South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis

Jan 02, 2025

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...

Israel strikes Gaza City suburb, Palestinian medics say

Jan 02, 2025

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

Jan 02, 2025

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 hospitals

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 2025

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...