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Jan 12, 2024
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12: Myanmar navy has seized 1.45 tons of Methamphetamine (ICE) in its territorial waters, according to the country's Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on late Thursday.
Gaza hospitals cut off from UN aid as Israel intensifies bombing
Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as Bangladesh's premier
Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup and rearm
Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia
Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial
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US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Washington [US], January 12: The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen, four U.S. officials told...
Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts to defence
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 12: Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field for more than a kilometre.
Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against Israel's war in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings at the top U.N. court...
Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response
Moscow [Russia], January 12: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied...
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonment
Warsaw [Poland], January 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's changes.
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman
Tehran [Iran], January 12: The St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city of Sohar.
Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Benjamin Netanyahu condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies".
Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential race
Jan 11, 2024
Washington [US], January 11: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, officially withdrew from the 2024...
Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM, invites her to form new gov't
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 11: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina as the new prime minister...
213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo [Japan], January 11: The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after a series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude jolted the prefecture and its vicinity, local media reported.
At Washington meeting China demands end to US military aid to Taiwan
Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start of Baltic tour
US wants 'tangible steps' toward Palestinian state; Israel fights on
Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace
US, allies slam alleged N Korea missiles to Russia
North Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy'
Pastor slams Western church 'silence' on Gaza
Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack
US, UK forces repel 'largest attack' by Houthis in Red Sea
Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff hostage
