Western coalition agrees on binding security guarantees for Ukraine
Paris [France], January 7: A coalition of about 30 Western and European countries agreed Tuesday at a meeting in Paris that any future peace settlement...
Freezing conditions across Europe shut down transport, close schools
Berlin [Germany], January 7: Snow and freezing conditions have shut down rail and air travel, led to long motorway tailbacks and closed schools across Europe...
Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover threat
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 7: Seven European leaders expressed solidarity with Greenland on Tuesday after renewed threats by President Donald Trump about the United States taking...
No fire safety checks for five years at Swiss bar where 40...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7: No fire safety checks had been carried out for five years at the bar where a massive blaze killed 40 people...
Iran's new Defence Council warns of possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel
Tehran [Iran], January 7: Iran's leaders warned of a possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel in a statement from the newly created Defence Council on...
Flash floods kill 16 people, force hundreds of residents to flee in...
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 7: Flash floods swept through Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, killing at least 16 people and forcing hundreds of residents to flee their...
Yemeni separatists to attend Saudi talks after losing key southern military sites
Sanaa [Yemen], January 7: Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have completed the handover of all military sites in Hadramout and Al-Mahra governorates, which...
Heavy clashes in Syria's Aleppo kill civilians and spark panic
Damascus [Syria], January 7: Deadly clashes broke out on Tuesday between Kurdish fighters and government forces in the northern city of Aleppo, as both sides...
Thailand urges Cambodia to honour ceasefire
Bangkok [Thailand], January 7: Thailand on Tuesday called on its neighbour Cambodia to comply with a recently agreed ceasefire after a suspected grenade attack on...
Egypt to export gas, petroleum products to Syria
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Egypt will export natural gas and petroleum products to Syria under two memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed by the countries' petroleum...
UN chief deeply concerned over 'possible intensification of instability' in Venezuela
New York [US], January 6: Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, the UN Secretary-General...
81 candidates, including four women, vie for Iraqi presidency
Baghdad [Iraq], January 6: A total of 81 people, including four women, have submitted applications to run for the post of President of the Republic...
One person killed, nine others injured in Pakistan blast
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6: Pakistan police announced today that at least one person was killed and nine others, including two women, were injured when a...
Bangladesh records 503 deaths in 547 road accidents in December 2025: Report
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6: At least 503 people were killed and 1,186 sustained injuries in 547 road accidents reported across Bangladesh in December last year,...
"40 killed in US strike": Venezuelan Official
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: At least 40 people, including military personnel and civilians, were killed in a US strike on Venezuela early Saturday, The New...
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze
Bern [Switzerland], January 6: All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday,...
Who is 'tsarina' Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela?
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: Delcy Rodriguez, declared the interim president of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's capture by U.S. forces, is one of the iron fists...
US says it is not at war with Venezuela despite strikes
New York [US], January 6: The United States says it is at war - but not with Venezuela.
Denmark, Greenlanders jittery over Trump threat
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 6: Concern about Greenland is growing in Denmark following renewed comments by President Donald Trump about the need to bring the Arctic...
Maduros plead not guilty
New York [US], January 6: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by special forces and transported to the United States, has pleaded not guilty...
All injured survivors from Swiss New Year's fire disaster identified
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6: Swiss authorities have now identified all the injured survivors of the New Year's Eve fire disaster in the ski resort of...
Snow, ice cause chaos in Europe as millions return to work
London [UK], January 6: Snow, rain and freezing temperatures brought chaotic conditions to many European countries on Monday as people returned to work after the...
S Korea's president meets China's Xi as he seeks to reset ties
Seoul [South Korea], January 6: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with...
Envoy hails 'historic' launch of Palestinian embassy in London
London [UK], January 6: The inauguration of a Palestinian embassy in London is "proof" that the Palestinian identity "cannot be denied," the country's ambassador to...
N Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisis
Seoul [South Korea], January 6: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test flights of hypersonic missiles, underscoring the need to bolster the...
Syrian delegation meets Israelis amid sovereignty breaches
Paris [France], January 6: A Syrian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al Shaibani and General Intelligence Director-General Hussein Al Salama, is joining a...
Iranian judiciary vows no concessions
Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iran's judiciary on Monday announced a crackdown on protesters that have been on the streets of several cities in the past...