Trump says U.S. military strikes IS in NW Nigeria
Washington [US], December 27: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. military launched a "powerful and deadly" strike on the Islamic State (IS)...
4 injured in U.S. San Jose shooting
San Jose (California) [US],December 27: Four people were injured in a shooting on Friday in San Jose, U.S. state of California, local police said.
What did Kim Jong-un write in his New Year's card sent to...
Seoul [South Korea], December 27: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a New Year's greeting in response to a card from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The first White House press secretary to become pregnant while in office
Washington [US], December 27: White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt announced she is pregnant with her second child, becoming the first person to become pregnant...
Trump: Ukraine's peace plan is only valid if the US agrees
Washington [US], December 27: US President Donald Trump declared that he would play a decisive role in any peace agreement related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
New discoveries about Uranus and Neptune
Washington [US], December 27: New computer models suggest that the cores of Uranus and Neptune likely contain less ice and more rock than their long-held...
Back to results Homes damaged in Nigeria after U.S.-backed strikes target ISIS...
Washington [US], December 27: U.S.-backed airstrikes targeted Islamic State-linked camps in northwest Nigeria, with debris from the operation damaging homes in Kwara State, the Nigerian...
UN condemns mosque attack in Homs, Syria
Washington [US], December 27: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack that took place during Friday prayers yesterday at the Imam...
World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang, China
Beijing [China], December 27: The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic, Xinhua News Agency reported.
UN reports peacekeeper injured by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: The United Nations announced that one peacekeeper serving with its Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was injured following heavy gunfire...
Thailand, Cambodia agree to immediate joint ceasefire
Bangkok [Thailand], December 27: Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement on the resumption of the ceasefire mechanism along their shared border, following 20...
Mount Etna emits light ash, sporadic explosions in Sicily
Rome [Italy], December 27: Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily witnessed renewed volcanic activity yesterday, marked by the emission of incandescent material and...
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5, injures over 30
Abuja [Nigeria], December 26: A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in...
Syria to launch new currency on January 1
Damascus [Syria], December 26: Syria is set to introduce a new national currency starting 1st January 2026, the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria,...
52 migrants rescued, child missing off Greek coast
Rome [Italy], December 26: The Greek Coast Guard today launched a wide-scale search operation, involving a military helicopter and patrol boats, for a child reported...
Zelenskyy discusses key ideas to end war in call with US envoys
Kiev [Ukraine], December 26: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that he held very positive phone talks today with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,...
Arab Parliament welcomes direct municipal elections in Somalia
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, welcomed the holding of direct municipal elections in the Federal Republic...
Suez Canal Authority denies docking of ship carrying military equipment
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Egypt's General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has categorically denied reports circulated by some media outlets and social...
US lawmakers warn Bangladesh against party bans, flawed tribunal ahead of polls
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: As Bangladesh heads toward general elections in February amid continued political tension, a group of United States lawmakers has warned the...
Bangladesh's Awami League banned from national elections in February 2026
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Amid political turmoil and a major shift in the country's political landscape, Bangladesh's interim government confirmed that the Awami League, led...
Tanzania: Five dead in helicopter crash on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Dodoma [Tanzania], December 26: Five people died after a helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the civil aviation authority said Thursday.
At least five killed in suicide attack in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], December 26: At least five people have been killed and 35 injured, some of them seriously, in a suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria,...
Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding, mud flows
Los Angeles [US], December 26: Torrential rains unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as authorities warned motorists to stay...
Powerball lottery in US to pay out top prize of almost $2...
Washington [US], December 26: A ticket holder to the Powerball lottery in the US state of Arkansas has won $1.817 billion in the second-largest prize...
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes successful surgery
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 26: Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery for a bilateral hernia, his son Flavio said on Thursday.
Moscow cites slow but steady progress in Ukraine talks with US
Moscow [Russia], December 26: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said there has been slow but steady progress in the talks with the US on...
British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation threat
London [UK], December 26: A British online campaigner hit by US sanctions has launched a legal battle against deportation by President Donald Trump's administration.