Hamas official reiterates rejection of any proposal for temporary ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], January 25: A member of Hamas' political bureau, Osama Hamdan, on Wednesday reiterated that the Palestinian movement would not agree to a temporary...
Train driver strike paralyses rail transport in Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 25: Germany's state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn faced massive disruptions and widespread cancellations on Wednesday as train drivers from the GDL trade union...
Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups
Baghdad [Iraq], January 25: Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American air strikes targeted...
Iran's Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks
Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences between the two...
3-year drought persists in Spain's Catalonia
Madrid [Spain], January 25: Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst...
Turkey's lawmakers approve Sweden's NATO membership
Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show...
Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts rare rebuke from Washington
Gaza [Palestine], January 25: Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound sheltering displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, causing "mass casualties", the United Nations said, as Israeli...
39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire
Beijing [China], January 25: Thirty-nine people were killed, and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu...
Jailed Polish ex-ministers released after being pardoned again
Warsaw [Poland], January 24: Poland's former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy Maciej Wasik were released from prison on Tuesday night, after being pardoned...
Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary
Washington [US], January 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has defeated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire Republican...
Airstrikes send 'clearest possible message' to Houthis, says Britain
London [UK], January 24: The latest round of UK and US strikes against Houthi targets was designed to "send the clearest possible message" to the...
24 Israeli soldiers killed; army encircles Khan Younis
Jerusalem [Israel], January 24: The Israeli military says its ground forces have "encircled" the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after 24...
Rescuers search for survivors after China landslide kills 31
Beijing [China], January 24: The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 31 on Tuesday, state...
US, UK hit targets in Yemen as Houthis vow to strike back
Sanaa [Yemen], January 24: The United States and Britain launched a second round of joint military strikes on Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday over their attacks...
Drones are hit and miss for Ukrainian soldiers
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 24: A Ukrainian soldier near the front line looks into video goggles and clutches a control set in both hands as he...
French farmers up pressure on government as protests spread
Paris [France], January 24: Protesting farmers blocked roads across France and there was one fatal accident.
Nine killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 24: Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital and other cities, local officials said.
US envoy pushing pause in Gaza war as Israel suffers worst loss...
Washington [US], January 24: Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel's worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said.
North Korea tears down monument symbolizing union with South -report
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 24: North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea.
World of Coffee Dubai 2024 attracts over 13,000 specialised visitors with 30%...
Dubai [UAE], January 24: World of Coffee Dubai 2024, organised by DXB Live, the integrated event management and experiential agency of the Dubai World Trade...
Iran's president to visit Türkiye Wednesday
Tehran [Iran], January 23: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will leave for Ankara on an official visit Wednesday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep...
Canada sets intake cap for international student permits at 360,000 for 2024
Ottawa [Canada], January 23: Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced on Monday that the federal government will cap the number for...
U.S., U.K. forces renew strikes on Houthi targets
Washington [US], January 23: The coalition forces of the United States and Britain launched new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, multiple U.S....
U.S., Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen
Sanaa [Yemen], January 23: The U.S.-British coalition struck Houthi camps in Yemen's capital and other provinces at midnight, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Tuesday.
7 shot dead in 2 locations in U.S. Illinois
Chicago [US], January 23: A total of seven people were found shot to death by a gunman in two locations in the city of Joliet...
7th CIIE holds promotion event in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 23: A team of the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) held a promotion event here on Monday, attracting more than...
Bangladeshi capital records season lowest temperature
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 23: The Bangladeshi capital Dhaka recorded the lowest temperature of the season on Monday as mercury dipped to a chilling 12.3 Celsius...