Ukraine claims downing of two key Russian military jets
Kiev [Ukraine], January 16: Ukraine has reportedly shot down two strategically important Russian military aircraft.
It's right time for more targeted operation: US
Washington [US], January 16: A top US official has reiterated that Israel should switch to more targeted strikes in Gaza, in an apparent sign of...
UK to 'consider' whether more Red Sea action needed: Defence minister
London [UK], January 16: The UK will "consider" whether it "has to take further action" to repel Houthi attacks on international cargo ships in the...
Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes tops 24,100
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has...
Palestine UN mission decries Blinken's post
Washington [US], January 16: Palestine's mission to the United Nations has criticised US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for not mentioning some 24,000 Palestinians killed...
One dead, several injured after ramming attack near Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: A woman was killed and more than a dozen people injured in an attack near the Israeli coastal city of...
Houthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned cargo ship
Washington [US], January 16: A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated cargo ship on Monday, US Central Command said in a statement.
There was a stir because UFOs appeared in the sky in China
Beijing [China], January 16: People in Beijing and many other places in China discovered unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the sky and this phenomenon quickly...
Taiwan loses ally Nauru, accuses China of post-election ploy
Taipei [Taiwan], January 16: Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China.
There's no more money, German minister tells rowdy farmers
Cologne [Germany], January 16: Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner took to the stage in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises and...
North Korea's Kim calls for change in status of South, warns of...
Seoul [South Korea], January 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea as a...
Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration
Vatican City [Italy], January 16: Pope Francis defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples.
Houthi attacks expose China's commercial stakes in Red Sea
Beijing [China], January 16: China has called for an end to attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea that have dramatically widened the Hamas-Israel...
Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages after warning Israel they might be killed if it...
Trump seeks early victory in Iowa caucus
Washington [US], January 16: Republican presidential candidates headed out for a final, frigid day of campaigning in Iowa.
U.S., Britain launch new strike on Yemen's Hodeidah: media
Sanaa [Yemen], January 15: The United States and Britain conducted a new strike on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday evening, the...
Chinese automakers sell record 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023
St Petersburg [Russia], January 15: Chinese automakers sold a record total of 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023, accounting for almost half of Russia's auto...
Hot air balloon crash kills 4 in Arizona desert
Los Angeles [US], January 15: Four people were killed and one person was critically injured when a hot air balloon crash-landed in the U.S. desert...
Australian foreign minister to visit Middle East
Canberra [Australia], January 15: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced that she will visit the Middle East.
Thousands of residents evacuated as Indonesian volcanoes erupt again
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15: Indonesia's Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra erupted twice on Sunday morning, the country's volcanology agency said. The eruptions occurred...
South Korea says North has tested suspected medium-range missile
Seoul [South Korea], January 15: In its first test of nuclear-capable missiles of the new year, North Korea is believed to have fired a medium-range...
Cameron says RAF strikes not an escalation in Middle East conflict
London [UK], January 15: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has denied the Royal Air Forces strikes in Yemen will escalate the picture in the Middle...
Fourth Ukraine peace plan conference opens
Geneva [Switzerland], January 15: Almost two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kiev government was meeting representatives from some 80 countries...
Gaza death toll nears 24,000 on day 100 of war
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 15: On day 100 of the war on Gaza, Israel's relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip continues with no sign...
Global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities
Washington [US], January 15: Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza,...
Hezbollah says US strikes on Yemen's Houthis harm maritime security
Washington [US], January 15: The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has said United States actions in the Red Sea will harm the security of...
Landslide in Colombia, 33 people died
Colombia [US], January 15: Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez said on January 13 that rescue forces continued to search for survivors after the landslide that...