NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic

Jan 31, 2025

New York [US], January 31: In 2023, Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested...

Belgian airspace reopens after short closure over technical issue

Jan 31, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], January 31: Belgian airspace reopened on Thursday after a closure lasting a little over an hour due to a technical issue with air...

France's Le Pen condemns death threats against those trying her

Jan 31, 2025

Paris [France], January 31: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said those behind death threats against a judge and prosecutors trying her in a graft...

Nicaragua's Ortega expands power

Jan 31, 2025

Managua [Nicaragua], January 31: Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government...

Colombia government to propose $2.86 billion tax reform

Jan 31, 2025

Bogota [Colombia], January 31: The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress.

Japan asks 1.2 million people to refrain from bathing to save driver from 'death pit'

Jan 31, 2025

Tokyo [Japan], January 31: The sinkhole suddenly appeared in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, during the morning rush hour on January 28,...

US court rejects ban on handgun sales to people under 21

Jan 31, 2025

New York [US], January 31: In 1968, the US Congress passed a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from dealing in handguns to people between the...

US Secretary of State: China could close Panama Canal if there is conflict

Jan 31, 2025

New York [US], January 31: In an interview on January 30, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had no doubt that China had...

Merkel blasts own party amid uproar over vote with far right

Jan 31, 2025

Berlin [Germany], January 31: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticized her opposition centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in parliament for...