8 killed, 53 injured in paramilitary attacks in Sudan's capital, western city
Khartoum [Sudan], January 5:At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the...
Russia intercepts 4 drones over Leningrad region
Saint Petersburg [Russia], January 5: Four drones were shot down in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said Saturday.
Croatia records 21.3 mln tourists arrivals in 2024
Zagreb [Croatia], January 5: Croatia recorded over 21.3 million tourist arrivals and more than 108.7 million overnight stays in 2024, marking increases of four percent...
Germany dissatisfied with debt brake policy amid economic struggles
Frankfurt [Germany], January 5: Up to 98 percent of respondents in a survey by Deutsche Bank believe Germany's debt brake policy should be reformed, according...
Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
Vienna [Austria], January 5: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday that he would step down in the coming days after coalition talks between his People's...
Russian journalist killed in drone attack
Moscow [Russia], January 5: A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Donetsk region,...
Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job by a razor-thin margin that highlighted...
Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department...
Three dead in attacks on both sides of Ukraine-Russia border
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Attacks on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border killed three people, local officials said.
Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse
Vienna [Austria], January 5: Talks between Austria's two main centrist parties on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed, prompting conservative...
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
Chișinău [Moldova], January 5: The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighbouring Ukraine, faced longer periods...
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of...
SpaceX prepares Starship's seventh flight test
Los Angeles [California], January 4: SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket, the company said on Friday.
Sullivan to visit India in final trip to Indo-Pacific as U.S. national...
Washington [US], January 4: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a "capstone meeting" with his Indian counterpart to highlight the...
Microsoft to spend 80 bln USD on AI data centers in fiscal...
San Francisco [California], January 4: Microsoft has earmarked 80 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence (AI)...
Canada increases cost recovery for removing inadmissible individuals
Ottawa [Canada], January 4: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Friday a new measure to reduce the cost burden of removing inadmissible people...
Rivian delivers more than 50,000 EVs in 2024
San Francisco [California], January 4: U.S. electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian said on Friday that the company delivered 51,579 electric vehicles in 2024, more than...
Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. decreases: EIA
Houston [Texas], January 4: Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,413 billion cubic feet in the week ending Dec. 27, a net...
Number of active U.S. drilling rigs unchanged this week
Houston [Texas], January 4: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 589 this week, unchanged from the previous week but...
U.S. stocks rebound as market sentiment improves
Albany [New York], January 4: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, following stronger-than-expected manufacturing data and an optimistic economic outlook shared by Richmond Fed President...
CES 2025 to convene in U.S. Las Vegas next week
Los Angeles [California], January 4: The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in the U.S. city of Las...
Barcelona coach Flick unhappy with Olmo situation
Madrid [Spain], January 4: FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted he was "not happy" about the situation that has seen the club unable to register...
Hostage-taking at French prison ends with no casualties
Paris [France], January 4: The hostage-taking incident that occurred on Friday afternoon at a prison in the southern French city of Arles ended peacefully with...
Farmers protest EU trade policies in Warsaw
Warsaw [Poland], January 4: Farmers' organizations took to the streets of central Warsaw on Friday to protest against European Union (EU) trade and agriculture policies.
Italy reports record cyber-fraud cases in 2024
Rome [Italy], January 4: Italy's Postal Police said Friday they investigated 18,714 cyber-fraud cases in 2024, resulting in over 181 million euros (186 million U.S....
Ukrainian prime minister sets out 10 gov't priorities for 2025
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 4: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday outlined ten priorities of his government's agenda this year, the cabinet's press service reported.
Croatia sees 21 pct rise in wildfires in 2024
Zagreb [Croatia], January 4: Croatia experienced a 21 percent increase in wildfires last year compared to 2023, the Croatian Firefighting Association reported on Friday.