Flights, trains cancelled as snow hits UK
London [UK], January 6: Passengers were facing cancellations and delays after several major airports in England had to shut their runways as snow and freezing...
Winter storm hammers US; over 60mn face blizzard conditions
Kentucky [US], January 6: A severe winter storm has hammered the United States, with meteorologists warning more than 60 million people in the country's east...
Over 100 killed in battle between Syria's Kurds and Turkey allies
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Intense clashes between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria have killed more than 100 over the past two days,...
Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable...
Taipei City [Taiwan], January 6: Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a subsea cable off its northern...
Israeli attacks kill 200 in three days in Gaza, overwhelming hospitals
Jerusalem [Israel], January 6: Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as the military continues to hit...
Tunisian passenger traffic in airports up 9.4 pct in 2024
Tunis [Tunisia], January 6: The number of passengers traveling through airports in Tunisia reached a record high of 9,646,949 in 2024, an increase of 9.4...
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of...
Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle with PKK
Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there, as Ankara said its military...
Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88
Athens [Greek], January 6: Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died aged 88...
Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far right
Vienna [Austria], January 6: Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a government without the party...
US President Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton,...
Washington DC [US], January 5: US President Joe Biden has awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour. Former...
Explainer: Why Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel and...
Washington [US], January 5: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns -- a...
World Insights: Johnson reelected U.S. House speaker, but tough road ahead for...
Washington [US], January 5: Republican Mike Johnson was elected House speaker Friday. But the GOP faces a tough road ahead, given its razor-thin House majority.
California egg prices continue to rise amid bird flu outbreaks
Los Angeles [California], January 5: California's egg prices have continued to rise due to ongoing outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or bird...
Russia intercepts 4 drones over Leningrad region
Saint Petersburg [Russia], January 5: Four drones were shot down in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said Saturday.
Croatia records 21.3 mln tourists arrivals in 2024
Zagreb [Croatia], January 5: Croatia recorded over 21.3 million tourist arrivals and more than 108.7 million overnight stays in 2024, marking increases of four percent...
Germany dissatisfied with debt brake policy amid economic struggles
Frankfurt [Germany], January 5: Up to 98 percent of respondents in a survey by Deutsche Bank believe Germany's debt brake policy should be reformed, according...
Russian journalist killed in drone attack
Moscow [Russia], January 5: A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Donetsk region,...
Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job by a razor-thin margin that highlighted...
Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department...
Three dead in attacks on both sides of Ukraine-Russia border
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Attacks on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border killed three people, local officials said.
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
Chișinău [Moldova], January 5: The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighbouring Ukraine, faced longer periods...
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of...
SpaceX prepares Starship's seventh flight test
Los Angeles [California], January 4: SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket, the company said on Friday.
Sullivan to visit India in final trip to Indo-Pacific as U.S. national...
Washington [US], January 4: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a "capstone meeting" with his Indian counterpart to highlight the...
Microsoft to spend 80 bln USD on AI data centers in fiscal...
San Francisco [California], January 4: Microsoft has earmarked 80 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence (AI)...
Canada increases cost recovery for removing inadmissible individuals
Ottawa [Canada], January 4: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Friday a new measure to reduce the cost burden of removing inadmissible people...