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...

S Korea's president meets China's Xi as he seeks to reset ties

Seoul [South Korea], January 6: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with...

Envoy hails 'historic' launch of Palestinian embassy in London

London [UK], January 6: The inauguration of a Palestinian embassy in London is "proof" that the Palestinian identity "cannot be denied," the country's ambassador to...

N Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisis

Seoul [South Korea], January 6: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test flights of hypersonic missiles, underscoring the need to bolster the...

Uganda denies plans to block internet during election

Kampala [Uganda], January 6: Uganda's authorities have denied reports that they are planning to cut access to the internet during next week's election. The main...

Syrian delegation meets Israelis amid sovereignty breaches

Paris [France], January 6: A Syrian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al Shaibani and General Intelligence Director-General Hussein Al Salama, is joining a...

Iranian judiciary vows no concessions

Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iran's judiciary on Monday announced a crackdown on protesters that have been on the streets of several cities in the past...

Iran detains 4 in northern province for allegedly plotting attacks

Tehran [Iran], January 5: Iranian police have arrested four people in the northern province of Qazvin for allegedly plotting attacks on government and military facilities,...

Norwegian FM backs Denmark's sovereignty after Trump renews interest in Greenland

Oslo [Norway], January 5: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Sunday that countries' sovereignty must be respected after U.S. President Donald Trump again...

Latin Americans, Spanish supporters rally at U.S. Embassy in Madrid over Venezuela

Madrid [Spain], January 5: Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Sunday to...

Danish PM says U.S. has no right to annex Greenland, urges end...

Oslo [Norway], January 5: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday that the United States has no right to annex Greenland, urging Washington to...

Winter weather forces Dutch airline to cancel 124 flights

The Hague [Netherlands], January 5: Royal Dutch Airlines KLM announced on Sunday that 124 flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol scheduled for Monday have...

EU urges calm, restraint to avoid escalation in Venezuela

Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The European Union (EU) on Sunday urged all parties to show "calm and restraint" to prevent further escalation and to seek...

Power returns to thousands of Berlin homes after 'left-wing extremist' attack

Berlin [Germany], January 5: Thousands of homes in south-west Berlin had their power restored on Sunday as authorities probed an apparent arson attack by what...

Protests denounce US military action

Washington DC [US], January 5: Hundreds of people gathered in some US cities, including New York, Atlanta, and Boston, denouncing the US bombing of Venezuela...

Venezuela operation 'exact opposite' of Iraq: Hegseth

Washington DC [US], January 5: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that there were no parallels between the US military operation in Venezuela,...

Greek air traffic paralysed in huge telecoms outage: Public broadcaster

Athens [Greece], January 5: A telecommunications fault brought air traffic in Greece to an almost complete standstill, public broadcaster ERT reported on Sunday, citing the...

Russia's Medvedev floats kidnapping scenario involving Germany's Merz

Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev said he could envisage abduction operations against other world leaders similar to the US action in...

Swarm of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow: Mayor

Moscow [Russia], January 5: A swarm of Ukrainian drones has become the target of air defences while approaching the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin...

Venezuela's military gives backing to vice president

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 5: As questions swirl over Venezuela's political future, the country's armed forces have thrown their support behind Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.

Saudi-backed government forces retake cities in southern Yemen

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 5: Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have retaken the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra from the United Arab Emirates-backed...