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Two policemen killed in Belarus
Minsk [Belarus], January 11: Two policemen died in an accident in Belarusian city Vitebsk, the Investigative Committee of Belarus said...

Foreign tourist arrivals to Sarajevo hit record high...
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 11: Sarajevo has set a new record for foreign tourist numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Illegal cannabis greenhouse dismantled at Bulgaria's seaside resort
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 11: The Bulgarian authorities have shut down an illegal cannabis production greenhouse and arrested one suspect, the...

Italy to play role in preserving ceasefire between...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 11: Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said on Friday that Italy...

Heavy rains trigger floods in central BiH
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 11: Heavy rains have once more triggered flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) central region....

Roundup: Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit tightens...
Valletta [Malta], January 11: Since the halt of Russian gas transit through Ukraine on Jan. 1, Europe has been grappling...

Tens of thousands of German SMEs facing closure...
Frankfurt [Germany], January 11: Approximately 231,000 owners of small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Germany are considering closing their businesses...

Brussels Motor Show kicks off, Chinese brands under...
Brussels [Belgium], January 11: The 101st edition of the Brussels Motor Show kicked off on Friday, offering car enthusiasts an...

South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent...
Seoul [South Korea], January 11: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said the impeached leader, who faces arrest...

Trump avoids punishment at hush money sentencing before...
Washington DC [US], January 11: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for...

Urgent upskilling needed to cater 78 million new...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 10: The World Economic Forum (WEF) said that job disruption will equate to 22 percent of the...

California fires: Biden cancels final official overseas trip
California [US], January 10: US President Joe Biden has called off a trip to Rome and the Vatican to monitor...

Elon Musk's Starlink talks with Italy raise concerns
Rome [Italy], January 10: As a debate intensifies in several European countries over Elon Musk's attempts to influence domestic politics,...

Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as 100,000...
Los Angeles [US], January 10: Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after five other...

X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking
New York [US], January 10: Meta's decision to ditch independent fact-checking on its US platforms "couldn't be more validating" for...

Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens...
Lhasa [Tibet], January 10: Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said, while rescuers...

UN predicts world economic growth to remain at...
New York [US], January 10: Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, held...

Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to...
Moscow [Russia], January 10: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is closely monitoring the situation, after US President-elect Donald...

New York's top court rejects Trump bid to...
New York [US], January 10: New York's top court has rejected an attempt by United States President-elect Donald Trump to...

Jimmy Carter honoured with state funeral in Washington
Washington [US], January 10: Former United States President Jimmy Carter has been honoured with a state funeral at the Washington...

Five dead, over 1,000 homes destroyed as LA...
New York [US], January 10: At least five people have died, four firefighters have been injured and more than 1,000...

Meloni positions herself as EU-US 'bridge builder'
Rome [Italy], January 10: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is aiming for a central leadership role in Europe as President-elect...

US, Germany pledge more aid for Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], January 10: Washington and Berlin pledged more aid for Ukraine as allies of the embattled nation gathered with...

Massive crowd joins largest religious procession in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], January 10: A massive crowd of over 7.4 million mostly barefoot devotees on Thursday joined the largest religious...

Concert marks a month of Assad's fall
Damascus [Syria], January 10: It's been a month since Bashar Al-Assad was overthrown, ending more than five decades of his...

EIB plans to double support for Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 10: The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to double its financial support for Bangladesh to €2 billion...

Donald Trump requests US Supreme Court to pause...
Washington [US], January 9: US President-elect Donald Trump requested the Supreme Court, to pause his sentencing in the hush money...