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Syria's interim FM says maiden visit to Saudi Arabia 'historic'
Damascus, Jan 3Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Friday described his just-concluded visit to Saudi Arabia, his first official trip abroad in his current capacity, as &q...UNICEF says over 9 million children out of school in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Jan 3More than nine million children are out of school across Ethiopia due to man-made and natural disasters, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed.Lithuania to soften export controls on dual-use goods: report
Vilnius, Jan 3Lithuania's new government will seek to soften the ban on export of dual-use goods put in place by the previous cabinet, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Friday.International migration organisation ramps up cholera response in South Sudan
Juba, Jan 3The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN migration agency, said Friday that it had scaled up its response to the ongoing cholera outbreak in South Sudan with cruci...German, French FMs visit Syria, pledge support for 'peaceful transition'
Damascus, Jan 3German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Damascus on Friday for high-level talks with Syria's interim administration, ...WFP seeks 404 million USD to provide food aid in South Sudan
Juba, Jan 3The World Food Programme (WFP) said it requires $404 million to support the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of crisis-affected people in South Sudan over the next six months...UN reports rise in attacks targeting aid workers in Somalia
Mogadishu, Jan 3The UN relief agency has expressed concern over attacks targeting aid workers delivering humanitarian supplies in Somalia, which increased in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.South Korean authorities mull ways to cushion local economy amid economic adversity
Seoul, Jan 3South Korean authorities are mulling ways to cushion the local economy in a bid to alleviate economic woes amid a prolonged political turmoil and ease potential economic strains f...
Snake bites up 35 per cent in Australia's most populous state
Sydney, Jan 3The number of reported snake bites in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) has spiked.Analysts see bright prospects for Malaysia's renewable energy
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 3Malaysia's renewable energy sector is poised for robust growth, driven by government initiatives and forthcoming investments, analysts said.
Cambodia records 74 per cent drop in malaria cases in 2024: Official
Phnom Penh, Jan 3Cambodia has reported a 74 per cent decrease in malaria cases in 2024, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease, a health official said on Friday.40 per cent of Mongolia's territory faces high risk of experiencing harsh winter
Ulan Bator, Jan 3At least 40 per cent of Mongolia's territory is now at high risk of experiencing the extreme wintry weather 'dzud' this winter, the country's National Agency f...South Korea: Engine from Jeju Air crash retrieved; black box to be sent to US next week for analysis
Muan, Jan 3South Korea's government investigators on Friday recovered the aircraft engine from the Jeju Air crash as they are focusing on determining the cause of the accident that clai...
Heavy snow forecast for northern, eastern Japan
Tokyo, Jan 3Heavy snow is expected to hit northern and eastern Japan through Saturday, mainly in mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan coast, due to a winter pressure pattern and a cold ai...South Korea: Constitutional Court to start oral arguments for Yoon's impeachment trial on Jan 14
Seoul, Jan 3South Korea's Constitutional Court said on Friday that it would hold the first oral arguments for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on January 14, as it wrappe...
Maldives 'concrete expression' of India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi/Male, Jan 3External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday said that Maldives remains a "concrete expression" of India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and New...Childbirths in S. Korea rebound for 1st time in 9 years in 2024
Seoul, Jan 3The number of babies born in South Korea rose for the first time in nine years last year, government data showed on Friday, in a rare turnaround for the nation grappling with one ...
Worst President in US history: Trump slams Biden over 'Open Border Policy'
New Delhi, Jan 3United States President-elect Donald Trump on Friday launched a fiery attack on outgoing President Joe Biden, calling him "the worst President in the history of the United St...No safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza: UN humanitarians
United Nations, Jan 3There is no safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza, with more than 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip under Israeli evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said.Small plane crashes into California building, claims two lives
Los Angeles, Jan 3A tragic plane crash shook Fullerton, California, as a single-engine aircraft slammed into a commercial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport, approximately 25 miles southeast...South Korea's accumulated overseas construction deals exceed $1 trillion
Seoul, Jan 3South Korean builders have achieved more than $1 trillion in accumulated overseas construction deals, the transport ministry said on Friday.Five countries assume responsibilities as elected members of UN Security Council
United Nations, Jan 3Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Israeli PM discharged from hospital after prostate surgery
Jerusalem, Jan 3Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the hospital, his office said in a statement, less than a week after undergoing prostate removal surgery.First illegal migrants arrive in Canary Islands in 2025 with two deaths confirmed
Madrid, Jan 2Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed on Thursday that a total of 366 illegal migrants arrived in Spain on the first day of 2025, with 268 of those reaching the Spanish-contr...2024 declared warmest year on record in Lithuania
Vilnius, Jan 2The year 2024 was the warmest in Lithuania since meteorological records began, the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service said on Thursday.Reciprocal repatriation of detained Indian and Bangladeshi fishermen begins: Bangladesh MFA
Dhaka, Jan 2The reciprocal repatriation of 95 Indian fishermen/crew detained in Bangladesh and 90 Bangladeshi fishermen/crew detained in India has begun, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry annou...Croatian tourism revenues expected to hit record 16 billion Euros in 2024
Zagreb, Jan 2Croatia's tourism revenues are expected to reach a new record of 16 billion euros (16.51 billion US dollars) for the past year, according to the latest data from the Croatian...EV dominate Norway's new car market in 2024
Oslo, Jan 2Nine out of 10 new passenger cars sold in Norway in 2024 were electric, marking another milestone in the country's transition toward zero-emission vehicles.87 per cent of Cambodia's population have access to basic drinking water: official
Phnom Penh, Jan 2Eighty-seven per cent of a 17-million population in Cambodia now have access to basic drinking water, while 21 per cent have access to safely managed drinking water, an official s...Ethiopia to promote EV use in more cities
Addis Ababa, Jan 2Ethiopia will try to make more Electric Vehicles (EVs) available in cities across the country, the government said on Thursday.Strongly condemn cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 2Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the horrifying New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans that has left at least 15 dead and about three dozen in...China adds 10 US companies to unreliable entities list
Beijing, Jan 2China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Thursday that 10 US companies have been added to the unreliable entities list for selling arms to the Taiwan region.South Korea: Natl Assembly speaker presses acting President Choi to fill seat at Constitutional Court
Seoul, Jan 2South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Thursday pressed acting President Choi Sang-mok to fill the one remaining vacancy at the Constitutional Court as Choi ...Worries mount in eastern, central Europe after Ukraine halts Russian gas transit
Vienna, Jan 2On a frosty morning in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, cameraman Peter Lahky expressed his concerns over a looming energy crisis after Ukraine halted Russian gas transit to Eu...South Korea's Defence Minister meets US ambassador, reaffirms alliance
Seoul, Jan 2South Korea's acting Defence Minister Kim Seon-ho held talks with US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg on Thursday and reaffirmed their steadfast bilateral alliance, ...Cambodia launches campaign to seek 'roads without plastic waste'
Phnom Penh, Jan 2Cambodia's Ministry of Environment has launched a 'National Roads Without Plastic Waste' campaign to ensure that national roads are free of garbage and plastic wast...
Japan's largest mobile carrier reports system glitch due to cyberattack
Tokyo, Jan 2Japan's NTT Docomo Inc. said Thursday it suffered a cyberattack that caused a website failure and some service disruptions, local media reported, following a series of simila...
Don't see it through religious lens: Indian politicians on Switzerland's 'burqa ban'
New Delhi, Jan 2Indian politicians on Thursday shared their reactions on the "burqa ban" in Switzerland, which came into effect on January 1 and stated that the decision was country...Australia reports second hottest year on record in 2024
Sydney, Jan 2Australia experienced its second-hottest year on record in 2024, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has reported.Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant resigns from Knesset
Tel Aviv, Jan 2Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has announced his resignation from the Knesset, less than two months after being dismissed from his ministerial role, local media repo...