Child among 10 killed after severe storms hit country's east
Sydney [Australia], December 28: At least 10 people, including a nine-year-old girl, have died in eastern Australia during severe thunderstorms on Christmas and Boxing Day.
Moldova's president says Putin must be stopped
Moscow [Russia], December 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin must be stopped in his war against Ukraine or all of Europe will pay a much higher...
Russia tells South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates
Moscow [Russia], December 28: Russia told South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates against Seoul for expanding the list of goods which cannot...
Gold rises on weaker U.S. dollar
Washington [US], December 27: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened.
S. Korean banks' lending rate rises for 3rd month in November
Seoul [South Korea], December 27: South Korean banks' lending rate rose for the third successive month on the prolongation of restrictive monetary policy, central bank...
'World not prepared for another pandemic'
Geneva [Switzerland], December 27: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said the world is not yet prepared for a possible new pandemic.
Over 50 killed in strikes on Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: Dozens of Israeli fighter jets have attacked more than 100 targets in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on...
33-year-old man held in France for murdering wife and four children
Paris [France], December 27: French police have arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of murdering his wife and four children.
UN 'gravely concerned' by Israeli bombardment
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: The UN's human rights office spokesperson, Seif Magango, said the agency was "gravely concerned" by continued Israeli bombings in the...
More generals were killed, Iran threatened to retaliate against Israel
Tehran [Iran], December 27: Tehran accused Israel's new attack in Syria of killing a veteran general of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Blizzards threaten the North American plains
Washington [US], December 27: CNN reported that more than 1.1 million people in the North American Great Plains of the United States have received storm...
US warns of 'zombie deer' disease
Washington [US], #December 27: The discovery of the first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as 'zombie deer' disease, in Yellowstone National Park...
Mr. Trump launched a series of attacks on Christmas
Washington [US], December 27: Former US President Donald Trump expressed many grievances on his social networking platform on Christmas day.
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief spoke amid controversy over the plan to mobilize 500,000 people
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 27: The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of military recruitment offices, while information about military mobilization plans...
Israel expands campaign to refugee camps in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: Israeli forces began targeting refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, while casualties continued to mount.
Sweden moves closer to NATO after important move in Türkiye
Ankara [Turkey], December 27: The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish parliament accepted Sweden's request to join NATO on December 26, an important development towards...
Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea
Moscow [Russia], December 27: Russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a Ukrainian attack on a Black Sea port.
Gaza war to last months, Israel says, as fears of conflict spread...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: Israel's war on Hamas will last months, Israel's military chief said, as a string of incidents outside the Gaza Strip...
Serbian opposition figure to press on with hunger strike after health worsens
Belgrade [Serbia], December 27: A leading figure in Serbia's main opposition party vowed to press on with a hunger strike to protest against election fraud,...
Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 27: The death toll from a fire at an Indonesian nickel smelter has risen to 18 as of Tuesday from 13 on...
No embassy staff hurt in blast near Israeli mission in Delhi
New Delhi [India], December 27: An explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi did not kill or wound any staff members, authorities said, adding...
Nigerian villagers missing two days after suspected nomadic herders kill 140
Abuja [Nigeria], December 27: Nigerian mother-of-three Grace Godwin was preparing food on Christmas Eve when her husband burst into the kitchen and ordered her and...
Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship, Moscow admits damage
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 27: Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one...
Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss situation in war-ravaged Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed on Monday the situation in the Gaza...
2 Hezbollah fighters killed, 5 civilians wounded in confrontations on Lebanon-Israel borde
Beirut [Lebanon], December 26: Two Hezbollah fighters were killed and five civilians were wounded on Monday in confrontations on the Lebanese-Israeli borders, Lebanese military sources...
Iraq condemns drone attack on U.S. base in northern Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], December 26: The Iraqi government on Monday condemned an attack by a bomb-laden drone on an airbase housing the U.S.-led coalition forces near...
Russia commissions 3 new warships into its navy
Moscow [Russia], December 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a flag-raising ceremony for three new warships that are set to join the country's navy, the...