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Philippines stops research survey in disputed sea
Manila [Philippines], January 26: The Philippines says it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after its...
Yemen's Houthis unilaterally release 153 prisoners of war
Sanaa [Yemen], January 26: The Houthis in Yemen have unilaterally released 153 prisoners of war to the International Committee of...
US military support to Ukraine unaffected by aid...
Kiev [Ukraine], January 26: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that US military assistance to Kiev has not been...
Investigation launched after 23 German police cars destroyed
Berlin [Germany], January 26: The security services in the southern German state of Bavaria launched an investigation on Saturday after...
Thousands still without power across Ireland as storm...
Dublin [Ireland], January 26: Thousands were still without power across the island of Ireland on Saturday after Storm Éowyn swept...
Two killed in collapsed apartment building in central...
Istanbul [Turkey], January 26: Two people were killed and three were injured in an apartment building that collapsed in the...
Roundup: Sudanese army announces breaking siege on General...
Khartoum [Sudan], January 25: The Sudanese army announced on Friday that it has broken the 21-month-long siege imposed by the...
Man sets himself on fire in Tunisian capital
Tunis [Tunisia], January 25: A man set himself on fire on Friday evening in the Lafayette area of Tunis,...
Libya's rival gov'ts agree to establish joint center...
Tripoli [Libya], January 25: Military and security institutions from Libya's two rival governments, based in the east and west, have...
World Insights: Profiteering landlords gouge LA fire survivors
Los Angeles [California], January 25: Recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area destroyed over 10,000 structures, many of them homes....
Canadian gov't threatening to review commercial relationship with...
Ottawa [Canada], January 25: The Canadian government is threatening to review its commercial relationship with Amazon after the online retail...
Newark mayor slams U.S. ICE for detaining army...
Albany [New York], January 25: Newark's mayor and a Democratic congresswoman for the district hit out at the Immigration and...
Premier combat unit ordered to prep for border...
Albany [New York], January 25: One of the Pentagon's premier units has been ordered to prepare to be deployed to...
Reality TV couple sue Los Angeles after losing...
Albany [New York], January 25: U.S. reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los...
Estimated cost of fire damage in S. California...
Albany [New York], January 25: As raging wildfires continue to torment Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss have...
U.S. homes sales in 2024 fell to lowest...
Albany [New York], January 25: U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level since 1995, the second straight...
Unemployment in Finland rises in 2024
Helsinki [Finland], January 25: Finland's unemployment rate rose as employment weakened in 2024, announced Statistics Finland on Friday.
6 arrested in Bulgaria's crackdown on financial crimes
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 25: Bulgarian law enforcement officers have arrested six people suspected of crimes against Luxembourg's financial system, authorities...
Putin says Russia prepared for talks on Ukraine...
Moscow [Russia], January 25: Moscow is open to talks on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Kremlin says Russia open to disarmament talks with...
Moscow [Russia], January 25: Moscow is ready for nuclear disarmament talks with Washington, although it would be necessary to take...
Slovenia sees increasing Chinese tourists in 2024
Ljubljana [Slovenia], January 25: The number of Chinese tourists rose by 68 percent in Slovenia in 2024, the data of...
Feature: A taste of Chinese culture in London...
London [England], January 25: Although the Year of the Snake has yet to arrive, the Chinese Spring Festival spirit has...
Trump orders plan for release of JFK and...
Washington DC [US], January 25: US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to...
Slovak protests grow in rebuke of PM Fico's...
Bratislava [Slovak], January 25: Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak capital, waving banners opposing...
US rejoining international anti-abortion pact
Washington DC [US], January 25: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was rejoining an international accord...
European cocaine kingpin has high level protection in...
Brussels [Europe], January 25: One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level...
Wildfire north of Los Angeles forces thousands to...
California [US], January 24: Thousands of Southern California residents on Wednesday were told to evacuate their homes as a new...