Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks
Berlin [Germany], January 2:Germany's raucous New Year's celebrations led to a typically busy night for emergency services overnight and into the early hours of Wednesday.
Israel warns after Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Over the past week, Hamas members have repeatedly fired rockets into Israel, especially from the northern Gaza Strip, where Israeli soldiers...
EU and Japan enter new era of ties with strategic partnership
Brussels [Belgium], January 2: The European Union and Japan on Wednesday entered a new era of co-operation, as a strategic partnership agreement came into force.
Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, UK, Germany on Jan 13:...
Berlin [Germany], January 2: The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and France, the United Kingdom and Germany will take place in Geneva in...
20 Palestinians killed across Gaza on New Year's Day
Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Israeli attacks have killed at least 20 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza on New Year's Day, as makeshift shelters for displaced...
South Korean plane crash flight recorder data recovered
Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Experts have successfully transmitted data from one of the two flight recorders recovered after the weekend's plane crash in South...
Migrants reaching UK up by 25%
London [UK], January 2: The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by...
Romania and Bulgaria enter Schengen Area
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 2: Eighteen years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania on Wednesday became full members of the visa-free Schengen Area.
Estonia's second president Arnold Rüütel dies on New Year's Eve at the...
Riga [Estonia], January 2: Estonia's former president Arnold Rüütel died on New Year's Eve at the age of 96, authorities said in Tallinn on Wednesday.
United States: Pentagon appeals court upholds plea deals of 9/11 plotters
Washington DC [US], Janauary 2: The US government may move forward with the controversial plea agreements involving three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks,...
Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Berlin [German], Janauary 2: Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday extended his record of personal insults against European politicians with a new post taking a swipe...
10 dead, 4 severely injured in shooting in Montenegro
Serbia [Belgrade], Janauary 2: At least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in the Montenegrin southwestern town...
Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit raises supply, price concerns
Malta [Valletta], Janauary 2: The halt in Russian gas transit through Ukraine has sparked fears of supply shortages and soaring energy costs, particularly in landlocked...
Milan imposes outdoor limits on smoking
Italy [Rome], Janauary 2: The Italian city of Milan on Wednesday began enforcing strict limits on smoking tobacco products to improve health outcomes and municipal...
South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Seoul [South Korea], Janauary 2: Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after...
In New Orleans truck attack, FBI looking at a range of suspects
Baton Rouge [New Orleans], Janauary 2: A 42-year-old Texas man crashed a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day in New Orleans' French...
Israel strikes Gaza City suburb, Palestinian medics say
Jerusalem [Israel], Janauary 2: The Israeli military kept up the pressure on northern Gaza on Wednesday, striking in a suburb of Gaza City, medics said,...
Montenegro shooting incident leaves at least ten dead, including two children
Podgorica [Montenegro], Janauary 2: A gunman in Montenegro killed at least ten people, including two children, after opening fire on Wednesday inside a restaurant in...
UN human rights chief calls for investigation into Israeli attacks on Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have pushed the region's healthcare system to "the brink of total collapse", causing "catastrophic effect"...
Car bomb wounds 4 in Syria's Aleppo: monitor
Damascus [Syria], January 1: A car bomb exploded in the northern Aleppo town of Tel Rifaat on Tuesday, injuring at least four people, including a...
Uzbekistan declares 2025 as year of environmental protection, green economy
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], January 1: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to...
Myanmar announces provisional population figures for 2024 census
Yangon [Myanmar], January 1: The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population of 51,316,756 on census night, Sept. 30,...
Panama celebrates 25th anniversary of Canal's handover
Panama, January 1: Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the handover of the Panama Canal, which had been under the control of the...
'Everything will be fine,' Putin tells Russians in New Year address
Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the population to unite in a new year that will likely see Moscow's gruelling...
Hundreds rally in Dublin vigil for killed Palestinian journalists
Dublin [Ireland], January 1: Hundreds of people have taken part in a vigil in Dublin to show support for Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza.
World welcomes 2025
New York [US], January 1: In plazas and parks and restaurants and homes across the globe, people gathered to commemorate the end of 2024 and...
Pre-flight checks found 'no issues' before South Korea air crash
Seoul [South Korea], January 1: A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found...