Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks
Agencies : Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang...
International
Indonesia reaffirms Yemen’s territorial integrity
Agencies : Indonesia has called for respect for Yemen’s territorial integrity and commended efforts to maintain stability in the region, a day after Saudi Arabia...
Russia says at least 20 killed in Ukrainian drone strike
AFP : A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has killed at least 20 people, a Moscow-installed governor...
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian POWs under ceasefire deal
AP : Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for about five months, implementing a key provision of a ceasefire agreement aimed...
EU warns Israel suspending Gaza NGOs would block ‘life-saving aid’
Agencies : The EU warned Wednesday that Israel’s threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza from January would block “life-saving” assistance from reaching the...
France’s homeless wrap up to survive at freezing year’s end
Agencies : In the biting cold, homeless friends Danish and Sylvain walked briskly in the dark toward a hot meal distribution point, rubbing their hands...
Japanese women MPs want more seats, the porcelain kind
Agencies : Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building...
Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow
AFP : Zohran Mamdani, young upstart of the US left, was readying Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to...
Myanmar military reports 50 pc turnout in first election phase
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military has claimed a voter turnout of more than 50 percent in the first stage of its national elections, framing the...
Sydney brings in New Year with nod to victims of Bondi attack
Reuters : Australia’s Sydney began 2026 with a fireworks display held under an enhanced police presence, weeks after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish...