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Ukraine denies loss of Maryinka to Russia
Kiev [Ukraine], December 26: Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Shtupun on Monday denied the reports that Russian forces have gained full...

Russia lambasts "unacceptable" U.S. claims in Arctic region:...
Moscow [Russia], December 26: Russia is taking all necessary measures to secure its national interests in the Arctic amid Washington's...

Loud blasts heard in Crimean town of Feodosia...
Beijing [China], December 26: The Feodosia region of Crimea has been attacked, resulting in the blockade of the port area,...

U.S. witnesses elevated flu cases: CDC
Los Angeles [US], December 26: Seasonal influenza activity is elevated in the United States and continues to increase in most...

New COVID variant JN.1 makes nearly half latest...
Los Angeles [US], December 26: A new coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is spreading fast in the United States, and is...

'Unprecedented' scale of human devastation in 2023: Red...
London [UK], December 26: A top aid worker has described the "unprecedented scale" of human devastation in 2023 as he...

Pope Francis urges end to all wars in...
Vatican City [Italy], December 26: Pope Francis implored an end to all wars and weapon production in a Christmas message...

Floods affect tens of thousands in southern Thailand:...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 26: Floods have inundated thousands of homes housing some 50,000 people in two provinces of southern Thailand...

Plane held for four days over trafficking fears...
Paris [France], December 26: A plane carrying about 275 Indian nationals who were held for four days at an airport...

Israel accepts to pay the price for its...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: The Gaza Strip experienced one of its deadliest days, while fighting threatened to prolong with...

Russia and Ukraine announced they shot down each...
Moscow [Russia], December 26: On December 25, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had destroyed 28/31 unmanned aerial vehicles...

Japan is getting closer to its goal of...
Tokyo [Japan], December 26: The SLIM space probe entered lunar orbit on December 25, an important step in Japan's efforts...

Thunderstorms and rain set to hit holiday spots...
Washington [US], December 26: Popular holiday spots are the North Island may be in for a Boxing Day dousing as...

Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for...
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in...

Israel's Netanyahu vows no let-up in war against...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas militants while...

Israeli airstrike in Syria kills senior Iranian Revolutionary...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in...

Three arrested in Austria amid security concerns
Vienna [Austria], December 25: Three people were arrested in Austria on Sunday for suspected involvement in a "cross-border Islamist network"...

1 killed, 4 injured in Houston shooting
Houston [US], December 25: One person was killed and four others injured in a shooting following an altercation outside a...

Japan forecasts elderly majority in 25 prefectures by...
Tokyo [Japan], December 25: The elderly population, those aged 65 and above, is expected to make up over 40 percent...

2 killed, 29 injured in S. Korea's apartment...
Seoul [South Korea], December 25: Two people were killed and 29 others injured on Monday in a fire that broke...

Egypt proposes deal to end Gaza war: Report
Cairo [Egypt], December 25: Egypt has drawn up a phased deal to halt fighting between Israel and Hamas and release...

UN estimates 50,000 pregnant women in besieged Gaza...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in the besieged...

Nine family members, including eight children, killed in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25: Nine members of a family died in north-western Pakistan after a house caught fire and collapsed,...

British Minister says Red Sea cannot become 'no...
London [UK], December 25: Britain and its allies will not allow the Red Sea to become a "no go" zone...

Furnace blast at Indonesia nickel factory kills 13...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 25: A furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia on Sunday has killed at least...

Tehran accuses US of impeding establishment of ceasefire...
Tehran [Iran], December 25: The United States is impeding the establishment of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and "tying...

Russia will win Ukraine conflict if EU not...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia will win the Ukraine conflict if the European Union does not change its course and...