Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office
Jerusalem [Israel], January 4: Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Wednesday the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take up to 5 years
Kiev [Ukraine], January 4: The actions to clear the Black Sea and its neighboring Sea of Azov from mines would take up to five years,...
4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway station, suspect detained
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has left four people injured, with...
First major trial in connection with Turkish earthquake deaths begins
Ankara [Turkey], January 4: The first major trial in connection with the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey last February began on Wednesday in the south-eastern...
WHO condemns Israeli attacks on Khan Younis hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of "unconscionable" attacks on a hospital in the embattled town of Khan Younis...
UN urges end to attacks on civilians in Ukraine war
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint in view of...
Prices hiked as Houthis claim Red Sea attack
Sanaa [Yemen], January 4: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the latest attack Wednesday on a merchant ship in the Red Sea, as the vessel's...
Gaza tensions spike after blasts, killing
Gaza [Palestine], January 4: Fears that the Zionist entity's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday after a drone strike killed...
Multiple US statehouses evacuated after apparent hoax threats
Washington [US], January 4: Multiple U.S. statehouses were evacuated on Wednesday morning following bomb threats, at least some of which were determined to be hoaxes,...
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ban
Washington [US], January 4: Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in...
At least 73 killed, 150 wounded in blasts in Iran
Tehran [Iran], January 4: At least 73 people have died after explosions were heard near the grave of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday, the...
Success of UAE mediation to exchange captives between Russia and Ukraine
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 4: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the success of the UAE's mediation regarding the exchange of captives between the...
Trump appeals Maine's ruling of his disqualification for 2024 primary ballot
Washington [US], January 3: U.S. former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by Maine's top election official ruling him ineligible...
California law banning guns in public takes effect amid legal challenges
Washington [US], January 3: A new law in U.S. California that bans the carrying of guns in most public places has been in effect since...
4 terrorists killed in clash in NW Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3: Four terrorists were killed in a clash with security forces in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, the Pakistani army...
Australian gov't urged to address health gaps before next pandemic
Canberra [Australia], January 3: Disadvantaged Australians were six times more likely to die from COVID-19 at the peak of the pandemic than the country's most...
Philippine jeepney drivers vow to continue protest against phaseout plan
Manila [Philippines], January 3: Jeepney drivers and operators in the Philippines have vowed to launch more transport strikes in 2024 even after the deadline to...
1,200 evacuated in Indonesia after volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 3: Authorities on Indonesia's Flores island evacuated nearly 1,2000 people from villages near the Mount Lewotobi volcano after it spewed ash and...
Taiwan's ruling party candidate leads poll before presidential vote
Taipei [Taiwan], January 3: Lai Ching-te from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remains the frontrunner for the January 13 presidential election, an opinion poll...
Biden loses support to Trump among African American, Hispanic voters
Washington [US], January 3: US President Joe Biden is losing support among the African American and Hispanic voters, a survey conducted by the USA Today...
Hamas deputy chief killed in Beirut; Gaza deaths top 22,100
Beirut [Lebanon], January 3: The Zionist entity's war against Palestinian militants reached into the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, where a Zionist strike killed Hamas'...
Turkey detains 34 for spying for Zionist entity
Istanbul [Turkey], January 3: Turkey announced on Tuesday it had detained 34 people suspected of planning abductions and spying on behalf of the Zionist entity's...
South Korea opposition chief stabbed in neck
Seoul [South Korea], January 3: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port...
Thailand, China to waive visas for each other's citizens from March
Bangkok [Thailand], January 3: Thailand and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other's citizens from March, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Harvard President Gay resigns after rocky testimony, plagiarism allegations
New York [US], January 3: Harvard President Claudine Gay said she would resign from her position, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism...
Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks
Moscow [Russia], January 3: Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities in a new wave of heavy air strikes, killing at least five civilians and prompting...
China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from...
Beijing [China], January 3: The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena...