Israeli bank set to block UNRWA's account: Report
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5: Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting that an Israeli bank has notified the UNRWA that it is blocking the agency's bank...
Israeli forces' attacks continue in Khan Younis, northern Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5: The Israeli military has said it is continuing with its attacks from the air, sea and land throughout the Gaza...
Gaza humanitarian issues to be Blinken's top priority on Middle East trip:...
Washington [US], February 5: Humanitarian issues in Gaza will be a top priority for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his current trip to...
Israeli air strikes in Deir el-Balah
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5: Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Deir el-Balah [Mohammed Saber/EPA]
Ukraine lost Bakhmut to corruption
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 5: On February 3 (local time), The Kyiv Independent published detailed results of an investigation into a corruption network in purchasing weapons...
US and Japan see China as a hypothetical opponent in military exercises?
Washington [US], February 5: Kyodo News on February 4, citing several sources, revealed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military considered China as...
The US 'fights and talks' in the Middle East
Washington [US], February 5: US Secretary of State Antony Blinnken left for the Middle East in the latest round of shuttle diplomacy, while White House...
The US and UK unleashed a firestorm on the Houthis
Washington [US], February 5: After armed groups in Iraq and Syria, the US chose the Houthi forces in Yemen as the target of the attack...
What is the Asia-Pacific economy waiting for to prosper?
Washington[US], February 5: In the midst of many difficulties, in order to prosper, the Asia-Pacific economy needs to be boosted by the recovery of China,...
US intends further strikes on Iran-backed groups, national security adviser says
Washington [US], February 5: The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser...
China's central bank adds liquidity via reverse repos
Beijing [China], February 4: China's central bank conducted 43 billion yuan (about 6 billion U.S. dollars) of 14-day reverse repos at an interest rate of...
China renews orange alert for blizzards
Beijing [China], February 4: On Sunday, China's meteorological authority renewed an orange alert for snowstorms in some regions of the country.
U.S.-British warplanes hit Yemen's Houthi camps
Washington [US], February 4: Houthi camps in Yemen's capital Sanaa were hit by airstrikes on Saturday night, residents told Xinhua.
Urgent: Forest fires kill at least 46 in Chile
Santiago [Chile], February 4: Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday that at least 46 people were killed after forest fires in the Valparaiso region in...
5.2-magnitude quake hits near coast of northern Peru - GFZ
Beijing [China], February 4: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted near coast of northern Peru at 2331 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German...
7 killed after bakery shelling in Lugansk: Russian media
Moscow [Russia], February 4: Seven people were killed after a bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Lugansk region was reportedly shelled Saturday by...
Chilean president confirms at least 46 deaths from fires in Valparaiso
Washington [US], February 4: At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday.
Hit-and-run on electric scooter leaves 1 seriously injured in Japan's Nagoya
Tokyo [Japan], February 4: In a hit-and-run incident in the Japanese city of Nagoya, a man suffered severe injuries after being hit by an electric...
1 injured in fire near railway station in Tokyo, train services disrupted
Tokyo [Japan], February 4: A fire broke out in the vicinity of a Japan Railway (JR) station in Tokyo on Sunday, affecting train services on...
Namibian president Geingob dies in hospital
Windhoek [Namibia], February 4: Namibian President Hage G. Geingob passed away early Sunday, the presidential office announced.
At least 34 reported killed in US strikes in Iraq and Syria
Washington [US], February 4: At least 34 people, including Iranian-backed militia fighters, were killed in US overnight airstrikes in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, a war...
Russian, Ukrainian infrastructure damaged in drone, missile attacks
Moscow [Russia], February 4: Russia and Ukraine damaged each other's infrastructure during night-time drone and missile attacks, officials said on Saturday morning.
US Secretary of State Blinken set for fifth Middle East crisis trip
Washington [US], February 4: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is once again expected to attend crisis talks in the Middle East.
Michelle O'Neill becomes first Irish republican leader of N Ireland
London [UK], February 4: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, who made history on Saturday as the first leader of Northern Ireland who supports Irish reunification, pledged...
UNICEF says 17,000 children in Gaza Strip without close family
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Around 17,000 Palestinian children and young people are living in the Gaza Strip without their parents or siblings, the UN...
Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Hamas has demanded that Israel release 3,000 Palestinian prisoners during their indirect talks on a fresh pause to fighting in...
Australia sweats through heatwave, bushfire risk rated 'extreme'
Sydney [Australia], February 4: Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk...