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South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying...
Beijing [China], January 6: Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he...

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...

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...

Winter storm hammers US; over 60mn face blizzard...
Kentucky [US], January 6: A severe winter storm has hammered the United States, with meteorologists warning more than 60 million...

Seven babies dead from cold weather, lack of...
Gaza [Palestine], January 6: At least seven babies have died due to cold weather and a lack of shelter in...

Rwanda-backed rebel forces seize key town in DR...
Kinshasa [Congo], January 6: Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the...

Over 100 killed in battle between Syria's Kurds...
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Intense clashes between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria have killed more than 100...

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese...
Taipei City [Taiwan], January 6: Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a...

Israeli attacks kill 200 in three days in...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 6: Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as...

10 killed, 30 injured in airstrike south of...
Khartoum [Sudan], January 6: At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday in an airstrike that...

Tunisian passenger traffic in airports up 9.4 pct...
Tunis [Tunisia], January 6: The number of passengers traveling through airports in Tunisia reached a record high of 9,646,949 in...

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,...

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to...
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], January 6: A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to boost a...

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...

Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle...
Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there,...

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...

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far...
Vienna [Austria], January 6: Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form...

US President Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of...
Washington DC [US], January 5: US President Joe Biden has awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to...
Washington DC [US], January 5: A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to boost...

Explainer: Why Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from...
Washington [US], January 5: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing...

World Insights: Johnson reelected U.S. House speaker, but...
Washington [US], January 5: Republican Mike Johnson was elected House speaker Friday. But the GOP faces a tough road ahead,...

California egg prices continue to rise amid bird...
Los Angeles [California], January 5: California's egg prices have continued to rise due to ongoing outbreaks of the highly pathogenic...

Zambia reports 4th mpox case
Lusaka [Zambia], January 5: Zambia's health authorities reported the country's fourth case of mpox on Friday.

Libya launches anti-crime military operation in west coast
Tripoli [Libya], January 5: The West Coast Military Zone of the Libyan Defense Ministry said Saturday it launched a large-scale...

Ethiopia earns over 216 mln USD from horticulture...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 5: Ethiopia has earned more than 216 million U.S. dollars from exports of horticultural commodities during...

8 killed, 53 injured in paramilitary attacks in...
Khartoum [Sudan], January 5:At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid...

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...