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

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