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Russian women demand return of their men from...
Moscow [Russia], January 2: It started with a morning knock on the door just days into Russia's mobilization drive in...

Xi, Biden exchange congratulations on 45 years of...
Beijing [China], January 2: China's President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with U.S. President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of...

Israel to pull some troops from Gaza as...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 2: Israel is withdrawing some forces from Gaza to shift to more targeted operations against Hamas.

US Navy ending aircraft carrier's Middle East deployment
Washington [US], January 2: The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said,...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia is suffering major losses
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published that the notion that Russia was winning...

Pope denounces continuing crackdown on Church in Nicaragua
Vatican City [Italy], January 2: Pope Francis on Monday denounced a growing crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua by...

In 2024, Germany's foreign policy will work in...
Berlin [Germany], January 2: In early December, the Association for the German Language chose the term Krisenmodus, or "crisis mode,"...

Over 57,000 new investors flocked to Dubai Financial...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: Brokerage firms at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) opened 57,054 new investor accounts in 2023,...

Egyptian Navy receives German-made MEKO-A200 frigate
Cairo [Egypt], January 1: The Egyptian naval forces received on Sunday a new German-made MEKO-A200 frigate at a base in...

Iran, Britain discuss Red Sea tension
Tehran [Iran], January 1: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his British counterpart David Cameron on Sunday exchanged views on...

Turkish medical group warns of flu epidemic, urging...
Istanbul [Turkey], January 1: The Turkish Medical Association has recently warned about the potential escalation of a flu epidemic across...

Malta gov't promises more reforms to curb inflation...
Valletta [Malta], January 1: Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday pledged more measures to tackle inflation in 2024 as...

2 dead in Philippine capital house fire
Manila [Philippines], January 1: Two people died due to a house fire in Taguig City in Metro Manila on Sunday,...

Sri Lanka faces challenges to achieve economic stability...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 1: Sri Lanka must continue to forge ahead on a demanding path with formidable challenges in...

Singaporean PM calls for full support for new...
Singapore, January 1: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday called on Singaporeans to give Lawrence Wong and his...

Ukraine's Kharkiv sees new attacks; death toll up...
Kiev [Ukraine], January 1: The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv again became the target of overnight Russian attacks, two days...

Israel detains Palestinians in renewed West Bank raids
Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israeli forces have arrested at least four Palestinians and wounded 17 others after conducting nightlong raids...

Bombardment destroyed 70% of Gaza homes
Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza for nearly three months has destroyed 70 percent of the homes...

Eurostar resumes rail services after flood disruptions
London [UK], January 1: International rail operator Eurostar cancelled 41 trains scheduled for Saturday due to tunnel flooding in England.

Russia says seeking UN Security Council meeting on...
Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russia on Saturday requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss what it...

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 1: Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January...

US appeals court allows California to bar guns...
Washington [US], January 1: A federal appeals court on Saturday cleared the way for a California law that bans the...

Israel seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 1: Israel must take full control of the Gaza Strip border corridor with Egypt to ensure a...

US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi...
Washington [US], January 1: U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) container vessel in...

Shakhboot bin Nahyan officially opens UAE desalination plants...
Rafah [Gaza Strip], January 1: In implementation to the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,...

Abu Dhabi's New Year celebrations create unprecedented hospitality...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 1: The hospitality sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is witnessing record levels of occupancy...

Saud bin Saqr receives Norwegian ambassador
Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], January 1: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al...