The US Secretary of State's plane encountered a 'serious incident' and was...
Washington [US], January 18: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was briefly stuck in Davos (Switzerland) on January 18 after his plane encountered a "serious...
China and the Philippines seek to improve communication and manage disagreements in...
Beijing [China], January 18: China and the Philippines have agreed to improve maritime communications as well as better manage conflicts and disagreements related to the...
British intelligence honors top secret computer that helped defeat Nazi Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 18: British intelligence's Colossus digital computer helped crack Nazi codes during World War 2, so important that it was kept secret for...
'Terminator' Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at a German airport
Berlin [Germany], January 18: Hollywood action movie star and former Governor of California (USA) Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at an airport in Germany over a...
Kate in hospital after surgery as King to get prostate treatment
London [UK], January 18: The Princess of Wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery, and King Charles III is set to undergo a medical...
Flight returns to Japan after 'drunk' man bites crew member
Tokyo [Japan], January 18: A US-bound ANA flight was forced to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a crew member mid-flight.
Trump looks on as E Jean Carroll testifies he shattered her reputation
Washington [US], January 18: E Jean Carroll has testified that Donald Trump "shattered" her reputation after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in the...
Israel accused of targeting civilians in deadly attack
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 18: Israel is accused of having targeted a group of Palestinian civilians with no links to armed groups and who posed...
Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting
Berlin [Germany], January 18: Protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany party are gaining momentum in the wake of a report that two senior party...
Grabbing $300 billion of Russian assets is no panacea
Moscow [Russia], January 18: Western officials said in Davos they were open to the idea of confiscating $300 billion of Russian assets to help Ukraine.
Russia reports Ukrainian drone attacks on border regions
Moscow [Russia], January 17: Russia again repelled Ukrainian drone attacks over the border region in the south-west of the country, the Ministry of Defence in...
Iran hits targets in northern Iraq, Syria with ballistic missiles
Tehran [Iran], January 17: Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said Tuesday that they attacked targets in northern Iraq and Syria with ballistic missiles on Monday.
Gaza death toll tops 24,200
Gaza Border [Israel], January 17: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has...
People in Gaza risk dying of hunger: UN agencies
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 17: United Nations agencies have warned that the risk of famine is looming in Gaza, and more people are exposed to...
North Korea's Kim Jong-un abandons unification goal with South
Seoul [South Korea], January 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said unification with the South is no longer possible, and that the constitution should...
European Parliament members put pressure on commission over Hungary
Strasbourg [France], January 17: The European Commission could be forced to resign if more EU funds are released to Hungary while the rebel member state...
Mr. Trump won big in the opening match in Iowa
Washington [US], January 17: Former US President Donald Trump won quickly and by the largest margin in primary election history in Iowa, where the 2024...
The risk of conflict escalating in the Middle East
Washington [US], January 17: Houthi forces threatened to attack US ships in the Red Sea, while Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed the status of...
After winning in Iowa, former President Trump appeared in court in New...
Washington [US], January 17: Leaving Iowa, former US President Donald Trump on January 16 (US time) appeared in court in New York City (New York...
South Korea and the US will discuss defense costs before the US...
Seoul [South Korea], January 17: Dialogue on the cost of maintaining US soldiers in Korea was conducted early, before the possibility of former President Donald...
The Korean Peninsula continues to be tense
Seoul [South Korea], January 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for amending the constitution to identify South Korea as the 'main enemy', and at...
The US continued to attack, the Houthis again attacked ships in the...
Washington [US], January 17: The US destroyed ready-to-fire ballistic missiles of the Houthi forces in Yemen, while the forces continued to attack a commercial ship...
Arctic blast ends New York snow drought, brings record cold to West
New York [US], January 17: Millions of Americans awoke to snow, freezing rain and frigid temperatures as an Arctic blast gripped much of the United...
Another Trump presidency will not be easy for Canada
Washington [US], January 17: If Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, it will be "a step back" that makes life...
Woman accused of killing Russian war blogger says handler lied about bomb
Moscow [Russia], January 17: A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger told a court she had thought the package she handed to...
Qatar, France broker deal to get aid, medication to civilians, hostages in...
Paris [France], January 17: Qatar and France have brokered a deal with Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to deliver urgent medication to some 45...
Putin says Ukraine's statehood at risk if pattern of war continues
Moscow [Russia], January 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's statehood could suffer an "irreparable blow" if the pattern of the war continued.