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UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees challenges

UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under...

Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was busy preparing to expand humanitarian assistance to...

A look at the terms and tensions in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire draft

A look at the terms and tensions in...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 15: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in...

Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top...

Washington DC [US], January 15: Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions...

South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain...

Seoul [South Korea], January 15: Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached...

World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan health services

World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan...

Khartoum [Sudan], January 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday they...

Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions

Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions

Caracas [Venezuelan], January 14: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday denounced attacks on several of the country's diplomatic missions,...

EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports

EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on...

Brussels [Belgium], January 14: European Commission officials on Monday expressed concern over new U.S. measures restricting access to advanced artificial...

Biden says he left a strong foreign policy legacy for Trump

Biden says he left a strong foreign policy...

New York [US], January 14: In his final foreign policy speech at the State Department on January 13, Mr. Biden...

Fico invites Zelensky to discuss gas dispute

Fico invites Zelensky to discuss gas dispute

Bratislava [Germany], January 14: Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy to Slovakia for talks after weeks...

Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more winds are forecast

Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as...

Los Angeles [US], January 14: A growing force of firefighters moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as more powerful...

'We are not in the clear yet,' says Los Angeles fire chief

'We are not in the clear yet,' says...

Los Angeles [US], January 14: The Los Angeles Fire Department is warning of dangerous weather conditions that could reignite the...

Europe's defence ministers discuss security as Trump presidency nears

Europe's defence ministers discuss security as Trump presidency...

Warsaw [Russia], January 14: Defence Ministers from Poland, Germany, France, Italy and the UK met in Warsaw on Monday to...

French President Macron's party announces plan to reinvent itself

French President Macron's party announces plan to reinvent...

Paris [France], January 14: Renaissance, the party of French President Emmanuel Macron, is seeking to regain its former strength and...

Ukrainian drones attack Russian gas pipeline infrastructure

Ukrainian drones attack Russian gas pipeline infrastructure

Moscow [Russia], January 14: Ukrainian drones have targeted a gas compressor station for the TurkStream pipeline that pumps Russian gas...

Iran releases dual German national

Iran releases dual German national

Tehran [Iran], January 14: Iran has released a dual German national as its diplomats held more consultations with European counterparts...

Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan

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 PM-designate

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 and Hamas report progress

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 Gaza

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 'mistake'

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 Gerais state

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 due to LA wildfires

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 in Davos

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 Ukraine'

'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 impeachment trial over safety concerns

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...

Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city of Wad Madani from rebels

Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city...

Khartoum [Sudan], January 13: The army in Sudan says it has captured a key city in the country's east, one...

EU agrees to discuss Syria sanctions as Western, Arab leaders meet in Riyadh

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...