5.5 magnitude quake hits northern Chile
Santiago [Chile], January 27: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Chile on Friday, with no reports of casualties and property damage, local authorities said.
19 killed as bus overturns in southern Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], January 27: At least 19 people died and nine others were injured early Sunday morning when a passenger bus overturned in southern...
Colombia's Army announces 20 minors desert FARC faction
Bogota [Colombia], January 27: Colombia's Army announced that 104 fighters from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), including 20 minors, have...
Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], January 27: Tens of thousands of Palestinians waited at roadblocks to return to their homes in northern Gaza, voicing frustration after Israel accused...
Congo rebels close in on eastern city, forcing thousands to flee
Kigali [Rwandan], January 27: Rwandan-backed fighters closed in on eastern Congo's largest city of Goma, forcing thousands of civilians to flee and grounding flights from...
Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres
Rome [Italy], January 27: Italy's navy was taking 49 migrants it picked up in international waters to detention facilities in Albania, the interior ministry said,...
Iran's top diplomat visits Kabul to discuss refugees
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 27: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi visited Kabul on Sunday, marking the highest-level visit by an Iranian official to the Afghan...
Lebanon reports 22 deaths as ceasefire deadline with Israel expires
Beirut [Lebanon], January 27: Lebanon said 22 people were killed on Sunday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the south of the country.
As Belarus votes, Lukashenko calls on Europe to break with the US
Moscow [Russia], January 27: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, taking two hours to address the media at a press conference on election day, spoke at length...
Tens of thousands of Greeks seek justice for victims of train crash
Athens [Greece], January 27: Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied outside Greece's parliament in Athens to demand justice for the victims of the country's...
NATO investigating damage to further undersea cable in Baltic Sea
Riga [Latvia], January 27: NATO officials are investigating damage discovered on Sunday to another undersea cable running across the Baltic Sea, this time a telecommunications...
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers killed
Abuja [Nigeria], January 27: At least 20 Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed in a suspected attack by fighters from the ISIL affiliate in West...
Trump asks Jordan, Egypt to take Gaza residents
Washington [US], January 27: United States President Donald Trump says he would like to "just clean out" Gaza, urging Egypt and Jordan to take in...
Martial law attempt: S Korean prez charged with insurrection
Seoul [South Korea], January 27: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted to declare martial law in...
North Korea says it tested sea-to-surface cruise missiles
Seoul [South Korea], January 27: North Korea has tested sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday.
Donald Trump says British Prime Minister Starmer has done a 'very good...
London [UK], January 27: US President Donald Trump has said he has a "very good relationship" with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, adding he has...
Migrants in Mexico await next phase of Trump's border plan
Texas [US], January 26: They're so close, but their goal is unattainable. This is the situation for the many migrants stuck on the Mexican side...
Freed Israeli hostages reunite with families
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 26: Four Israeli soldiers, freed from Hamas captivity were finally reunited with their families in the latest round of releases under...
Colombia's Army announces 20 minors desert FARC faction
Bogota [Colombia], January 26: Colombia's Army announced that 104 fighters from a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), including 20 minors, have...
North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 26: North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported.
CIA now says COVID-1G 'more likely' to have come from lab
New York [US], January 26: The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather...
Brazil condemns handcuffing of deportees on flight from US
BrasÃlia [Brazil], January 26: Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees who were flown to the South American country.
Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants
Mexico City [Mexico], January 26: Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land...
US issues broad freeze on foreign aid after Trump orders review
New York [US], January 26: The U.S. State Department issued a "stop-work" order for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid.
'Gulf of America' name change now official
New York [US], January 26: The Trump administration's Interior Department said it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf...
European cocaine kingpin has high level protection in Sierra Leone-sources
Freetown [Sierra Leone], January 26: One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone.
Slovakia's PM threatens expulsions from country
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 26: Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday accused foreign countries of meddling in Slovakia's internal affairs and threatened to expel people from...