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Colombia government to propose $2.86 billion tax reform

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 bathing to save driver from 'death pit'

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 people under 21

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 Canal if there is conflict

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 with far right

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

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 province

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 Sweden shot dead

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 TikTok videos

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 collision over Washington

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 rebels, says President Felix Tshisekedi

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 with President Trump

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 4 priorities

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

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 US to counter North Korean submarines

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

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 regional bloc ECOWAS

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 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...

Interview: Trump's tariff threats loom large on EU's horizon, says Spanish expert

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 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.

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil workers

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 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...