeli-Palestinian conflict:...

United Nations, January 24: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed Tuesday that a lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only...

Jailed Polish ex-ministers released after being pardoned again

Jailed Polish ex-ministers released after being pardoned again

Warsaw [Poland], January 24: Poland's former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy Maciej Wasik were released from prison on...

Bosnia and Herzegovina on path to EU accession: European Commission chief

Bosnia and Herzegovina on path to EU accession:...

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 24: Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the EU path, said Ursula von der Leyen, president...

Canada announces new military donations for Ukraine

Canada announces new military donations for Ukraine

Ottawa [Canada], January 24: Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair on Tuesday announced new military donations for Ukraine.

Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary

Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary

Washington [US], January 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has defeated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley...

WHO appoints new Western Pacific regional director

WHO appoints new Western Pacific regional director

Manila [Philippines], January 24: The World Health Organization (WHO) executive board on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Saia Ma'u Piukala...

New Zealand records smallest annual inflation in 2 years

New Zealand records smallest annual inflation in 2...

Wellington [New Zealand], January 24: New Zealand recorded the smallest annual inflation in more than two years, according to the...

Airstrikes send 'clearest possible message' to Houthis, says Britain

Airstrikes send 'clearest possible message' to Houthis, says...

London [UK], January 24: The latest round of UK and US strikes against Houthi targets was designed to "send the...

Hungary's Orban invites Swedish PM to discuss NATO membership bid

Hungary's Orban invites Swedish PM to discuss NATO...

Budapest [Hungary], January 24: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he has sent a letter inviting his Swedish counterpart, Ulf...

24 Israeli soldiers killed; army encircles Khan Younis

24 Israeli soldiers killed; army encircles Khan Younis

Jerusalem [Israel], January 24: The Israeli military says its ground forces have "encircled" the city of Khan Younis in the...