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Jan 30, 2025
Washington DC [US], January 30: The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi.
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil workers
Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip
Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader
Chile's Congress approves reform to private pension system
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Train services across Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff went on an indefinite strike, demanding higher pensions...
Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic security
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: Denmark will invest 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) in its military presence in the Arctic, Defence Minister Troels...
DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump says
Florida [US], January 29: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's dark-horse entry into the AI race should serve as a...
Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise political pressure
Belgrade [Serbia], January 29: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has announced his resignation amid large protests against corruption and President Aleksandar Vucic.
Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials
Gaza [Palestine], January 29: Arwa Damon, the founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, has said that although the number of aid...
Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], January 29: A passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at the airport of the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday...
Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan for future of Gaza Strip
Berlin [Germany], January 29: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday urged greater progress in shaping the political and economic future of the Gaza Strip, following...
First deportation flight lands in Colombia after migration dispute with the US
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 29: The first plane carrying Colombian migrants deported from the United States has landed in the South American country after...
Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in talks with new leaders
Moscow [Russia], January 29: A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders on Tuesday for the first...
Bodies pile up in Congolese city; protesters attack EU embassies
Cape Town [South Africa], January 29: Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing for their lives in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, humanitarian organizations said on Tuesday, while protesters attacked EU and African embassies.
Waymo begins testing robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways
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U.S. federal judge blocks Trump admin's freeze on federal financial assistance
U.S. stocks rebound on tech rally
NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences in Arctic
Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells
Trump orders end to federal support for gender affirming care for minors
Brazil will not use its air force for U.S. migrant deportations
German churches warn conservatives against immigration crackdown
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