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Venezuela to free 146 more election protesters
Caracas [Venezuela], January 7: Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek Saab said that 146 more people arrested after a July election are...

Russians capture strategic town of Kurakhove in east...
Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], January 7: Russian troops have captured the strategically important small town of Kurakhove in the...

Far-right Freedom Party of Austria tasked with forming...
Vienna [Austria], January 7: Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has officially tasked the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)...

Canada's Trudeau resigns as party leader and PM
New York [US], January 7: Justin Trudeau said on Monday he plans to step down as leader of his governing...

Indonesia gives free meals to children and pregnant...
Bali [Indonesia], January 7: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multibillion-dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter...

Israel and Hamas close to hostage deal: Report
Gaza [Palestine], January 7: Hamas has approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire...

HMPV virus cases rising across world
Beijing [China], January 7: A Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China has sparked global concern, prompting countries like India to...

US warns of Kremlin plan to share satellite...
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: Russia intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with its ally North Korea, US...

S Korean police asked to arrest Yoon
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: South Korea's police have been asked to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap...

Seoul says Pyongyang launched ballistic missile towards Sea...
Seoul [South Korea], January 7: North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile, the South Korean military said on Monday.

Italy reports drop in migrant arrivals via Mediterranean...
Rome [Italy], January 7: Significantly fewer irregular migrants arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean Sea last year than in previous...

Tyres burst as Etihad pilot aborts Melbourne take-off...
Bangkok [Thailand], January 7: The pilot of a fast-moving Etihad Airways passenger jet slammed on the emergency brakes moments before...

Former French president Sarkozy on trial over Libyan...
Paris [France], January 7: The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges related to alleged Libyan funding of...

Egypt, US Foreign Ministers discuss developments in Gaza,...
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel Aaty and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a...

Germany's Scholz outraged over 'indecent' Moscow visit speculation
Berlin [Germany], January 6: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply dismissed speculation by an opposition conservative politician regarding a possible...

Ukrainian forces begin new offensive in Russia's Kursk
Kiev [Ukraine], January 6: Ukrainian forces have begun a new offensive in the western Russian region of Kursk, following their...

South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying...
Beijing [China], January 6: Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he...

Russia captured 3,600sqkm of Ukraine in 2024: Reports
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia has captured nearly 3,600 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the past year, media reports...

Flights, trains cancelled as snow hits UK
London [UK], January 6: Passengers were facing cancellations and delays after several major airports in England had to shut their...

Winter storm hammers US; over 60mn face blizzard...
Kentucky [US], January 6: A severe winter storm has hammered the United States, with meteorologists warning more than 60 million...

Over 100 killed in battle between Syria's Kurds...
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Intense clashes between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria have killed more than 100...

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese...
Taipei City [Taiwan], January 6: Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a...

Israeli attacks kill 200 in three days in...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 6: Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as...

Tunisian passenger traffic in airports up 9.4 pct...
Tunis [Tunisia], January 6: The number of passengers traveling through airports in Tunisia reached a record high of 9,646,949 in...

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014,...

Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle...
Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there,...

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88
Athens [Greek], January 6: Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency...