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Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Train services across Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff went on an...

Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: Denmark will invest 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) in its military presence in...

DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump...
Florida [US], January 29: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's dark-horse entry into the AI...

Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise...
Belgrade [Serbia], January 29: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has announced his resignation amid large protests against corruption and President...

Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials
Gaza [Palestine], January 29: Arwa Damon, the founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, has said that...

Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames...
Seoul [South Korea], January 29: A passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at the airport of the South Korean...

Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan...
Berlin [Germany], January 29: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday urged greater progress in shaping the political and economic future...

Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in...
Moscow [Russia], January 29: A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders...

Waymo begins testing robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways
San Francisco [California], January 29: The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced on Tuesday that it will begin testing its...

Feature: U.S. students immersed in Chinese New Year...
Sacramento [California], January 29: "If you really dive into Chinese history, stay dedicated, and love it the way I do,...

U.S. federal judge blocks Trump admin's freeze on...
Olympia [Washington], January 29: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration's planned freeze on federal...

U.S. stocks rebound on tech rally
Albany [New York], January 29: U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, as investors pivoted back to technology stocks following a steep...

NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting that allies...

Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells
Washington DC [US], January 29: Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to...

Trump orders end to federal support for gender...
Washington DC [US], January 29: U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion,...

UNICEF looking to scale up supplies and services...
Gaza [Palestine], January 28: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it has accelerated the distribution of supplies and services...

Colombia yields on US deportation flights to avert...
Bogota [Colombia], January 28: A looming trade war between the US and Colombia appears to have been averted after the...

Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp liberation
Warsaw [Poland], January 28: "It doesn't do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything," said Holocaust survivor...

UN reports 64 casualties from unexploded ordnance in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28: Sixty-four people, including 47 children, were killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan...

'The dream we have been waiting for has...
Gaza [Palestine], January 28: Gaza Strip residents expressed joy at being allowed to return to their homes in the north...

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to...
Gaza [Palestine], January 28: After 15 months of war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza as...

Turkey detains 19 people in connection with last...
Istanbul [Turkey], January 28: Turkish authorities have taken 19 people into custody in connection with the blaze last week at...

EU top diplomat pushes for suspension of Syria...
Brussels [Belgium], January 28: European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will...

Many officials who prosecuted Mr. Trump were fired
New York [US], January 28: CNN reported on January 27 that the US Department of Justice has fired dozens of...

Ending birthright citizenship would impact all Americans: legal...
Albany [New York], January 28: The U.S. federal government's executive order to end birthright citizenship has sparked fear and uncertainly...

U.S. Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump
Washington DC [US], January 28: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has fired officials who were involved in investigating President...

Nasdaq celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with closing...
Albany [New York], January 28: Nasdaq, a major stock exchange in the world, celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year on...