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