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Blinken sees 'concrete steps forward' as he ends Middle East trip

Blinken sees 'concrete steps forward' as he ends...

Washington [US], January 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the war in Gaza "is not escalating"...

Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as Bangladesh's premier

Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 12: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a another term as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday, less...

Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup and rearm

Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup...

Kyiv [Russia], January 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected the idea of a ceasefire with Russia, saying it...

Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia

Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia

Moscow [Russia], January 12: The Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan is demanding that neighbouring Armenia establish a land corridor free of...

Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial

Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial

New York [US], January 12: The last day of Donald Trump's months-long Manhattan fraud trial started on time Thursday despite...

US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen

US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in...

Washington [US], January 12: The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in...

Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts to defence

Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 12: Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field for...

Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against Israel's war in Gaza

Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings...

Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response

Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response

Moscow [Russia], January 12: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites...

Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonment

Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers'...

Warsaw [Poland], January 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's...

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute...

Tehran [Iran], January 12: The St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city...

Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case

Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Benjamin Netanyahu condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies".

Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential race

Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential...

Washington [US], January 11: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump,...

Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM, invites her to form new gov't

Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM,...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 11: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina...

213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture

213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa...

Tokyo [Japan], January 11: The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after...

At Washington meeting China demands end to US military aid to Taiwan

At Washington meeting China demands end to US...

Beijing [China], January 11: At a meeting of military representatives, China has called on the United States to stop arming...

Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start of Baltic tour

Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made a major trip...

US wants 'tangible steps' toward Palestinian state; Israel fights on

US wants 'tangible steps' toward Palestinian state; Israel...

Washington [US], January 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he supports "tangible steps" towards establishing a...

Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace

Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace

Warsaw [Poland], January 11: Polish police have arrested the former interior minister and deputy interior minister inside the presidential palace...

US, allies slam alleged N Korea missiles to Russia

US, allies slam alleged N Korea missiles to...

Washington [US], January 11: Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of...

North Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy'

North Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy'

Pyongyang [North Korea], January 11: North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he...

Pastor slams Western church 'silence' on Gaza

Pastor slams Western church 'silence' on Gaza

Ramallah [Palestine], January 11: For his first service of 2024, Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac read a biblical passage in which...

Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack

Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack

Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador's president gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire...

US, UK forces repel 'largest attack' by Houthis in Red Sea

US, UK forces repel 'largest attack' by Houthis...

Washington [US], January 11: U.S. and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on...

Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff hostage

Ecuador president says country is at war as...

Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs...

Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning

Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning

Stockholm [Sweden], January 11: A warning to Swedes from two top defence officials to prepare for war has prompted concern...

Clear the streets and go home: PNG's Commissioner of Police

Clear the streets and go home: PNG's Commissioner...

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], January 11: Papua New Guinea's Commissioner of Police David Manning has reiterated his call to...