Winter deepens suffering for displaced Gazans
Gaza [Gaza City], January 4: The winter has made a life of relentless suffering worse for the people of Gaza, particularly for the wounded, children...
Iranian supreme leader calls for crackdown on 'rioters'
Tehran [Iran], January 4: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted for the first time to the unrest that has gripped the country over...
UN chief calls on Israel to reverse ban on international aid groups
Washington DC [US], January 4: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged Israel to reverse its decision to revoke the operating licences of dozens...
PM meets US Congress delegation
Washington DC [US], January 4: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with a delegation...
Qatar expresses deep concern over Venezuela developments
Doha [Qatar], January 4: The State of Qatar expressed its deep concern over the ongoing developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, calling for restraint,...
Feature: Building on a Legacy: France's Villeurbanne redefines its Art Deco heart
Lyon [Paris], January 4: A hundred years after its birth in Paris, Art Deco is no longer just a chapter in architecture books. Villeurbanne, a...
Avalanches kill 3, injure several in Italian Alps
Rome [Italy], January 4: Three people were killed and several others injured after a series of avalanches struck the Italian Alps on Friday, local rescue...
Power outage in Berlin leaves 45,000 households without electricity
Berlin [Germany], January 4: A massive power outage has left around 45,000 households in southwest Berlin without electricity since Saturday morning amid winter snow. The...
Norway, Denmark FMs urge respect for int'l law after U.S. attack on...
Oslo [Norway], January 4: The foreign ministers of Norway and Denmark on Saturday voiced concern over the latest U.S. military operation in Venezuela, stressing that...
Dutch lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela
The Hague [Netherlands], January 4: Several members of the Dutch House of Representatives on Saturday condemned a U.S. attack on Venezuela, which led to the...
Spain calls for "de-escalation" in Venezuela after U.S. attack
Madrid [Spain], January 4: The Spanish government on Saturday called for "de-escalation" following the United States attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, which led to...
France decries U.S. military action in Venezuela, citing sovereignty and UN Charter
Paris [France], January 4: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of...
Russia urges U.S. to release Maduro, his wife: foreign ministry
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia strongly urges the U.S. leadership to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday.
Australian PM calls for diplomacy to prevent escalation in Venezuela
Canberra [Australia], January 4: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government is monitoring developments in Venezuela, calling for diplomacy to prevent...
Europe urges respect for int'l law following U.S. action in Venezuela
Brussels [Belgium], January 4: European leaders and governments expressed strong concern on Saturday following the U.S. military action in Venezuela, stressing the need to respect...
Moscow denies Venezuelan VP is in Russia
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia's Foreign Ministry denied that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, saying such claim by some media organizations is...
Russian, Belarusian FMs strongly condemn U.S. aggression against Venezuela
Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russian and Belarusian foreign ministers strongly condemned U.S. aggression against Venezuela during a phone call, the Russian foreign ministry said on...
Worker dies in northeast Australian mine collapse
Sydney [Australia], January 4: Authorities have found the body of a missing worker after a coal mine collapsed in the northeast Australian state of Queensland...
Vietnam calls for respect for int'l law amid Venezuela situation
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 4: Vietnam has expressed deep concern over the current situation in Venezuela and called for respect for international law, the Vietnam News...
Feature: Afghan blind man writes books in Braille to lighten world for...
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4: Despite being blind, Reshad Hassan is busy writing books in Braille. He dismisses the idea that vision loss is a disability...
6.5-magnitude quake hits 4 km NNW of Rancho Viejo, Mexico
Beijing [China], January 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 4 km NNW of Rancho Viejo, Mexico at 1358 GMT on Friday, the...
Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in S. Africa's Bloemfontein
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 3: A pilot was killed Friday morning when a light aircraft crashed south of Bloemfontein, South Africa's judicial capital, local authorities...
Guinean opposition party appeals presidential election results to Supreme Court
Conakry [Guinea], January 3: An opposition party in Guinea, the Democratic Front of Guinea, announced on Friday that it has officially filed an appeal with...
Chinese plug-in model tops Israel's car sales in 2025
Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: The Jaecoo 7, a plug-in hybrid compact crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese automaker Chery, emerged as Israel's best-selling vehicle in 2025,...
Scientists uncover hidden bacteria survival strategy, paving way for new treatments
Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: Israeli scientists have discovered that some bacteria can survive antibiotics in more than one way, helping explain why infections sometimes return...
Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen's Hadramout --...
Aden [Yemen], January 3: More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes on multiple locations in Yemen's...
Iranian FM vows to "forcefully reject" interference after Trump's threat to "rescue"...
Tehran [Iran], January 3: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday vowed to "forcefully reject" any interference in the country's internal affairs, after U.S....