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Feb 02, 2025
Los Angeles [California], February 2: The devastating wildfires in and around Los Angeles have been completely contained after burning for three weeks, state officials said late Friday.
Venezuela frees six US men
Rafah crossing reopens as Israel frees jailed Palestinians in swap
Arab ministers reject Trump's call to displace Palestinians from Gaza
Nursing home fire near Paris kills three, injures several: Media reports
Syrian authorities arrest former president's cousin
Feb 01, 2025
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2 killed, 10 injured in Israeli airstrikes in E. Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], February 1: Two people were killed and 10 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to official and security...
Egypt to host high-level Arab meeting on Palestinian issues
Cairo [Egypt], February 1: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and...
4 IS militants killed in airstrikes in central Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], February 1: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in airstrikes on their hideout in central Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
U.S. 15-year air safety streak comes to end: WSJ
New York [US], February 1: The United States' streak of more than 15 years without a major fatal airline crash has been the envy of...
Canada announces deferral in implementing capital gains tax increase
Ottawa [Canada], February 1: The Canadian Minister of Finance Dominic LeBlanc announced on Friday that the federal government is deferring the date to implement capital...
Canada deploys investigators to Washington for midair collision involving Bombardier
Ottawa [Canada], February 1: Canada has sent a team of investigators following a midair collision accident in Washington, D.C. involving American Airlines flight 5342, a...
OpenAI launches "reasoning" model o3-mini
San Francisco [US], February 1: OpenAI on Friday launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) "reasoning" model o3-mini.
U.S. stocks slump after Trump commits to impose tariffs
New York [US], February 1: U.S. stocks dived on Friday, after the White House confirmed that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would take effect on...
Small plane crashes in Philadelphia
New York [US], February 1: A small plane crashed in a neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia on Friday, sparking a large fire, U.S. media reported.
UN forms task force to coordinate war debris removal in Gaza
New York [US], February 1: International organisations and donor entities have begun assessing aid plans, funding programmes and development initiatives required to be launched once the ceasefire in Gaza takes effect, addressing the immense challenges resulting from nearly 15 months of military operations that have caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
UN appeals for $500 million to address global human rights needs
'Gazans depend on us for sheer survival', insists UNRWA
Norway seizes ship suspected of sabotaging submarine cables in Baltic Sea
US fires dozens of FBI agents who investigated Trump
Trump may raise tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico today
Another plane crash causes many casualties in the US
US limits helicopter flights after Washington crash, 41 bodies found
Investigators find black boxes after deadly Washington plane crash
Trump takes aim, without evidence, at diversity policies over midair collision
Russia launches themed train to mark Chinese New Year
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