World’s oldest person dies at 116
Agency : Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said...
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Trump to be sent over hush money case
BBC : A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10 January in his hush-money case in New York – less than...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
