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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...
Scientists uncover hidden bacteria survival strategy, paving way...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: Israeli scientists have discovered that some bacteria can survive antibiotics in more than one way, helping...
Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes...
Aden [Yemen], January 3: More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes...
Iranian FM vows to "forcefully reject" interference after...
Tehran [Iran], January 3: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday vowed to "forcefully reject" any interference in the...
Israeli forces fire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 3: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday said Israeli forces opened fire near...
Yemen's STC declares 2-yr transitional phase ahead of...
Sanaa [Yemen], January 3: Chief of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidarous Al-Zubaidi announced here on Friday the launch of...
Over 1 mln people in Gaza still urgently...
Gaza [Palestine], January 3: An estimated more than 1 million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need...
Trump details aspirin habit, denies falling asleep in...
Washington [US], January 3: US President Donald Trump said he has for years taken a daily dose of aspirin higher...
Venezuela released more than 80 political prisoners, says...
Caracas [Venezuela], January 3: The government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has released 87 political prisoners, an independent monitoring group...
Precious metals kick off New Year on strong...
New York [US], January 3: Precious metals kick-started the New Year on a strong note on Friday, resuming their rally...
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival 2026...
Dubai [UAE], January 3: Dubai is set to host the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival...
Record heat, sunshine make 2025 UK's warmest year...
London [UK], January 3: The Met Office has confirmed 2025 as the warmest and sunniest year on record in the...
Ammar bin Humaid attends opening of 23rd Ajman...
Ajman [UAE], January 3: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler...
NCM issues fog advisory for internal, coastal areas
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 3: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather advisory warning of potential fog...
Norway hits record as electric vehicles capture 95.9%...
Oslo [Norway], January 3: Norway has effectively met its 2025 target of phasing out new fossil-fuel cars, with year-end figures...
Ministry of Defence announces completion of UAE Armed...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 3: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the completion of the return of all UAE...
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City...
New York [US], January 2: Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first...
Trump details aspirin habit, denies falling asleep in...
Washington [US], January 2: US President Donald Trump said he has for years taken a daily dose of aspirin higher...
40 killed, 115 injured in blaze at Swiss...
Crans-Montana [Switzerland], January 2: About 40 people have been killed and 115 were injured after a blaze ripped through a...






