Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit at Zelensky's request
BERN, Switzerland, January 16 ------ Switzerland agreed to host a global peace summit on Ukraine at the request of Ukrainian President...
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Jan 16
UN seeks $4.2 billion for Ukraine aid in 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 16 ------ The United Nations said it needs $4.2 billion this year to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and...
Jan 15
Oil prices rise on Red Sea escalation
NEW YORK, United States, January 15 ------ Oil prices climbed after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels,...
Jan 15
South Korea, Japan say North Korea launched ballistic missile
TOKYO, January 15 ------ South Korea and Japan said that North Korea has launched a ballistic missile. In a statement, the South Korean...
Jan 15
Ukraine, Britain announce security agreement during Kyiv visit by PM Sunak
January 15 ------ British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signed a new security agreement with Ukraine’s president and announced an...
Jan 15
Russia unleashes fresh barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine
KYIV, January 15 ------ Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine, the fourth such attack since...
Jan 14
Misinformation tops short-term risks; extreme weather a long-term concern in 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14 ------ Misinformation and disinformation are the leading short-term risks in 2024, the World Economic...
Jan 14
Holiday gatherings, JN.1 variant fuel COVID-19 spread - WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14 ------ Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the...
Jan 13
UK unveils plans for 'biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years'
LONDON, United Kingdom, January 13 ------ The UK government announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of...
Jan 13
The world’s most powerful passports for 2024
January 13 ------ In a big shakeup of a quarterly ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, an unprecedented six countries are tied...
Jan 12
Swedish alarm after defense chiefs' war warning
LONDON, United Kingdom, January 12 ------ Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin told a defense conference "there could be war in...
Jan 12
UN Security Council demands Houthis stop Red Sea attacks
January 12 ------ The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanded Yemen’s Houthis immediately end attacks on ships in the Red Sea and...
Jan 12
Ukraine's Zelensky says a ceasefire would only benefit Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania, January 12 ------ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine would...
Jan 12
Ukrainians seek recognition for fallen soldiers
KYIV, January 12 ------ After her younger brother was killed in November fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, Anna Birzul spent...
Jan 11
Spain imposes nationwide mask mandate at health facilities as COVID, flu spread
January 11 ------ Spain's Ministry of Health said it would issue an order to make masks mandatory in health facilities, adding the...
Jan 11
Indonesian volcano erupts, highest alert raised
JAKARTA, January 11 ------ Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted again, spewing ash clouds 2 kilometers (6,561 feet) above its...
Jan 11
Ukraine producing more drones than state can purchase, minister says
KYIV, January 11 ------ Ukrainian manufacturers have ramped up output of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the extent that Kyiv's...
Jan 11
Ukraine is 'test site' for North Korean missiles - South Korea
WASHINGTON, January 11 ------ The United States and its allies condemned what they described as Russia's firing of North Korean missiles...
Jan 10
Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: Keep hope of Palestinian state alive
GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO, January 10 ------ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told...
Jan 10
Donald Trump: Presidents should have immunity
January 10 ------ Former U.S. President Donald Trump , in remarks following his immunity hearing at a court in Washington, D.C., said he...
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