DPRK test-fires strategic cruise missile
Seoul [South Korea], January 25: The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday conducted the first test-fire of the new-type...
Sri Lankan state minister, police officer killed in road accident
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 25: Sri Lankan State Minister of Water Supply Sanath Nishantha and a police officer died in a road accident on the...
Russia says Kiev killed 65 Ukrainian POWs by downing transport plane
Moscow [Russia], January 25: The Russian Defence Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a Russian military transport plane, killing all 74 people on board,...
Hamas official reiterates rejection of any proposal for temporary ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], January 25: A member of Hamas' political bureau, Osama Hamdan, on Wednesday reiterated that the Palestinian movement would not agree to a temporary...
Train driver strike paralyses rail transport in Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 25: Germany's state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn faced massive disruptions and widespread cancellations on Wednesday as train drivers from the GDL trade union...
Thousands lose $16 mn in Singapore 'fake friend' scams
Singapore, January 25: More than 6,300 people fell prey to "fake friend" scams in Singapore last year and collectively lost an equivalent of nearly $16...
Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups
Baghdad [Iraq], January 25: Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American air strikes targeted...
Iran's Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks
Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences between the two...
3-year drought persists in Spain's Catalonia
Madrid [Spain], January 25: Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst...
Turkey's lawmakers approve Sweden's NATO membership
Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show...
Tuvalu expected to review Taiwan ties after election
Tuvalu [Oceania], January 25: Tuvalu expects to review its diplomatic ties with Taiwan after Friday's election.
Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end...
Ottawa [Canada], January 25: The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests...
Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts rare rebuke from Washington
Gaza [Palestine], January 25: Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound sheltering displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, causing "mass casualties", the United Nations said, as Israeli...
39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire
Beijing [China], January 25: Thirty-nine people were killed, and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu...
UN chief calls for immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
United Nations, January 24: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday yet again called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
Two-state solution only way out of Israeli-Palestinian conflict: UN chief
United Nations, January 24: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed Tuesday that a lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only come through a two-state solution.
Jailed Polish ex-ministers released after being pardoned again
Warsaw [Poland], January 24: Poland's former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy Maciej Wasik were released from prison on Tuesday night, after being pardoned...
Bosnia and Herzegovina on path to EU accession: European Commission chief
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 24: Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the EU path, said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in...
Canada announces new military donations for Ukraine
Ottawa [Canada], January 24: Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair on Tuesday announced new military donations for Ukraine.
Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary
Washington [US], January 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has defeated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire Republican...
WHO appoints new Western Pacific regional director
Manila [Philippines], January 24: The World Health Organization (WHO) executive board on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Saia Ma'u Piukala as the next WHO regional...
New Zealand records smallest annual inflation in 2 years
Wellington [New Zealand], January 24: New Zealand recorded the smallest annual inflation in more than two years, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on...
Airstrikes send 'clearest possible message' to Houthis, says Britain
London [UK], January 24: The latest round of UK and US strikes against Houthi targets was designed to "send the clearest possible message" to the...
Hungary's Orban invites Swedish PM to discuss NATO membership bid
Budapest [Hungary], January 24: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he has sent a letter inviting his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, to discuss Sweden's NATO...
24 Israeli soldiers killed; army encircles Khan Younis
Jerusalem [Israel], January 24: The Israeli military says its ground forces have "encircled" the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after 24...
Rescuers search for survivors after China landslide kills 31
Beijing [China], January 24: The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 31 on Tuesday, state...
US, UK hit targets in Yemen as Houthis vow to strike back
Sanaa [Yemen], January 24: The United States and Britain launched a second round of joint military strikes on Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday over their attacks...