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Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles...
Tokyo [Japan], January 14: Japan's Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast...

Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 14: Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court...

Hopes of Gaza ceasefire deal rise as Israel...
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Cairo [Egypt], January 14: There was cautious optimism on Monday that a deal could be forthcoming...

Biden speaks with Netanyahu, urges 'immediate ceasefire' in...
New York [US], January 14: United States President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the...

Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike...
Abuja [Nigeria], January 14: At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air...

Landslides kill at least 10 in Brazil's Minas...
Brasilia [Brazil], January 14: At least 10 people have died after landslides swept through two cities in the Brazilian state...

Meghan Markle delays launch of lifestyle TV show...
New York [US], January 14: Meghan Markle's new lifestyle TV series on Netflix, "With Love, Meghan," is being postponed by...

Swiss fighter jets to protect World Economic Forum...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14: Several thousand soldiers have been deployed in the Swiss ski resort of Davos a week before...

'Around 300 North Koreans have died fighting in...
Seoul [South Korea], January 14: South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) says around 300 North Korean soldiers are thought to...

South Korea's Yoon to skip first hearing in...
Seoul [South Korea], January 13: South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing in his...

EU agrees to discuss Syria sanctions as Western,...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 13: European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting...

Los Angeles set for more strong winds as...
Washington DC [US], January 13: Los Angeles firefighters, given a brief pause from fierce winds fanning wildfires in recent days,...

Six dead in Czech Republic restaurant explosion, fire
Prague [Czech Republic], January 13: Six people have died and eight others were injured in an explosion that caused a...

Russia claims to have seized new villages in...
Moscow [Russia], January 13: Russia claimed it had captured two villages in eastern Ukraine where its forces have been steadily...

More than 60 injured after two trams collide...
Paris [France], January 13: Two trams collided at Strasbourg's central station in northeastern France on Saturday, injuring 68 people, authorities...

Egypt expands African diplomatic push as Red Sea...
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Egypt is stepping up diplomatic engagement with African nations as it seeks to bolster security in...

Zoran Milanovic secures landslide victory in Croatian presidential...
Zagreb [Croatia], January 13: Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic convincingly won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, beating his rival...

PM Fico says Slovakia secures Russian gas supplies...
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 13: Russia will honor its commitment to deliver natural gas to Slovakia in the coming months, Slovak...

Russia says it will continue oil and gas...
Moscow [Russia], January 13: Russia's Foreign Ministry denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow's energy sector as an attempt to harm...

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
Washington DC [US], January 13: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges...

Top Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 13: A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar for talks on a Gaza hostage and...

Cybersecurity firm identifies DDoS attacks on 46 Japanese...
Tokyo [Japan], January 12: A Japanese cybersecurity firm has identified distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting 46 companies and...

Prince Harry, Meghan visit people affected by wildfires
California [US], January 12: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited a meal distribution site for people affected by...

Fire brigade and ambulance service in Gaza desperate...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Fire and rescue services in the embattled Gaza Strip are only partially operational, the local...

Biden to deliver farewell address on Wednesday
Washington [US], January 12: Outgoing US President Joe Biden will give a farewell address to the nation on Wednesday, the...

Israeli forces intensify military measures around Nablus
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Israeli forces have intensified military measures and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians...

21 govt-backed fighters killed in Nigeria
Anambra [Nigeria], January 12: At least 21 government-backed fighters have been killed in an ambush by bandits in Nigeria's northwest...