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Jan 07, 2026
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 as a cold wave that struck the continent over the weekend persisted into Tuesday.
Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover threat
Iran's new Defence Council warns of possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel
Flash floods kill 16 people, force hundreds of residents to flee in remote Indonesia islands
Yemeni separatists to attend Saudi talks after losing key southern military sites
Heavy clashes in Syria's Aleppo kill civilians and spark panic
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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...
Egypt to export gas, petroleum products to Syria
Jan 06, 2026
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
Maduros plead not guilty
All injured survivors from Swiss New Year's fire disaster identified
Snow, ice cause chaos in Europe as millions return to work
S Korea's president meets China's Xi as he seeks to reset ties
Envoy hails 'historic' launch of Palestinian embassy in London
N Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisis
Syrian delegation meets Israelis amid sovereignty breaches
Iranian judiciary vows no concessions
Iran detains 4 in northern province for allegedly plotting attacks
Jan 05, 2026
