China food market fire claims 8 live
Agency : A fire erupted at a food market in northern China on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people and injuries to 15 others, according to state media reports.The incident...
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Israel's relentless attacks: Gaza family of 11 wiped out
Al Jazeera : A Palestinian family of 11 – including seven children – are among at least 28 Palestinians killed as the Israeli military’s intensified attacks on the war-battered Gaza Strip enter a third...
Highest price for war: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024
Al Jazeera : Russia’s gradual, grinding advance in parts of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk succeeded in wresting away 4,168 sq km (1,609 square miles) of fields and abandoned villages in 2024 – equivalent...
Thai PM declares $400m assets
AFP : Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets today (3 January), her party said. These included more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least...
S Korean investigators abandon arrest of Yoon
AFP : South Korean investigators abandoned their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his...
Dense smog shrouds Indian capital
Reuters : Thick smog engulfed the Indian capital on Friday, prompting warnings of possible flight disruptions from airport and airline officials, as worsening air quality cut visibility to zero in some areas. Delhi, which...
Arab Americans eye Trump’s pro-Israel government picks
Deutsche Welle : It has been several weeks now, but Wasel Yousaf has photos on his phone to help him relive the memory of meeting his idol. “He made a joke about how tightly...
Syria FM in Saudi on maiden trip
Al Jazeera : Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in Riyadh in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.Syria’s top diplomat says he hopes to open a “new, bright page” with...
Lanka sees highest record of overseas employment
UNB : The year 2024 has been recorded as the year with the highest number of Sri Lankans migrating abroad for employment in the nation’s history, local media reported, quoting statistics from the Sri...
Israeli threat to banish aid agency looms over Gaza
Agency : The U.N. agency known as UNRWA has been the backbone of aid to Gaza. Now, Israel is moving to ban it over accusations that it shielded Hamas militants.To Palestinians, the United Nations...