German couple confess to killing Ukrainian refugee and her mother to steal...
Mannheim [Germany], January 8: A German couple on Tuesday confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 in order to steal...
Thai elephant centres criticized after death of tourist
Bangkok [Thailand], January 8: Animal rights activists on Tuesday lashed out at elephant sanctuaries in Thailand after a Spanish holidaymaker was killed while bathing one...
Airport in Damascus resumes international operations
Damascus [Syria], January 8: Syria's main airport in Damascus resumed full operations on Tuesday after they were halted following the overthrow of long-time president Bashar...
Iran starts air defence drills at Natanz nuclear facility
Tehran [Iran], January 8: Amid rising tensions with Israel and with less than two weeks left before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iran's...
US transfers 11 Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
Washington [US], January 8: The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Aid efforts in Gaza at breaking point: UN
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: The efforts of United Nations agencies to supply humanitarian aid in Gaza are at "breaking point", a senior official has warned.
Hungarian officials criticize U.S. sanctions on gov't minister
Budapest [Hungary], January 8: Hungary's foreign minister criticized the outgoing U.S. administration and its ambassador on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on the Hungarian minister in...
Two killed, one injured in shooting in Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 8: Two men were shot dead and one got injured on Tuesday evening at a company in the town of Bad Friedrichshall,...
Slovenia's 2024 budget deficit lowest in 5 yrs
Ljubljana [Slovenia], January 8: Slovenia's budget deficit fell to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to preliminary figures, and was the...
News Analysis: Experts expect gradual ECB rate cuts despite rising eurozone inflation
Brussels [Belgium], January 8: Eurozone inflation, as Eurostat reported, hit 2.4 percent in December, the highest since July, but experts expect the European Central Bank...
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
Lhasa [Tibet], January 8: A strong earthquake, opens new tab struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities, killing at least...
US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees
Washington DC [US], January 8: The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one high-profile prisoner...
Ghana's Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy
Accra [Ghana], January 8: John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana's president at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging...
Austrian far right demands conservatives be 'honest' in coalition talks
Vienna [Austria], January 8: Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl called on the conservative People's Party (OVP) to be "honest" in their imminent...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's post-war far right, dies aged 96
Paris [France], January 8: Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front party who tapped into blue-collar anger over immigration and globalisation and...
Trump will not rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
Nuuk [Greenland], January 8: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama...
Egypt discovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Cairo
Cairo [Egypt], January 7: A joint French-Swiss archaeological mission has discovered an over 4,000-year-old mastaba at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the capital Cairo,...
US Congress ratifies Trump's victory
New York [US], January 7: As President of the US Senate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Mr. Trump in that election, also...
First person dies of bird flu in the US
New York [US], January 7: On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient over 65 years old had died from H5N1....
Suspicious fire engulfs Caulfield Racecourse grandstand
Melbourne [Australia], January 7: A suspicious blaze has engulfed a Caulfield Racecourse grandstand, sparking a police investigation.
Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member
Bali [Indonesia], January 7: Brazil's government said in a statement that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of...
Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over 'finish line'
New York [US], January 7: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden leaves...
Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank Shooting
Gaza [Palestine], January 7: Three Israelis were killed and several injured in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the settlement of Kedumim...
Venezuela to free 146 more election protesters
Caracas [Venezuela], January 7: Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek Saab said that 146 more people arrested after a July election are to be freed, taking the...
Russians capture strategic town of Kurakhove in east Ukraine
Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], January 7: Russian troops have captured the strategically important small town of Kurakhove in the eastern Ukrainian Donetsk region, the...
Far-right Freedom Party of Austria tasked with forming government
Vienna [Austria], January 7: Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has officially tasked the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) with forming a government.
Canada's Trudeau resigns as party leader and PM
New York [US], January 7: Justin Trudeau said on Monday he plans to step down as leader of his governing Liberal Party and as Canada's...