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Protests denounce US military action

Protests denounce US military action

Washington DC [US], January 5: Hundreds of people gathered in some US cities, including New York, Atlanta, and Boston, denouncing...

Venezuela operation 'exact opposite' of Iraq: Hegseth

Venezuela operation 'exact opposite' of Iraq: Hegseth

Washington DC [US], January 5: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that there were no parallels between the...

Greek air traffic paralysed in huge telecoms outage: Public broadcaster

Greek air traffic paralysed in huge telecoms outage:...

Athens [Greece], January 5: A telecommunications fault brought air traffic in Greece to an almost complete standstill, public broadcaster ERT...

Russia's Medvedev floats kidnapping scenario involving Germany's Merz

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

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

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

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 in Iran

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 'used by ISIS'

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...

Around 30 dead, some residents abducted following attack on village in Nigeria

Around 30 dead, some residents abducted following attack...

Abuja [Nigeria], January 5: At least 30 people were killed and an unspecified number of residents abducted when gunmen raided...

At least 25 people killed, 12 missing in boat accident in northern Nigeria

At least 25 people killed, 12 missing in...

Lagos [Nigeria], January 5: At least 25 people were killed in a boat accident in northern Nigeria, authorities said on...

North Korea fired ballistic missiles towards East Sea: Seoul

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 Independence Day

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

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'

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 on international aid groups

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

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

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 its Art Deco heart

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

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 electricity

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...

Norway, Denmark FMs urge respect for int'l law after U.S. attack on Venezuela

Norway, Denmark FMs urge respect for int'l law...

Oslo [Norway], January 4: The foreign ministers of Norway and Denmark on Saturday voiced concern over the latest U.S. military...

Dutch lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

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. attack

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 sovereignty and UN Charter

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: foreign ministry

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...

Australian PM calls for diplomacy to prevent escalation in Venezuela

Australian PM calls for diplomacy to prevent escalation...

Canberra [Australia], January 4: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government is monitoring developments in Venezuela,...