Syrians fear IS resurgence as Kurdish-led forces sweep Raqa
Damascus [Syria], February 2: From his rooftop in the Syrian city of Raqa, Youssef Nasser watches nervously as hundreds of heavily armed Kurdish-led fighters sweep...
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Yangon [Myanmar], February 2: Myanmar's junta was granted a six-month extension to a state of emergency, state media reported Wednesday, likely delaying elections the military...
Half a million strike in UK as crisis bites
London [UK], February 2: Half a million people stopped work over pay in Britain on Wednesday leaving transport networks paralyzed and thousands of classrooms empty...
Ukraine predicts a new escalation of Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 2: Yesterday (February 1), Reuters quoted pro-Russian official Yan Gagin in Donetsk as saying that Russian forces had surrounded Bakhmut city and...
The Japan-NATO handshake in the middle of the "power game" in the...
Tokyo [Japan], February 2: The increased cooperation between Japan and NATO is assessed to create a lot of influence in the Indo-Pacific region in the...
Pope Francis in DR Congo: A million celebrate Kinshasa Mass
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 2: Pope Francis has celebrated one of his biggest Masses, with around a million attendees in the Democratic Republic of Congo's...
No classified documents found at president's beach house
Washinton [US], February 2: No classified documents were found during an FBI search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth, Delaware, his lawyer says.
Qatar Airways, Airbus reach settlement in A350 legal case
London [UK], February 2: Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached a settlement in a long-standing legal dispute over the safety of the A350 jetliner.
Iranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets
Tehran [Iran], February 2: An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them dancing in...
Ukraine billionaire IhorKolomoisky targeted in new anti-corruption swoop
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 2: Ukraine has launched a fresh wave of anti-corruption raids on high-profile figures, including one of the country's richest men, IhorKolomoisky.
Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral
Washington [US], February 2: Tyre Nichols ' family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and emotional tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his...
Democratic-backed Connecticut bill would ban 'Latinx' term
Washington [US], February 2: A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas' lead and ban the term "Latinx" from...
Israeli forces killed two more Palestinians, demolished the house of another suspected...
Jerusalem [Israel],February 2: Israeli soldiers today killed a Palestinian man who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank, and a Palestinian teenager...
Sri Lanka's inflation drops to 54.2 percent in January
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 1: Sri Lanka's inflation decreased to 54.2 percent in January from 57.2 percent in December 2022, the country's Department of Census...
Wagner group committed human rights violations in Mali: UN experts
Geneva [Switzerland],February 1: Independent UN human rights experts have called for an investigation into the activities of the Russian mercenary group Wagner and government troops...
Russia sees increased danger from Western arms exports to Ukraine
Moscow [Russia],February 1: Russia is facing increased military danger from Ukraine because NATO countries are sending weapons there, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his...
Court says protesters must pay Madame Tussauds £3,500 compensation over cake stunt
London [UK], February 1: Two Just Stop Oil protesters must pay Madame Tussauds £3,500 in compensation after slapping vegan chocolate cakes in the face of...
Italy's government will not give in to prisoner on hunger strike
Rome [Italy], February 1: Italy's government said on Tuesday it will not give in to a convicted anarchist who has been on hunger strike for...
Brazil is back on world stage: Scholz
Brasília [Brazil], February 1: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on a visit in Brasília on Monday, said he is looking forward to a new chapter in...
Onion prices make Philippine staple a luxury
Manila [Philippines], February 1: Even before his onions are fully grown, Philippine farmer Luis Angeles races to harvest the crop and cash in on eye-watering...
Blinken mourns 'innocent' Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], February 1: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his sorrow Tuesday for "innocent" Palestinians killed in a spike of violence in the...
100 confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1: The death toll has risen to 100 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar...
French protests intensify against pension age rise
Paris [France], February 1: France has seen a second wave of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age from...
Owner fined $90k after bird injures doctor
Taipei [Taiwan], February 1: A Taiwanese man has been given a two-month prison sentence and fined 3.04m New Taiwan dollars (US $91,350) after his pet...
Six new ministers sworn in after Cabinet reshuffle in NZ
Wellington [New Zealand],February 1: Six new ministers have been sworn in at Government House this morning.
U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11
Washinton [US], February 1: President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the...
'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 1: Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to the Democratic Republic...