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Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits

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 security

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 says

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 political pressure

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

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 in South Korea

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 for future of Gaza Strip

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 talks with new leaders

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

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 with cultural experiences

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 federal financial assistance

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

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 in Arctic

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

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 affirming care for minors

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 to children in Gaza Strip

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 trade war

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

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 Afghanistan

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 finally come true'

'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 their homes

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 week's Bolu ski resort blaze

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 sanctions

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

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 experts

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

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 bell

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...