Australia boosts funding for invasive fire ant eradication efforts
Canberra [Australia], January 23: Australian governments have increased funding for eradication efforts for the red imported fire ant (RIFA).
S. Korea's producer price rebounds in December
Seoul [South Korea], January 23: Price for goods and service among South Korean suppliers rebounded in three months due to higher price for farm goods...
More than 40 trapped, eight dead in landslide in south-western China
Beijing [China], January 23: More than 40 people have been buried in a landslide in the south-western Chinese province of Yunnan and eight bodies have...
Top EU diplomat lays out two-state strategy to end Middle East war
Brussels [Belgium], January 23: The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, wants a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East to be the...
Ukraine reports downing eight Russian drones overnight
Kiev [Ukraine], January 23: Ukraine's military said on Monday morning its forces had completely repelled an overnight Russian drone attack.
US SEALs who went missing amid Iranian weapons seizure declared dead
Washington [US], January 23: The United States military on Sunday decleared dead two US Navy SEALs who went missing during the seizure of Iranian weapons...
Hospitals cut off as Israel batters southern Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 23: Israeli shells have battered Khan Younis, cutting off two hospitals as the city in southern Gaza saw the bloodiest fighting...
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale shook the China-Kyrgyzstan border
Beijing [China], January 23: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan, shaking many areas throughout the Xinjiang autonomous region.
Japanese Princess Aiko will work for the Red Cross
Tokyo [Japan], January 23: Princess Aiko is currently a fourth-year student at Gakushuin University and will work at the Japanese Red Cross after graduating.
Israel proposes a 2-month ceasefire to let the leader of Hamas leave...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 23: Israeli officials said the government is waiting for Hamas to respond to the proposal for a 2-month ceasefire in the...
Robot calls impersonating President Biden's voice spread in New Hampshire before election...
Washington [US], January 23: Many voters in New Hampshire received robot calls, said to use artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate US President Joe Biden's voice,...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy hails diaspora, proposes dual citizenship
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 23: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Ukrainians abroad on Monday for their support during Russia's invasion and proposed changing the constitution to allow...
Israeli father fears hostage daughter was sexually abused
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 23: The father of an Israeli hostage in Gaza has said he fears his 18-year-old daughter may have been sexually abused...
Yemeni gov't warns Houthis against military escalation in Red Sea
Aden [Yemen], January 22: The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) of Yemen convened an emergency meeting on Sunday to address the deteriorating security situation in...
3 killed, 2 injured after shooting at rental home in U.S. Texas
Houston [US], January 22: At least three people were killed and two others injured after a "very chaotic" shooting early Sunday morning at a short-term...
Florida Governor DeSantis suspends presidential race, endorses Trump
Washington [US], January 22: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday dropped out of the 2024 presidential race just two days before the New Hampshire primary,...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan -- GFZ
Tokyo [Japan], January 22: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted off East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 21:30:18 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ...
S. Korea's export falls 1 pct in 20 days of January
Seoul [South Korea], January 22: South Korea's export slightly fell in the first 20 days of January due to lower business days, customs office data...
UN head urges two-state solution as Netanyahu rejects option again
New York [US], January 22: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for a two-state solution as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejected...
US base attacked in Iraq hours after Iran vows revenge
Baghdad [Iraq], January 22: Iran-backed armed groups have targeted US troops in Iraq hours after Tehran vowed revenge and blamed Israel for a deadly attack...
US sees over 80 weather-related deaths as dangerous cold continues
Washington [US], January 22: There have been 89 confirmed weather-related fatalities linked to the past week's winter weather, according to a CBS News tally, even...
Afghan officials say two dead, four survivors in Russian plane crash
Moscow [Russia], January 22: Two people were killed when a Russian private jet headed for Moscow crashed in northern Afghanistan with six people on board,...
Arab Parliament honors South Africa Pres. for supporting Palestinian cause
Capetown [South Africa], January 22: The Arab Parliament honored Sunday President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, for his contributions to Arab issues, announced parliament Speaker...
DR Congo leader sworn in before huge crowd
Kinshasa [DR Congo], January 22: The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was sworn in for a second five-year term on...
Hamas says Oct 7 attacks 'necessary'; martyrs top 25,100
Gaza [Palestine], January 22: Hamas said Sunday its Oct 7 attacks on the Zionist entity were a "necessary step" against Zionist occupation of Palestinian territories....
Tens of thousands protest against far right in Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 22: Tens of thousands gathered across Germany again on Sunday to protest the far-right AfD, after it emerged that party members discussed...
Ukraine's forensics experts trace origins of Russian arms
Kiev [Ukraine], January 22: At a research facility in Kyiv, forensic experts pore over the wreckage of missiles, working to confirm that despite unprecedented sanctions,...