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4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway...
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has...

First major trial in connection with Turkish earthquake...
Ankara [Turkey], January 4: The first major trial in connection with the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey last February began...

WHO condemns Israeli attacks on Khan Younis hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of "unconscionable" attacks on a hospital in the...

UN urges end to attacks on civilians in...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Russia and Ukraine to...

Prices hiked as Houthis claim Red Sea attack
Sanaa [Yemen], January 4: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the latest attack Wednesday on a merchant ship in the...

Gaza tensions spike after blasts, killing
Gaza [Palestine], January 4: Fears that the Zionist entity's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday...

Multiple US statehouses evacuated after apparent hoax threats
Washington [US], January 4: Multiple U.S. statehouses were evacuated on Wednesday morning following bomb threats, at least some of which...

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ban
Washington [US], January 4: Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him...

At least 73 killed, 150 wounded in blasts...
Tehran [Iran], January 4: At least 73 people have died after explosions were heard near the grave of Iranian General...

Success of UAE mediation to exchange captives between...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 4: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the success of the UAE's mediation regarding the...

Trump appeals Maine's ruling of his disqualification for...
Washington [US], January 3: U.S. former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by Maine's top...

California law banning guns in public takes effect...
Washington [US], January 3: A new law in U.S. California that bans the carrying of guns in most public places...

4 terrorists killed in clash in NW Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3: Four terrorists were killed in a clash with security forces in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

Australian gov't urged to address health gaps before...
Canberra [Australia], January 3: Disadvantaged Australians were six times more likely to die from COVID-19 at the peak of the...

Philippine jeepney drivers vow to continue protest against...
Manila [Philippines], January 3: Jeepney drivers and operators in the Philippines have vowed to launch more transport strikes in 2024...

1,200 evacuated in Indonesia after volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 3: Authorities on Indonesia's Flores island evacuated nearly 1,2000 people from villages near the Mount Lewotobi volcano...

Taiwan's ruling party candidate leads poll before presidential...
Taipei [Taiwan], January 3: Lai Ching-te from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remains the frontrunner for the January 13...

Biden loses support to Trump among African American,...
Washington [US], January 3: US President Joe Biden is losing support among the African American and Hispanic voters, a survey...

Hamas deputy chief killed in Beirut; Gaza deaths...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 3: The Zionist entity's war against Palestinian militants reached into the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, where...

Turkey detains 34 for spying for Zionist entity
Istanbul [Turkey], January 3: Turkey announced on Tuesday it had detained 34 people suspected of planning abductions and spying on...

South Korea opposition chief stabbed in neck
Seoul [South Korea], January 3: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a...

Thailand, China to waive visas for each other's...
Bangkok [Thailand], January 3: Thailand and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other's citizens from March, Thai Prime...

Harvard President Gay resigns after rocky testimony, plagiarism...
New York [US], January 3: Harvard President Claudine Gay said she would resign from her position, ending a six-month tenure...

Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new...
Moscow [Russia], January 3: Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities in a new wave of heavy air strikes, killing at...

China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering...
Beijing [China], January 3: The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai,...

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy...
Tokyo [Japan], January 3: A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 48 people dead and damaging...

Close shave for 379 passengers and crew of...
Tokyo [Japan], January 3: All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane miraculously escaped from a fire...