Notable guests will attend President Trump's inauguration today
Washington [US], January 20: President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in today, January 20, with the inauguration taking place inside the Capitol, instead of outdoors...
World's billionaires' wealth to increase by $2 trillion by 2024
Washington [US], January 20: Today (January 20), Oxfam released a report showing that the world's billionaires' assets increased by 2,000 billion USD in 2024, 3...
Israeli hostages returned, Gaza families survey damage as ceasefire takes hold
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 20: Three Israeli hostages were reunited with their mothers and Palestinians returned to their bombed-out neighborhoods on Sunday with the start...
Australia beats Spain and Britain to win the New Zealand leg of...
Sydney [Australia], January 20: Australia won the New Zealand leg of the SailGP series Sunday, pressing home an advantage they enjoyed throughout the event to...
TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump
Washington [US], January 20: TikTok said on Sunday it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in...
Three hostages arrive in Israel from Gaza as fragile ceasefire passes first...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 20: The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire...
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with members of Board of Young Arab Leaders
Dubai [UAE], January 20: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met with members of the...
UAE participates in International Geological Survey Meeting in Riyadh
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 20: The UAE participated in the International Geological Survey Meeting held during the fourth International Mining Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
'1,890 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in 1st phase'
Cairo [Egypt], January 19: Egypt's foreign ministry has issued a statement saying 1,890 Palestinian prisoners will be released in the first stage of the ceasefire,...
Swedish troops in Latvia to join NATO brigade
Stockholm [Sweden], January 19: The first Swedish soldiers have arrived in Latvia to reinforce the NATO brigade in the Baltic state bordering Russia and Belarus.
Three people killed in Russian ballistic missile attack on Kiev
Kiev [Ukraine], January 19: Three people have been killed and three others injured in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, President Volodymyr...
8 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 19: At least eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli army attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a Palestinian official said.
Ski lift collapse in northern Spain injures at least 30 people
Madrid [Spain], January 19: At least 30 people are reported to have been injured after a ski lift collapsed in northern Spain.
TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores
Washington [US], January 19: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a...
Migrants set fire to camp during midnight police raid in north Mexico
Migrants trying to avoid arrest set fire to blankets and mattresses at a camp in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua during a raid by...
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
Seoul [South Korea], January 19: A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent...
Kenya sends another 200 police to fight gangs in Haiti
Nairobi [Kenya], January 19: Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean...
Baby dead, children injured after house fire
Dubai [UAE], January 19: A baby has been found dead after fire engulfed a suburban home, leaving five other people in hospital.
Trump says he may give TikTok a 90-day reprieve Monday
Washington [US], January 19: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after...
Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
Tehran [Iran], January 19: Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country's supreme court.
Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration
Washington [US], January 19: Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as activists for women's rights, racial justice...
Storm declared 'natural disaster' as cyclone builds in NSW
Sydney [Australia], January 19: Thousands of households will endure a fourth night without power and communities are on the brink of isolation as a week...
Carthage Music Days opens in Tunis
Tunis [Tunisia], January 19: The 10th edition of the Carthage Music Days was inaugurated on Saturday at the Opera Theatre of the City of Culture,...
1,985 human rights violations by Houthis in 2024: Report
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 19: Yemen witnessed a continuous escalation of grave human rights violations perpetrated by the Houthi militia against the Yemeni people throughout...
China reports 65 new plant taxa discoveries in 2024
Kunming [China], January 19: China's National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Centre reported 65 new plant taxa discoveries in 2024, of which 40 were new species.
UAE provides winter aid to 12,500 displaced people in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 19: The United Arab Emirates concluded on Saturday a major campaign to distribute winter clothing to residents of southern Gaza shelter camps...
MIT researchers develop advanced robotic insects for pollination
Washington [US], January 19: Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have developed bug-sized robots that are more agile and durable...