S. Korea's opposition party chief taken to hospital after being attacked
Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Lee Jae-myung, chief of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, was taken to a hospital after being attacked by an...
Poland's president accuses govt of breaking law
Warsaw [Poland], January 2: In his New Year's address, Polish President Andrzej Duda warned the new government against violating the constitution and the rule of...
UK 'considering air strikes' to stop Red Sea attacks
London [UK], January 2: Britain is reportedly considering air strikes on Houthis after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting...
Hamas fires rockets towards Israel on New Year's Eve
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 2: The armed branch of the Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, said it launched rocket attacks on the greater Tel Aviv area,...
Russian women demand return of their men from Ukraine front
Moscow [Russia], January 2: It started with a morning knock on the door just days into Russia's mobilization drive in September 2022. Maria Semyonova's boyfriend...
Xi, Biden exchange congratulations on 45 years of diplomatic ties
Beijing [China], January 2: China's President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with U.S. President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two...
Israel to pull some troops from Gaza as war enters new phase
Jerusalem [Israel], January 2: Israel is withdrawing some forces from Gaza to shift to more targeted operations against Hamas.
US Navy ending aircraft carrier's Middle East deployment
Washington [US], January 2: The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said, ending its deployment to the...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia is suffering major losses
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published that the notion that Russia was winning the nearly two-year-old war was...
Pope denounces continuing crackdown on Church in Nicaragua
Vatican City [Italy], January 2: Pope Francis on Monday denounced a growing crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua by the government of President Daniel...
In 2024, Germany's foreign policy will work in crisis mode
Berlin [Germany], January 2: In early December, the Association for the German Language chose the term Krisenmodus, or "crisis mode," as its word of the...
Over 57,000 new investors flocked to Dubai Financial Market in 2023, driving...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: Brokerage firms at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) opened 57,054 new investor accounts in 2023, marking a significant increase of...
Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate
Cairo [Egypt], January 1: The Egyptian naval forces received on Sunday a new German-made MEKO-A200 frigate at a base in the coastal province of Alexandria,...
Iran, Britain discuss Red Sea tension
Tehran [Iran], January 1: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his British counterpart David Cameron on Sunday exchanged views on the rising tension in the...
Turkish medical group warns of flu epidemic, urging use of masks
Istanbul [Turkey], January 1: The Turkish Medical Association has recently warned about the potential escalation of a flu epidemic across the country, urging the use...
Malta gov't promises more reforms to curb inflation in 2024: PM
Valletta [Malta], January 1: Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday pledged more measures to tackle inflation in 2024 as part of the government's fight...
2 dead in Philippine capital house fire
Manila [Philippines], January 1: Two people died due to a house fire in Taguig City in Metro Manila on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection...
Sri Lanka faces challenges to achieve economic stability in 2024: president
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 1: Sri Lanka must continue to forge ahead on a demanding path with formidable challenges in 2024 to achieve economic stability,...
Singaporean PM calls for full support for new leadership in 2024
Singapore, January 1: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday called on Singaporeans to give Lawrence Wong and his team full support in 2024...
Ukraine's Kharkiv sees new attacks; death toll up in Russian city
Kiev [Ukraine], January 1: The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv again became the target of overnight Russian attacks, two days after Russia unleashed its biggest...
Israel detains Palestinians in renewed West Bank raids
Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israeli forces have arrested at least four Palestinians and wounded 17 others after conducting nightlong raids in the occupied West Bank...
Bombardment destroyed 70% of Gaza homes
Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza for nearly three months has destroyed 70 percent of the homes in the besieged Palestinian enclave,...
Eurostar resumes rail services after flood disruptions
London [UK], January 1: International rail operator Eurostar cancelled 41 trains scheduled for Saturday due to tunnel flooding in England.
Russia says seeking UN Security Council meeting on Belgorod
Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russia on Saturday requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss what it said was a deadly Ukrainian...
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 1: Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton...
US appeals court allows California to bar guns in most public places
Washington [US], January 1: A federal appeals court on Saturday cleared the way for a California law that bans the carrying of guns in most...
Israel seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu says
Jerusalem [Israel], January 1: Israel must take full control of the Gaza Strip border corridor with Egypt to ensure a "demilitarisation" of the area, Prime...