New York, Jan 10 (IANS) A local judge handed President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge in connection with his conviction in the hush money case, on Friday, 10 days before… Continue reading Trump avoids prison in hush money case, set to enter White House (Ld)
Sanna/Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement on Friday that it has launched a missile attack on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the… Continue reading Houthis say struck US aircraft carrier, Tel Aviv as Israel claims attacks on Houthi targets
Bonn, Jan 10 (IANS) The EU climate watchdog confirmed Friday that 2024 was the warmest year globally since records began in 1850, underscoring the intensifying impacts of climate change and… Continue reading A record-breaking year highlights urgency for global climate action
Phnom Penh, Jan 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old man from southeast Cambodia’s Kampong Cham province died of H5N1 human avian influenza on Friday, becoming the first death in 2025, the Ministry… Continue reading Cambodia records first death from H5N1 in 2025
Damascus, Jan 10 (IANS) Three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus while… Continue reading Three dead, five injured in mosque stampede in Syria’s capital
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin would welcome contact with Donald Trump if Trump’s political will remains after his inauguration as US president on January 20, said the… Continue reading Putin open to contact with Trump after January 20: Kremlin
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) Despite a cold wave and subzero temperatures, large-scale overnight rallies near the presidential residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul have continued… Continue reading Political instability highlights polarized public opinion in South Korea
Panama City, Jan 9 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that US ships get preferential rates “will violate the neutrality treaty, international law, and it will lead to chaos,” Panama… Continue reading US ships getting preferential rates ‘will lead to chaos’: Panama Canal administrator
Cairo, Jan 9 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi emphasised on Thursday the need to implement the two-state solution “as the only option for achieving sustainable peace and stability in the… Continue reading Egypt reiterates two-state solution as ‘only option’ for Mideast peace
Beirut, Jan 9 (IANS) Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday, local media reported. Aoun obtained 99 votes… Continue reading Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s president
Jerusalem, Jan 7 (IANS) Israel’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday it has signed deals worth about 1 billion shekels (276 million US dollars) with defence contractor Elbit Systems to boost… Continue reading Israel signs deals to boost domestic weapons production
Tehran, Jan 7 (IANS) Iran’s armed forces began a large-scale joint air defence exercise near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Isfahan province on Tuesday, state television reported. The… Continue reading Iran launches air defence exercise near nuclear facility
