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Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, stated that navigation movement in the...

Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as...
Canberra [Australia], January 13: Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as...

North Korea poised to admit first known tourists...
Seoul [South Korea], January 12: A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North...

Zimbabwe's dam water levels rise
Harare [Zimbabwe], January 12: Most major dams in Zimbabwe are now full, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) said on...

UN spokesperson highlights dire humanitarian situation in northern...
New York [US], January 12: A UN spokesperson on Thursday highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, emphasizing significant...

Myanmar navy seizes 1.45 tons of narcotic drugs
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12: Myanmar navy has seized 1.45 tons of Methamphetamine (ICE) in its territorial waters, according to the...

South Africa accuses Israel of 'systematic genocidal acts'
The Hague [Netherlands], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of "systematic genocidal acts" during hearings at the International Court of...

Gaza hospitals cut off from UN aid as...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver the desperately needed...

Blinken sees 'concrete steps forward' as he ends...
Washington [US], January 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the war in Gaza "is not escalating"...

Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 12: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a another term as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday, less...

Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup...
Kyiv [Russia], January 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected the idea of a ceasefire with Russia, saying it...

At least 15 dead following riots and looting...
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], January 12: Riots throughout Papua New Guinea left at least 15 people dead on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia
Moscow [Russia], January 12: The Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan is demanding that neighbouring Armenia establish a land corridor free of...

Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial
New York [US], January 12: The last day of Donald Trump's months-long Manhattan fraud trial started on time Thursday despite...

US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in...
Washington [US], January 12: The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in...

Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 12: Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field for...

Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings...

Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response
Moscow [Russia], January 12: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites...

Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers'...
Warsaw [Poland], January 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's...

At ICJ, South Africa accuses Israel of genocide...
Cape Town [South Africa], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the...

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute...
Tehran [Iran], January 12: The St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city...

Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Benjamin Netanyahu condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies".

Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential...
Washington [US], January 11: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump,...

Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM,...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 11: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina...

213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa...
Tokyo [Japan], January 11: The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after...

At Washington meeting China demands end to US...
Beijing [China], January 11: At a meeting of military representatives, China has called on the United States to stop arming...

Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made a major trip...