Authorities confirm 12 victims of Montenegro gunman attack
Budapest [Hungary], January 3: Authorities in Montenegro confirmed on Thursday that at least 12 people were killed, including two children, in the shooting rampage in...
South Korean police raid Muan airport following fatal plane crash
Beijing [China], January 3: Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on site that killed almost all...
Dinosaur footprints dating back 166mn years found in UK
London [UK], January 3: Researchers have discovered nearly 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years buried under mud in a quarry in Oxfordshire, south-east...
High-level Syrian delegation makes first official visit to Saudi Arabia
Cairo [Egypt], January 3: A high-level delegation from Syria's transitional government visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking their first foreign trip and signalling a warming...
UN urges Palestinian Authority to reverse Al Jazeera suspension
Geneva [Switzerland], January 3: The United Nations has urged the Palestinian Authority to "reverse course", after it suspended broadcasts by Al Jazeera and levelled allegations...
'Extraordinary' Zambian musician dies after New Year's Eve crash
Lusaka [Zambia], January 3: Dandy Krazy, one of Zambia's most popular musicians, has died from injuries caused by a road collision on New Year's Eve....
Demonstrators try to block arrest of South Korea's Yoon
Beijing [China], January 3: Supporters of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol blocked access to his office on Thursday in an attempt to prevent...
First illegal migrants arrive in Canary Islands in 2025 with 2 deaths...
Madrid [Spain], January 3: Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed on Thursday that a total of 366 illegal migrants arrived in Spain on the first day...
2024 declared warmest year in Lithuania on record
Vilnius [Lithuania], January 3: The year 2024 was the warmest in Lithuania since meteorological records began, the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service said on Thursday.
Euro falls to 2-yr low against U.S. dollar
Frankfurt [Germany ], January 3: The euro lost 0.7 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, hitting a two-year low in a...
Slovak coalition to discuss response to Ukraine's gas transit halt: PM
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 3: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday that his Smer-SD party is ready to negotiate with coalition partners about reciprocal measures...
More than 2,000 refugees, migrants die reaching Europe in 2024, says UN
Rome [Italy], January 3: More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe, according to recent data from the United Nations and...
Driver flying ISIS flag rams into New Orleans crowd, killing 15; he...
New Orleans [US], January 3: A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans'...
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 54 across Gaza, medics say
Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 54 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families,...
As Musk gains influence, questions hover over US probes into his empire
Washington DC [US], January 3: Last month, in the waning days of the Biden administration, the SEC set a tight deadline of several days for...
Texas man acted alone in New Orleans ISIS attack, FBI says
Austin [Texas], January 3: A U.S. Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans had pledged...
Cuba's Santeria priests urge followers to hunker down amid crisis
Havana [Cuba], January 3: In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers to watch their health and spending, care...
New Year, 250 drugs increase in price in the US
New York [US], January 2: Among them are more than 60 drugs produced by Pfizer Corporation (USA). Typically, Pfizer has increased prices by 3-5% for...
Tesla Cybertruck explodes at Trump hotel
Las Vegas [US], January 2: A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in the parking lot of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on January 1. Authorities said...
Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks
Berlin [Germany], January 2:Germany's raucous New Year's celebrations led to a typically busy night for emergency services overnight and into the early hours of Wednesday.
Israel warns after Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Over the past week, Hamas members have repeatedly fired rockets into Israel, especially from the northern Gaza Strip, where Israeli soldiers...
EU and Japan enter new era of ties with strategic partnership
Brussels [Belgium], January 2: The European Union and Japan on Wednesday entered a new era of co-operation, as a strategic partnership agreement came into force.
Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, UK, Germany on Jan 13:...
Berlin [Germany], January 2: The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and France, the United Kingdom and Germany will take place in Geneva in...
20 Palestinians killed across Gaza on New Year's Day
Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Israeli attacks have killed at least 20 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza on New Year's Day, as makeshift shelters for displaced...
South Korean plane crash flight recorder data recovered
Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Experts have successfully transmitted data from one of the two flight recorders recovered after the weekend's plane crash in South...
Migrants reaching UK up by 25%
London [UK], January 2: The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by...
Romania and Bulgaria enter Schengen Area
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 2: Eighteen years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania on Wednesday became full members of the visa-free Schengen Area.