Lebanese parliament elects army commander president
Beirut [Lebanon], January 10: The Lebanese parliament elected armed forces commander Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday in a second round of...
Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50
Gaza [Palestine], January 10: Three more hospitals in Gaza could be shut down due to lack of fuel, the UN has warned even as relentless...
EIB plans to double support for Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 10: The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to double its financial support for Bangladesh to €2 billion (approximately $2.06 billion), mainly through...
Donald Trump requests US Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money...
Washington [US], January 9: US President-elect Donald Trump requested the Supreme Court, to pause his sentencing in the hush money case, scheduled for Janaury 10,...
"Expected during winter," WHO official on HMPV virus
Geneva [Switzerland], January 9: Amid concerns surrounding the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus, WHO official, Margaret Harris, said that the rise observed in the number of...
10 patients evacuated for treatment in Jordan, US
New York [US], January 9: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said his organisation and partners facilitated the medical evacuation of four patients...
Ukrainian prisoners executed by Russia: UN
Geneva [Switzerland], January 9: The UN Human Rights Office says it has credible reports of the execution of 62 Ukrainian prisoners by members of the...
Israel bombs women, children in Gaza's 'safe zone'
Gaza [Palestine], January 9: Many women and young children have been reported killed in Israel's latest attacks on Gaza, with nearly 50 people killed and...
Palisades fire in Los Angeles destroys 1,000 structures; no containment
Los Angeles [US], January 9: The worst-case scenario has been realized in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, where an estimated 1,000 structures, many...
Three people confirmed dead in Australian seaplane crash
Sydney [Australia], January 9: Three people have died after a seaplane crashed near a popular Australian holiday island, Western Australia Premier Roger Cook said on...
Trudeau says not 'a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US
New York [US], January 9: There is not "a snowball's chance in hell" that Canada will become the 51st US state, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister...
Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland
Berlin [Germany] / Paris [France], January 9: Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland, after the US president-elect refused to rule out...
Mexican president hits back at Trump with 'Mexican America' jibe
Mexico City [Mexico], January 9: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested renaming the southern United States "Mexican America" in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's...
Romania's ruling coalition agrees to hold presidential election on May 4
Bucharest [Romania], January 9: Romania's ruling coalition has agreed to have the first round of the presidential elections on May 4, 2025, with a potential...
Slovak PM to discuss gas transit issue with EU
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 9: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced Wednesday that he will travel to Brussels on Thursday to meet with the European Commissioner...
Hungarian swimmer 'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu announces retirement
Budapest [Hungary], January 9: Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu, nicknamed the "Iron Lady," announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Wednesday.
Wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles, killing at least two
Los Angeles [California], January 9: At least two people were killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires raged out of control near Los Angeles, destroying...
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Lhasa [Tibet], January 9: More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued.
Russian strike kills 13 in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Moscow [Russia], January 9: A Russian guided bomb attack killed at least 13 people and injured 29 others in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities...
Who could replace Justin Trudeau to lead Canada's Liberal Party?
Ottawa [Canada], January 9: Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he...
Venezuela's opposition decry arrests ahead of anti-Maduro protests
Caracas [Venezuela], January 9: Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure.
Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison, returns home
Rome [Italy], January 9: Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran and returned home, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a...
Meta's decision to ditch fact checks 'very concerning'
Canberra [Australia], January 9: Australia's democracy could be at risk as social media giants turn their backs on independent fact-checking programs, a senior politician warns.
WHO says respiratory virus HMPV in China is 'common,' not a threat
Geneva [Switzerland], January 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday offered reassurance about HMPV, a respiratory infection that is spreading in China, emphasizing that...
Bangladesh revokes passport of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8: Bangladesh's interim administration has revoked the passport of its ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and 74 others for their alleged role...
US authorities seek to identify bodies found in JetBlue wheel well
Florida [US], January 8: Authorities in the United States have been working to identify two bodies discovered in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane...
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
New York [US], January 8: Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where...