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Guterres urges Israel to reverse UNRWA ban

Guterres urges Israel to reverse UNRWA ban

New York [US], January 30: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Israeli government to revoke its decision mandating...

White House press briefings opened to influencers and podcasters

White House press briefings opened to influencers and...

Washington [US], January 30: The Trump administration is reworking media access at the White House, opening the door to influencers,...

Five Thai nationals, 3 Israelis to be freed in Gaza today

Five Thai nationals, 3 Israelis to be freed...

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], January 30: Eight captives being held in Gaza - three Israelis and five Thai...

Won't take part in displacement of Palestinians, says Egypt

Won't take part in displacement of Palestinians, says...

Cairo [Egypt], January 30: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday his country will not participate in the displacement of...

North Korean leader Kim wants to strengthen country's nuclear shield

North Korean leader Kim wants to strengthen country's...

Seoul [South Korea], January 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the country's nuclear shield to be...

Italian exports hit record high of 305 bln euros in 2024

Italian exports hit record high of 305 bln...

Rome [Italy], January 30: Italy's exports reached a record high of 305.2 billion euros (about 317.5 billion U.S. dollars) last...

ASML CEO sees DeepSeek as "good news" for semiconductor producers

ASML CEO sees DeepSeek as "good news" for...

The Hague [Netherlands], January 30: The head of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML welcomed the rise of Chinese artificial intelligence...

Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi clears Senate panel

Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi clears Senate...

Washington DC [US], January 30: The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi.

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian...

Washington DC [US], January 30: U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to combat antisemitism and pledge to...

Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip

Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip

Jerusalem [Israel], January 30: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting in Jerusalem with U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East...

Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader

Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader

Ankara [Turkey], January 30: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas leader Muhammad Ismail Darwish in Ankara, Erdogan's office said...

Chile's Congress approves reform to private pension system

Chile's Congress approves reform to private pension system

Santiago [Chile], January 30: Chile's Congress approved a reform to the country's controversial private pension system, clearing the way for...

Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections

Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 30: Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's...

Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits

Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Train services across Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff went on an...

Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic security

Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: Denmark will invest 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) in its military presence in...

DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump says

DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump...

Florida [US], January 29: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's dark-horse entry into the AI...

Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise political pressure

Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise...

Belgrade [Serbia], January 29: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has announced his resignation amid large protests against corruption and President...

Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials

Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials

Gaza [Palestine], January 29: Arwa Damon, the founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, has said that...

Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames in South Korea

Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames...

Seoul [South Korea], January 29: A passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at the airport of the South Korean...

Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan for future of Gaza Strip

Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan...

Berlin [Germany], January 29: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday urged greater progress in shaping the political and economic future...

Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in talks with new leaders

Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in...

Moscow [Russia], January 29: A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders...

Waymo begins testing robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways

Waymo begins testing robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways

San Francisco [California], January 29: The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced on Tuesday that it will begin testing its...

Feature: U.S. students immersed in Chinese New Year with cultural experiences

Feature: U.S. students immersed in Chinese New Year...

Sacramento [California], January 29: "If you really dive into Chinese history, stay dedicated, and love it the way I do,...

U.S. federal judge blocks Trump admin's freeze on federal financial assistance

U.S. federal judge blocks Trump admin's freeze on...

Olympia [Washington], January 29: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration's planned freeze on federal...

U.S. stocks rebound on tech rally

U.S. stocks rebound on tech rally

Albany [New York], January 29: U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, as investors pivoted back to technology stocks following a steep...

NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences in Arctic

NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting that allies...

Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells

Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells

Washington DC [US], January 29: Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to...