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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...

Trump orders end to federal support for gender affirming care for minors

Trump orders end to federal support for gender...

Washington DC [US], January 29: U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion,...

Brazil will not use its air force for U.S. migrant deportations

Brazil will not use its air force for...

Brasília [Brazil], January 29: Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants...

German churches warn conservatives against immigration crackdown

German churches warn conservatives against immigration crackdown

Berlin [Germany], January 29: The German Catholic and Protestant churches warned against the conservative opposition's plan to crack down on...

Winds, terrain could merge national park bushfires

Winds, terrain could merge national park bushfires

Canberra [Australia], January 29: Raging bushfires at either end of a blaze-ravaged national park could merge as crews grapple with...

UNICEF looking to scale up supplies and services to children in Gaza Strip

UNICEF looking to scale up supplies and services...

Gaza [Palestine], January 28: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it has accelerated the distribution of supplies and services...

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks

Cairo [Egypt], January 28: Representatives of the Palestinian group Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital as the Gaza ceasefire...

Colombia yields on US deportation flights to avert trade war

Colombia yields on US deportation flights to avert...

Bogota [Colombia], January 28: A looming trade war between the US and Colombia appears to have been averted after the...

Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp liberation

Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp liberation

Warsaw [Poland], January 28: "It doesn't do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything," said Holocaust survivor...

UN reports 64 casualties from unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan

UN reports 64 casualties from unexploded ordnance in...

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28: Sixty-four people, including 47 children, were killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan...

'The dream we have been waiting for has finally come true'

'The dream we have been waiting for has...

Gaza [Palestine], January 28: Gaza Strip residents expressed joy at being allowed to return to their homes in the north...

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to their homes

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to...

Gaza [Palestine], January 28: After 15 months of war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza as...

Turkey detains 19 people in connection with last week's Bolu ski resort blaze

Turkey detains 19 people in connection with last...

Istanbul [Turkey], January 28: Turkish authorities have taken 19 people into custody in connection with the blaze last week at...

EU top diplomat pushes for suspension of Syria sanctions

EU top diplomat pushes for suspension of Syria...

Brussels [Belgium], January 28: European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will...

Many officials who prosecuted Mr. Trump were fired

Many officials who prosecuted Mr. Trump were fired

New York [US], January 28: CNN reported on January 27 that the US Department of Justice has fired dozens of...

Ending birthright citizenship would impact all Americans: legal experts

Ending birthright citizenship would impact all Americans: legal...

Albany [New York], January 28: The U.S. federal government's executive order to end birthright citizenship has sparked fear and uncertainly...

U.S. Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump

U.S. Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump

Washington DC [US], January 28: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has fired officials who were involved in investigating President...

Nasdaq celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with closing bell

Nasdaq celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with closing...

Albany [New York], January 28: Nasdaq, a major stock exchange in the world, celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year on...

U.S. Senate confirms hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

U.S. Senate confirms hedge fund manager Scott Bessent...

Washington DC [US], January 28: The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, positioning...

South Sudan lifts nationwide curfew imposed

South Sudan lifts nationwide curfew imposed

Juba [South Sudan], January 28: South Sudan has lifted a nationwide curfew imposed more than 10 days ago.

Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation

Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation

Kigali [Rwanda], January 28: Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the...

Gaza's ceasefire reveals a health nightmare

Gaza's ceasefire reveals a health nightmare

Gaza City [Gaza], January 28: Hospitals and clinics destroyed. Millions of tons of debris contaminated with toxic substances, unexploded ordnance...

Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough

Gaza residents stream home to the north after...

Gaza City [Gaza], January 28: Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza.

Transgender inmate sues over Trump's order curtailing LGBT rights

Transgender inmate sues over Trump's order curtailing LGBT...

Washington DC [US], January 28: A transgender woman serving in a federal prison has filed a lawsuit.