Venezuelan opposition leader Machado praises Trump for Maduro arrest
Washington [US], January 7: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has praised US President Donald Trump for the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro.
US allies, critics condemn Maduro abduction at UNSC
New York [US] January 7: Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including key US allies, have warned that the abduction of Venezuelan President...
Germany raises prospect of military forces to secure Ukraine peace
Paris [France], January 7: Germany has raised the prospect of a military involvement in securing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting of Kiev's...
Western coalition agrees on binding security guarantees for Ukraine
Paris [France], January 7: A coalition of about 30 Western and European countries agreed Tuesday at a meeting in Paris that any future peace settlement...
Freezing conditions across Europe shut down transport, close schools
Berlin [Germany], January 7: Snow and freezing conditions have shut down rail and air travel, led to long motorway tailbacks and closed schools across Europe...
Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover threat
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 7: Seven European leaders expressed solidarity with Greenland on Tuesday after renewed threats by President Donald Trump about the United States taking...
No fire safety checks for five years at Swiss bar where 40...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7: No fire safety checks had been carried out for five years at the bar where a massive blaze killed 40 people...
Iran's new Defence Council warns of possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel
Tehran [Iran], January 7: Iran's leaders warned of a possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel in a statement from the newly created Defence Council on...
Central African Republic's Touadera wins third presidential term
Bangui [Central African Republic], January 7: President Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-elected to a third term in the Central African Republic, according to results released...
Flash floods kill 16 people, force hundreds of residents to flee in...
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 7: Flash floods swept through Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, killing at least 16 people and forcing hundreds of residents to flee their...
Yemeni separatists to attend Saudi talks after losing key southern military sites
Sanaa [Yemen], January 7: Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have completed the handover of all military sites in Hadramout and Al-Mahra governorates, which...
Heavy clashes in Syria's Aleppo kill civilians and spark panic
Damascus [Syria], January 7: Deadly clashes broke out on Tuesday between Kurdish fighters and government forces in the northern city of Aleppo, as both sides...
Thailand urges Cambodia to honour ceasefire
Bangkok [Thailand], January 7: Thailand on Tuesday called on its neighbour Cambodia to comply with a recently agreed ceasefire after a suspected grenade attack on...
Morocco records tourism surge with 19.8 million visitors in 2025
Rabat [Morocco], January 6: Morocco achieved a historic milestone in its tourism sector in 2025, securing a record-breaking 19.8 million arrivals, according to official data...
Egypt to export gas, petroleum products to Syria
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Egypt will export natural gas and petroleum products to Syria under two memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed by the countries' petroleum...
UN chief deeply concerned over 'possible intensification of instability' in Venezuela
New York [US], January 6: Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, the UN Secretary-General...
81 candidates, including four women, vie for Iraqi presidency
Baghdad [Iraq], January 6: A total of 81 people, including four women, have submitted applications to run for the post of President of the Republic...
One person killed, nine others injured in Pakistan blast
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6: Pakistan police announced today that at least one person was killed and nine others, including two women, were injured when a...
Bangladesh records 503 deaths in 547 road accidents in December 2025: Report
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6: At least 503 people were killed and 1,186 sustained injuries in 547 road accidents reported across Bangladesh in December last year,...
"40 killed in US strike": Venezuelan Official
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: At least 40 people, including military personnel and civilians, were killed in a US strike on Venezuela early Saturday, The New...
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze
Bern [Switzerland], January 6: All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday,...
Who is 'tsarina' Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela?
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: Delcy Rodriguez, declared the interim president of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's capture by U.S. forces, is one of the iron fists...
US says it is not at war with Venezuela despite strikes
New York [US], January 6: The United States says it is at war - but not with Venezuela.
Denmark, Greenlanders jittery over Trump threat
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 6: Concern about Greenland is growing in Denmark following renewed comments by President Donald Trump about the need to bring the Arctic...
Maduros plead not guilty
New York [US], January 6: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by special forces and transported to the United States, has pleaded not guilty...
All injured survivors from Swiss New Year's fire disaster identified
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6: Swiss authorities have now identified all the injured survivors of the New Year's Eve fire disaster in the ski resort of...
Snow, ice cause chaos in Europe as millions return to work
London [UK], January 6: Snow, rain and freezing temperatures brought chaotic conditions to many European countries on Monday as people returned to work after the...