Taiwan voters rebuff China, ruling party gets third presidential term
Beijing [China], January 14: Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on Saturday, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure...
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new president-elect, will face China's ire
Beijing [China], January 14: Taiwan's new president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is likely to face his toughest task yet when he takes office in May and has...
U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says
Washington [US], January 14: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan after Taiwanese voters rebuffed...
Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14: Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, vowing to press ahead with its offensive to destroy the...
Wind-whipped snow sweeps Chicago area
Chicago [US], January 13: Wind-whipped snow hit the Chicago area Friday morning, leaving thousands without power and leading to near thousand flights cancellation.
Mexico slams anti-immigrant comments by U.S. governor
Mexico City [Mexico], January 13: Mexico on Friday condemned the anti-immigrant comments made by the governor of the U.S. state of Texas, Greg Abbott, saying...
Texas blocks U.S. border patrol, Biden gov't asks Supreme Court to intervene
Houston [US], January 13: Texas has blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from a section of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a court filing released on...
12 dead in bus accident in Nepal
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 13: Twelve people died in Dang district of western Nepal when a bus plunged into a river from a bridge on Friday...
6 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Australia's Sydney
Sydney [Australia], January 13: Eight vehicles crashed at Five Dock in Sydney on Friday afternoon with six people injured, said the Police Force in the...
4-meter ground upheaval observed following powerful quake in Japan: research
Tokyo [Japan], January 13: A recent research found the series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude that rocked central Japan on New Year's...
Small plane crashes in east Thailand, killing 1 on board
Bangkok [Thailand], January 13: A small plane crashed in eastern Thailand on Saturday, killing one on board and injuring another, local media reported.
Zelensky hails 'unprecedented' security deal with UK
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed an "unprecedented" security deal with the UK reached as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
Salvini claims 'useful service' for Italy at migrant trial
Rome [Italy], January 13: A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration in court on Friday, saying...
Families of Ecuador hostages demand action
Quito [Ecuador], January 13: Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa laid out plans for two new high-security prisons.
China is open to contact, talks with Canada
Beijing [China], January 13: China does not want a continuation of the "current difficult situation" in relations with Canada.
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already...
Gaza [Palestine], January 13: It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East....
Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many states
Washington [US], January 13: A massive winter storm has begun rolling across the US and is predicted to bring dangerously cold temperatures and severe weather...
Boeing: US regulator to increase oversight of firm after blowout
Washington [US], January 13: For years, the FAA has delegated some parts of quality reviewing of planes to Boeing, but the practice has been controversial,...
U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep...
Washington [US], January 13: The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen's Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe...
France's new PM tilts his cabinet to the right
Paris [France], January 13: France's youngest-ever PM Gabriel Attal has kept on most of the heavyweights from the outgoing government.
Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing
The Hague [Netherlands], January 13: The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on the "crime of all crimes":...
Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, stated that navigation movement in the canal is regular from both...
Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as wildfire rages
Canberra [Australia], January 13: Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of...
North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020
Seoul [South Korea], January 12: A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns...
UN spokesperson highlights dire humanitarian situation in northern Gaza
New York [US], January 12: A UN spokesperson on Thursday highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, emphasizing significant obstacles to relief efforts.
Myanmar navy seizes 1.45 tons of narcotic drugs
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12: Myanmar navy has seized 1.45 tons of Methamphetamine (ICE) in its territorial waters, according to the country's Central Committee for Drug...
Gaza hospitals cut off from UN aid as Israel intensifies bombing
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver the desperately needed humanitarian relief inside Gaza have...