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Russia's Medvedev floats kidnapping scenario involving Germany's Merz
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev said he could envisage abduction operations against other world leaders similar...
Swarm of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow: Mayor
Moscow [Russia], January 5: A swarm of Ukrainian drones has become the target of air defences while approaching the Russian...
Venezuela's military gives backing to vice president
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 5: As questions swirl over Venezuela's political future, the country's armed forces have thrown their support...
Saudi-backed government forces retake cities in southern Yemen
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 5: Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have retaken the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra...
At least 19 killed in week of protests...
Tehran [Iran], January 5: At least 19 protesters have been killed during the unrest has rocked Iran over the past...
UK, France carry out strike on Syrian site...
London [UK], January 5: British Royal Air Force Typhoons and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an...
North Korea fired ballistic missiles towards East Sea:...
Seoul [South Korea], January 5: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea...
Myanmar pardons more than 6,100 prisoners to mark...
Bangkok [Thailand], January 5: Myanmar's military government has pardoned 6,134 prisoners to mark the country's 78th Independence Day and maintain...
Winter deepens suffering for displaced Gazans
Gaza [Gaza City], January 4: The winter has made a life of relentless suffering worse for the people of Gaza,...
Iranian supreme leader calls for crackdown on 'rioters'
Tehran [Iran], January 4: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted for the first time to the unrest that...
UN chief calls on Israel to reverse ban...
Washington DC [US], January 4: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged Israel to reverse its decision to revoke...
PM meets US Congress delegation
Washington DC [US], January 4: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al...
Qatar expresses deep concern over Venezuela developments
Doha [Qatar], January 4: The State of Qatar expressed its deep concern over the ongoing developments in the Bolivarian Republic...
Feature: Building on a Legacy: France's Villeurbanne redefines...
Lyon [Paris], January 4: A hundred years after its birth in Paris, Art Deco is no longer just a chapter...
Avalanches kill 3, injure several in Italian Alps
Rome [Italy], January 4: Three people were killed and several others injured after a series of avalanches struck the Italian...
Power outage in Berlin leaves 45,000 households without...
Berlin [Germany], January 4: A massive power outage has left around 45,000 households in southwest Berlin without electricity since Saturday...
Dutch lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela
The Hague [Netherlands], January 4: Several members of the Dutch House of Representatives on Saturday condemned a U.S. attack on...
Spain calls for "de-escalation" in Venezuela after U.S....
Madrid [Spain], January 4: The Spanish government on Saturday called for "de-escalation" following the United States attack on the Venezuelan...
France decries U.S. military action in Venezuela, citing...
Paris [France], January 4: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the U.S. military operation that...
Russia urges U.S. to release Maduro, his wife:...
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia strongly urges the U.S. leadership to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the...
Europe urges respect for int'l law following U.S....
Brussels [Belgium], January 4: European leaders and governments expressed strong concern on Saturday following the U.S. military action in Venezuela,...
Moscow denies Venezuelan VP is in Russia
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia's Foreign Ministry denied that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, saying such claim...
Russian, Belarusian FMs strongly condemn U.S. aggression against...
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russian and Belarusian foreign ministers strongly condemned U.S. aggression against Venezuela during a phone call, the...
Vietnam calls for respect for int'l law amid...
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 4: Vietnam has expressed deep concern over the current situation in Venezuela and called for respect for...
Feature: Afghan blind man writes books in Braille...
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4: Despite being blind, Reshad Hassan is busy writing books in Braille. He dismisses the idea that...
6.5-magnitude quake hits 4 km NNW of Rancho...
Beijing [China], January 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 4 km NNW of Rancho Viejo, Mexico at...
Chinese plug-in model tops Israel's car sales in...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: The Jaecoo 7, a plug-in hybrid compact crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese automaker Chery, emerged as...






