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Jakarta [Indonesia], December 31: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's...

Berlin [Germany], December 31: Albania's right-wing opposition leader, Sali Berisha, has been placed under house arrest following allegations of corruption during his time serving as...

Washington [US], December 31: The US State Department has approved the sale of further weapons to Israel worth millions of dollars, bypassing Congress.

Gaza [Palestine], December 31: The death toll from Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has reached 21,672, and the number of injured people has grown...

Gaza [Palestine], December 31: Eighty-one trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings on Friday, the UN Office...

London [UK], December 31: British authorities announced Saturday the cancellation of Eurostar trains linking London to French, Belgian and Dutch cities after flooding in tunnels...

Moscow [Russia], December 31: Russia on Saturday requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss what it said was a deadly Ukrainian...

Beijing [China], December 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a "diplomatic iron army" loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive...

California [US], December 31: Coastal communities in California faced another day of towering waves and possible flooding as officials issued evacuation orders in some areas...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 31: McDonald's Malaysia has sued a movement promoting boycotts against Israel for "false and defamatory statements" that it says hurt its...

Moscow [Russia], December 31: Russia said 20 people including two children had been killed and 111 injured in "indiscriminate" Ukrainian strikes allegedly including cluster bombs...

Ramallah [Palestine], December 31: Palestinian economy was hard hit by the Israeli aggression which started on October 7 and has led to a decline in...

Cairo [Egypt], December 31: On December 18, the Sharjah Arabic Language Academy (ALA) participated in an event organised by the Union of Arabic Language Academies...

Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], December 31: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today witnessed, in the...

Montevideo [Uruguay], December 30: At least two inmates were killed and six others injured after prisoners started a fire Thursday night in a cell...

Gaza [Palestine], December 30: Qatar has proposed a new deal to end Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip and formulated a Palestinian consensus government...

Ankara [Turkey], December 30: The Turkish forces on Friday carried out cross-border airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the country's Defense...

Rome [Italy], December 30: Italy's lower house passed the new budget law on Friday, providing a definitive green light to a package worth some 28...

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30: Polioviruses have been detected in the environmental samples from four districts in Pakistan, according to the country's Ministry of National Health...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 30: A total of 1,432 workers were killed in Bangladesh due to different occupational accidents in 2023, said a local development organization.

Washington [US], December 30: US President Joe Biden reiterated the call for the Congress to pass "without any further delay" a bill on funding vital...

Washington [US], December 30: Maine disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year's U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar...

Moscow [Russia], December 30: Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting...

Gaza [Palestine], December 30: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly...

New York [US], December 30: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer, said in court papers unsealed on Friday that he mistakenly gave his...

Matamoros [Mexico], December 30: Mexico and the United States have agreed to strengthen efforts to regulate migration, officials said on Thursday.

Lower Saxony [Germany], December 30: Large portions of the premises of the Serengeti Park zoo and outdoor leisure park in northern Germany were totally submerged...