North Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy'
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 11: North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he would not hesitate to annihilate...
Pastor slams Western church 'silence' on Gaza
Ramallah [Palestine], January 11: For his first service of 2024, Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac read a biblical passage in which God chooses the weakest "to...
Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack
Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador's president gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as...
US, UK forces repel 'largest attack' by Houthis in Red Sea
Washington [US], January 11: U.S. and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday towards the southern Red...
Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff...
Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding more than...
Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning
Stockholm [Sweden], January 11: A warning to Swedes from two top defence officials to prepare for war has prompted concern and accusations of alarmism.
Clear the streets and go home: PNG's Commissioner of Police
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], January 11: Papua New Guinea's Commissioner of Police David Manning has reiterated his call to all people in Port Moresby...
Germany: Train strike, farmer protests cause disruption
Berlin [Germany], January 11: Germany is facing potential transport chaos on Wednesday caused by a three-day nationwide strike by train drivers, coupled with ongoing protests...
Boeing CEO admits 'mistake,' vows 'complete transparency'
Texas [US], January 11: Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun took responsibility for last week's mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, vowing "complete transparency"...
US lawmakers probe Pentagon chief's secret hospitalization
Washington [US], January 11: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's undisclosed hospitalisation and cancer diagnosis have triggered a congressional inquiry.
Egyptian Ministry of Justice launches 'remote judicial services platform' in UAE
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 11: Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, and his Egyptian counterpart Omar Marwan, today launched a platform...
Salah Abo Al Majd unveils game-changing sales strategies at 1 Billion Followers...
Dubai [UAE], January 11: Seasoned entrepreneur and internet coach, Salah Abo Al Majd was at the 1 Billion Followers Summit on Wednesday to offer the...
Iranian, Russian FMs discuss Red Sea situation, Gaza conflict, bilateral ties
Tehran [Iran], January 10: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday exchanged views on the Red Sea situation amid...
Houthis launch drone, missile attacks into southern Red Sea -- U.S. Central...
Washington [US], January 10: The Yemen-based Houthis launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks into the southern Red Sea on Tuesday, according to the...
U.S. stocks end mixed ahead of inflation data
Washington [US], January 10: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, as investors evaluated the potential timing and magnitude of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in...
Taiwan will always be open to interact with Beijing: Presidential candidate
Beijing [China], January 10: Taiwan's door will always be open to interact with Beijing as peace is priceless and war has no winners, the presidential...
126 killed in Gaza Strip: Health ministry
Gaza [Palestine], January 10: The Health Ministry in Gaza says Israeli forces have committed "12 massacres" throughout the Gaza Strip on the 95th day of...
War must not reach south of Gaza Strip, warns UN organisation
Gaza [Palestine], January 10: War must not reach the south of the Gaza Strip, a UN relief agency warned during a visit from German Foreign...
Polish PM accuses president of sabotage
Warsaw [Poland], January 10: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing the imprisonment of two legally convicted members of the...
South Korea bans trade in dog meat
Seoul [South Korea], January 10: South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice...
Israeli forces say they locate large underground weapons factory in Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], January 10: Israeli forces located what they said was the largest weapons production site so far found in Gaza.
Ecuador's 'most-wanted' criminal disappears from prison
Quito [Ecuador], January 10: Ecuador's "most-wanted prisoner", the leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, disappeared from the jail where he was being held, authorities...
US top diplomat urges Israel to avoid harming civilians in Gaza
Washington [US], January 10: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli leaders to avoid harming civilians as it presses its war against Hamas in...
Massive winter storm batters US
Washington [US], January 10: A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday knocked out power to over 418,000 homes...
Biden rejects calls for US defence secretary removal
Washington [US], January 10: US President Joe Biden does not plan to fire Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin after the defence chief failed to disclose...
Critical fuel loss derails US first moon landing in 50 years
Florida [US], January 10: The first US-based spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in more than half a century is facing failure merely hours after...
Germany: Asylum applications rose sharply in 2023
Berlin [Germany], January 10: Altogether 352,000 people sought asylum in Germany in 2023, with some 329,000 putting in a first application - a rise here...