Indonesia gives free meals to children and pregnant women
Bali [Indonesia], January 7: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multibillion-dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people is officially...
Israel and Hamas close to hostage deal: Report
Gaza [Palestine], January 7: Hamas has approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, Reuters reported, citing a...
HMPV virus cases rising across world
Beijing [China], January 7: A Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China has sparked global concern, prompting countries like India to closely monitor the virus and...
US warns of Kremlin plan to share satellite technology with Pyongyang
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: Russia intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with its ally North Korea, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
S Korean police asked to arrest Yoon
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: South Korea's police have been asked to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
Seoul says Pyongyang launched ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile, the South Korean military said on Monday.
Italy reports drop in migrant arrivals via Mediterranean Sea in 2024
Rome [Italy], January 7: Significantly fewer irregular migrants arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean Sea last year than in previous years, the Interior Ministry in...
Tyres burst as Etihad pilot aborts Melbourne take-off at last moment
Bangkok [Thailand], January 7: The pilot of a fast-moving Etihad Airways passenger jet slammed on the emergency brakes moments before take-off in Australia due to...
Former French president Sarkozy on trial over Libyan campaign funding
Paris [France], January 7: The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential campaign...
Egypt, US Foreign Ministers discuss developments in Gaza, Syria
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel Aaty and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call today to discuss...
Germany's Scholz outraged over 'indecent' Moscow visit speculation
Berlin [Germany], January 6: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply dismissed speculation by an opposition conservative politician regarding a possible trip by Scholz to Moscow...
Ukrainian forces begin new offensive in Russia's Kursk
Kiev [Ukraine], January 6: Ukrainian forces have begun a new offensive in the western Russian region of Kursk, following their surprise incursion into the territory...
South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying to detain him
Beijing [China], January 6: Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he has announced legal steps against...
Russia captured 3,600sqkm of Ukraine in 2024: Reports
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia has captured nearly 3,600 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the past year, media reports from Kiev said on Sunday.
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...
Seven babies dead from cold weather, lack of shelter: UNRWA
Gaza [Palestine], January 6: At least seven babies have died due to cold weather and a lack of shelter in Gaza, the UN's Palestinian aid...
Rwanda-backed rebel forces seize key town in DR Congo: Reports
Kinshasa [Congo], January 6: Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according...
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...
10 killed, 30 injured in airstrike south of Sudanese capital
Khartoum [Sudan], January 6: At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday in an airstrike that targeted an area south of...
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...
Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], January 6: A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with...
Rebels seize key town in eastern Congo
Kigali [Rwanda], January 6: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians...
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...