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Colombia government to propose $2.86 billion tax reform
Bogota [Colombia], January 31: The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress.

Japan asks 1.2 million people to refrain from...
Tokyo [Japan], January 31: The sinkhole suddenly appeared in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, during the morning...

US court rejects ban on handgun sales to...
New York [US], January 31: In 1968, the US Congress passed a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from dealing in...

US Secretary of State: China could close Panama...
New York [US], January 31: In an interview on January 30, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had...

Merkel blasts own party amid uproar over vote...
Berlin [Germany], January 31: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticized her opposition centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing...

Latest Gaza hostage-prisoner exchanges carried out
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 31: The latest round of exchanges of hostages from the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners has...

Rohingya refugees' boat runs aground in Indonesia's Aceh...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 31: More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in...

Man who burned Quran sparking violent protests in...
Stockholm [Sweden], January 31: A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden.

Father in Pakistan kills US-born teenage daughter over...
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be...

Everyone presumed dead in passenger plane, army helicopter...
Washington [US], January 31: All 64 people on board an American Airlines passenger jet and all three soldiers on board...

Congo 'will not give in' to advancing M23...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], January 31: Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has said he will not concede defeat to...

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg spends $25 million to settle...
New York [US], January 30: ABC News reported on January 30 that Meta agreed to settle with US President Donald...

Former Syrian opposition leader becomes interim president, lists...
Damascus [Syria], January 30: A coalition led by Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group overthrew al-Assad on December 8, 2024,...

3 people stole subway train to ride in...
New York [US], January 30: The New York Post reported on January 30 that New York City police are searching...

South Korea to receive new helicopters from the...
Seoul [South Korea], January 30: In 2020, South Korean defense officials approved a 960 billion won ($667.6 million) project to...

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...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso leave West Africa...
Dakar [Senegal], January 30: The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the regional economic bloc...

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...

Interview: Trump's tariff threats loom large on EU's...
Barcelona [Spain], January 30: If new U.S. President Donald Trump decided to act on his threats to impose tariffs on...

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.

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil...
Juba [South Sudan], January 30: A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on takeoff from...

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...