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Canadian minister rejects U.S. comments on NATO troops, Alberta province

Canadian minister rejects U.S. comments on NATO troops,...

Ottawa [Canada], January 24: Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday pushed back against recent remarks by the U.S. administration,...

Laos boosts efforts to eliminate workplace discrimination

Laos boosts efforts to eliminate workplace discrimination

Vientiane [Laos], January 24: Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare is stepping up efforts to eliminate discrimination in...

4 soldiers killed, 1 injured in S. Philippine ambush

4 soldiers killed, 1 injured in S. Philippine...

Manila [Philippines], January 24: Four soldiers were killed and another wounded in an ambush staged by suspected members of the...

1 dead, 1 missing as passenger boat capsizes off Indonesia's North Maluku

1 dead, 1 missing as passenger boat capsizes...

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 24: One person was killed and one remains missing after a passenger boat capsized in waters off...

Kazakhstan keeps base rate unchanged at 18 pct

Kazakhstan keeps base rate unchanged at 18 pct

Astana [Kazakhstan], January 24: Kazakhstan's central bank has decided to keep its base interest rate unchanged at 18 percent, local...

Laos focuses on modernizing labor, safeguarding workers

Laos focuses on modernizing labor, safeguarding workers

Vientiane [Laos], January 24: Laos continues its efforts to modernize and digitalize the labor and social welfare sector, while improving...

Kyrgyzstan sees nearly 21 million foreign entries in 2025

Kyrgyzstan sees nearly 21 million foreign entries in...

Bishek [Kyrgyzstan], January 24: Nearly 21 million foreign citizens entered Kyrgyzstan in 2025, an increase of 18.6 percent compared with...

US-Iran tensions escalate again

US-Iran tensions escalate again

Washington [US], January 24: Yesterday (Vietnam time), President Donald Trump announced that the US fleet was en route to the...

Trilateral dialogue on Ukraine

Trilateral dialogue on Ukraine

Kiev [Ukraine], January 24: On January 23, delegations of US, Russian, and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi (UAE) to...

Venezuela opens up its oil industry

Venezuela opens up its oil industry

Caracas [Venezuela], January 24: Less than three weeks after the U.S. arrested former President Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan National Assembly...

Mr. Trump said he would visit China in April

Mr. Trump said he would visit China in...

Washington [US], January 24: US President Donald Trump announced on January 22nd that he will visit China in April and...

Trump criticized NATO allies for not stepping up to the front lines in Afghanistan

Trump criticized NATO allies for not stepping up...

Washington [US], January 24: US President Donald Trump sparked outrage among NATO allies in Europe when he suggested that their...

Sharjah Ruler witnesses premiere of epic play 'Al-Zeer Salem'

Sharjah Ruler witnesses premiere of epic play 'Al-Zeer...

Sharjah [UAE], January 24: H.H. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, witnessed...

Surge in drone attacks in Sudan's North Kordofan alarms UN humanitarians

Surge in drone attacks in Sudan's North Kordofan...

New York [US], January 23: UN humanitarians said Thursday that they are deeply alarmed by the growing impact of drone...

Colombia slaps 30 pct tariff on Ecuadorian goods in retaliation

Colombia slaps 30 pct tariff on Ecuadorian goods...

Bogota [Colombia], January 23: Colombia will impose a 30 percent tariff on several Ecuadorian products, Minister of Trade, Industry and...

Venezuela's parliament advances overhaul of hydrocarbons law

Venezuela's parliament advances overhaul of hydrocarbons law

Caracas [Venezuela], January 23: Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday approved in a first reading a partial reform of the country's...

No negotiations with US over Greenland's sovereignty: Danish PM

No negotiations with US over Greenland's sovereignty: Danish...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 23: Denmark will not hold negotiations with the United States on the sovereignty of Greenland, Prime Minister...

Two dead, several missing in landslides, floods across NZ

Two dead, several missing in landslides, floods across...

Wellington [US], January 23: Two people have died and several were missing in New Zealand on Thursday after widespread flooding...

Bangladesh parties launch campaigns for first post-uprising election

Bangladesh parties launch campaigns for first post-uprising election

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 23: Political parties and independent candidates on Thursday launched campaigns for Bangladesh's first national election since a...

Germany and Ethiopia warn against collapse of rules-based order

Germany and Ethiopia warn against collapse of rules-based...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 23: Germany and Ethiopia on Thursday highlighted the importance of the United Nations for conflict resolution,...

US, Ukraine and Russia to hold three-way talks in UAE

US, Ukraine and Russia to hold three-way talks...

New York [US], January 23: US, Ukrainian and Russian representatives will hold three-way peace talks in the United Arab Emirates...

Trump launches Board of Peace in Davos

Trump launches Board of Peace in Davos

Davos [Switzerland], January 23: US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched a new international body, the Board of Peace,...

MBZUAI, WEF announce cooperation agreement to establish Abu Dhabi Centre for Intelligent Future

MBZUAI, WEF announce cooperation agreement to establish Abu...

Davos [Switzerland], January 23: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the...

Hazza bin Zayed receives sheikhs, officials, citizens at Al Maqam Palace in Al Ain

Hazza bin Zayed receives sheikhs, officials, citizens at...

Al Ain [UAE], January 23: H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, has...

Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Etihad Rail; reviews latest developments in freight, passenger rail projects

Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Etihad Rail;...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 23: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region,...

Saif bin Zayed visits UMEX & SIMTEX 2026

Saif bin Zayed visits UMEX & SIMTEX 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 23: H.H. Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

UAE-India Business Council launches 2026 programme to bolster strategic cooperation

UAE-India Business Council launches 2026 programme to bolster...

Dubai [UAE], January 23: The UAE-India Business Council has launched its 2026 programme to support strategic cooperation between the two...