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Jan 31, 2025
Moscow [Russia], January 31: Moscow unveiled a themed metro train on Wednesday to mark the start of the Spring Festival, the traditional Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar.
Belarus president approves resolution on border protection
Norwegian Centre Party quits coalition gov't over EU energy directives
Romania faces surge in respiratory infections
NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic
Belgian airspace reopens after short closure over technical issue
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France's Le Pen condemns death threats against those trying her
Paris [France], January 31: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said those behind death threats against a judge and prosecutors trying her in a graft...
Nicaragua's Ortega expands power
Managua [Nicaragua], January 31: Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government...
Colombia government to propose $2.86 billion tax reform
Bogota [Colombia], January 31: The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress.
Japan asks 1.2 million people to refrain from bathing to save driver from 'death pit'
Tokyo [Japan], January 31: The sinkhole suddenly appeared in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, during the morning rush hour on January 28,...
US court rejects ban on handgun sales to people under 21
New York [US], January 31: In 1968, the US Congress passed a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from dealing in handguns to people between the...
US Secretary of State: China could close Panama Canal if there is conflict
New York [US], January 31: In an interview on January 30, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had no doubt that China had...
Merkel blasts own party amid uproar over vote with far right
Berlin [Germany], January 31: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticized her opposition centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in parliament for...
Latest Gaza hostage-prisoner exchanges carried out
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 31: The latest round of exchanges of hostages from the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners has been carried out with Israel.
Rohingya refugees' boat runs aground in Indonesia's Aceh province
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 31: More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia's Aceh province.
Man who burned Quran sparking violent protests in Sweden shot dead
Stockholm [Sweden], January 31: A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden.
Father in Pakistan kills US-born teenage daughter over TikTok videos
Everyone presumed dead in passenger plane, army helicopter collision over Washington
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg spends $25 million to settle with President Trump
Jan 30, 2025
Former Syrian opposition leader becomes interim president, lists 4 priorities
3 people stole subway train to ride in New York
South Korea to receive new helicopters from the US to counter North Korean submarines
Guterres urges Israel to reverse UNRWA ban
White House press briefings opened to influencers and podcasters
Five Thai nationals, 3 Israelis to be freed in Gaza today
Won't take part in displacement of Palestinians, says Egypt
