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...

Hundreds rally in Dublin vigil for killed Palestinian journalists

Jan 01, 2025

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

Jan 01, 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

Jan 01, 2025

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...

Heavy rainfall causes flooding in war-torn Gaza

Jan 01, 2025

Gaza [Palestine] / Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1: Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding in war-torn Gaza.

Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on Tel Aviv airport, Jerusalem

Jan 01, 2025

Sana'a [Yemen], January 1: The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Tuesday claimed to have attacked the international airport in Tel Aviv as well as...

Guantanamo Bay prison inmate repatriated to Tunisia after 23 years

Jan 01, 2025

Washington [US], January 1: One of the first inmates to be detained at the notorious US-run Guantanamo Bay prison has been transferred home to Tunisia...