Travel disrupted, thousands without power after Storm Gerrit
London [UK], December 29: Thousands of homes remained without power and motorists and rail passengers faced continued disruption after Storm Gerrit battered the country.
Thousands of Palestinians flee central Gaza as Israeli troops advance
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: An estimated 150,000 Palestinians are being forced to flee areas of central Gaza, the UN has said, as Israeli forces...
US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane ready for launch to higher orbit
Washington [US], December 29: After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its...
Terraform Labs sold unregistered securities, US judge rules in SEC case
Washington [US], December 29: A federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on claims that Terraform Labs and its founder...
Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: Israeli tanks thrust deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens...
ongo rules out election re-run as observers flag irregularities
Washington [US], December 29: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the main...
US, Mexico agree to keep border crossings open
Washington [US], December 29: Mexican and U.S. officials agreed to keep border crossings open.
US allies reluctant on Red Sea task force
Washington [US], December 29: U.S. President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching...
German hospitals face record insolvencies due to rising staff costs
Berlin [Germany], December 28: The situation in Germany's hospitals is "worse than ever before," with insolvencies expected to reach record levels in 2024, the German...
Turkey hits 71 targets in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for soldiers' deaths
Ankara [Turkey], December 28: Turkey has hit 71 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq during air raids launched this week...
In Gaza, 'people lost everything': UNRWA
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 28: The UN agency's director of communications Juliette Touma says people's needs in Gaza are "huge".
Architect of modern EU Jacques Delors dies aged 98
Washington [US], December 28: Former European Commission President Jacques Delors - described as the architect of the modern EU - has died aged 98, his...
Many reported dead in strike in southern Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 28: A suspected Israeli strike on a building near a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday...
Dutch Dy PM Sigrid Kaag named UN Humanitarian Coordinator For Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 28: A veteran Dutch diplomat and outgoing minister who previously held top UN positions has been appointed the United Nations' Humanitarian...
Gaza conflict more than a war of annihilation, says Palestinian leader
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 28: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the Gaza Strip "more than a war of annihilation"...
Iran rejects IAEA report on increased highly enriched uranium output
Tehran [Iran], December 28: The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has rejected a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the effect...
Trump wins Michigan state court battle to qualify for primary election ballot
Washington [US], December 28: Donald Trump scored a victory in his fight against challenges to his eligibility to run for the White House again.
Turkey's Erdogan says Israeli PM Netanyahu no different from Hitler
Ankara [Turkey], December 28: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no different from Adolf Hitler.
Israeli attacks in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll in war on...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 28: Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths.
Moldova's president says Putin must be stopped
Moscow [Russia], December 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin must be stopped in his war against Ukraine or all of Europe will pay a much higher...
Russia tells South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates
Moscow [Russia], December 28: Russia told South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates against Seoul for expanding the list of goods which cannot...
Gold rises on weaker U.S. dollar
Washington [US], December 27: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened.
S. Korean banks' lending rate rises for 3rd month in November
Seoul [South Korea], December 27: South Korean banks' lending rate rose for the third successive month on the prolongation of restrictive monetary policy, central bank...
'World not prepared for another pandemic'
Geneva [Switzerland], December 27: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said the world is not yet prepared for a possible new pandemic.
Over 50 killed in strikes on Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: Dozens of Israeli fighter jets have attacked more than 100 targets in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on...
33-year-old man held in France for murdering wife and four children
Paris [France], December 27: French police have arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of murdering his wife and four children.
UN 'gravely concerned' by Israeli bombardment
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: The UN's human rights office spokesperson, Seif Magango, said the agency was "gravely concerned" by continued Israeli bombings in the...