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South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying...
Beijing [China], January 6: Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he...

Russia captured 3,600sqkm of Ukraine in 2024: Reports
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia has captured nearly 3,600 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the past year, media reports...

Flights, trains cancelled as snow hits UK
London [UK], January 6: Passengers were facing cancellations and delays after several major airports in England had to shut their...

Winter storm hammers US; over 60mn face blizzard...
Kentucky [US], January 6: A severe winter storm has hammered the United States, with meteorologists warning more than 60 million...

Over 100 killed in battle between Syria's Kurds...
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Intense clashes between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria have killed more than 100...

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese...
Taipei City [Taiwan], January 6: Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a...

Israeli attacks kill 200 in three days in...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 6: Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as...

Tunisian passenger traffic in airports up 9.4 pct...
Tunis [Tunisia], January 6: The number of passengers traveling through airports in Tunisia reached a record high of 9,646,949 in...

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014,...

Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle...
Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there,...

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88
Athens [Greek], January 6: Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency...

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far...
Vienna [Austria], January 6: Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form...

US President Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of...
Washington DC [US], January 5: US President Joe Biden has awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...

Explainer: Why Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from...
Washington [US], January 5: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing...

World Insights: Johnson reelected U.S. House speaker, but...
Washington [US], January 5: Republican Mike Johnson was elected House speaker Friday. But the GOP faces a tough road ahead,...

California egg prices continue to rise amid bird...
Los Angeles [California], January 5: California's egg prices have continued to rise due to ongoing outbreaks of the highly pathogenic...

Russia intercepts 4 drones over Leningrad region
Saint Petersburg [Russia], January 5: Four drones were shot down in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said...

Croatia records 21.3 mln tourists arrivals in 2024
Zagreb [Croatia], January 5: Croatia recorded over 21.3 million tourist arrivals and more than 108.7 million overnight stays in 2024,...

Germany dissatisfied with debt brake policy amid economic...
Frankfurt [Germany], January 5: Up to 98 percent of respondents in a survey by Deutsche Bank believe Germany's debt brake...

Russian journalist killed in drone attack
Moscow [Russia], January 5: A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone...

Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job by...

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from...

Three dead in attacks on both sides of...
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Attacks on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border killed three people, local officials said.

Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas...
Chișinău [Moldova], January 5: The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through...

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014,...

SpaceX prepares Starship's seventh flight test
Los Angeles [California], January 4: SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket, the...

Sullivan to visit India in final trip to...
Washington [US], January 4: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a "capstone meeting" with his...