UKRAINE – Russian attack on Kyiv left 1 person dead and 5,635 without heating, according to the local mayor on Tuesday. “After this attack on the capital, 5,635 high-rise buildings are without heat,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko…
SWITZERLAND – The World Economic Forum 2026 kicked off in Davos Switzerland on Monday Jan. 19, with initial sessions focusing on artificial intelligence, technological transformation, global economy and sustainability amid heightened geopolitical and geo-economic risks. Held…
SUDAN – The International Criminal Court (ICC) have claimed to have found evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, with the repeated atrocities in El-Fasher and what it said was…
DR CONGO – After M23 withdrawal from Uvira city, the Congolese army regained control on Sunday Jan. 18, according to a military statement on Monday. In the statement, the Congolese armed forces accused the Alliance Fleuve…
IRAN – The Iranian protests death toll have risen to at least 4,029, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) on Monday. A total of 26,015 have been arrested as of the 23rd…
RUSSIA – Donald Trump have extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to join the “Board of Peace,” the new international body aimed at addressing conflicts, beginning with the Gaza crisis. Speaking at a…
CHINA – A factory explosion in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday killed 2 people and injured 84 others, while 8 went missing, according to local authorities. The blast occurred at around 3 pm local…
PAKISTAN – The death toll from the shopping center fire in Karachi, Pakistan have risen to 14 after more bodies were recovered. Asad Raza, deputy inspector general of police south, told broadcaster Geo News that search…
GUATEMALA – Gang violence in Guatemala targeting prisons and police resulted to at least 8 deaths, according to local reports on Sunday. Gangs linked to the Barrio 18 criminal organization carried out coordinated attacks on three…
SPAIN – At least 39 people were killed and 152 others injured in a high-speed train crash in Cordoba province Spain, according to local reports on Monday. The accident occurred around 7.40 pm local time (1840GMT)…
RUSSIA – Russia on Thursday accused the US and its allies of exploiting Iran’s national protests and acting as hostile external forces aimed at fueling instability in order to overthrow the Iranian government, to advance Washington’s…
PALESTINE – The second phase of Gaza ceasefire begun on Wednesday Jan. 14, aiming at extending beyond the military pause. This phase is the most complex one, seeking a long-term political and security arrangements including Hamas…
USA – The Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado on Thursday gifted Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a recognition of his unique commitment to Venezuelan freedom. “I presented the president of the United…
UGANDA – Presidential and parliamentary elections begun in Uganda on Thursday, with president Yoweri Museveni seeking a 7th term. Polls opened at 7 am local time (0400GMT), scheduled to end at 4 pm (1300GMT). 81-year-old Museveni…
IRAN – The Iranian judiciary on Thursday denied claims that it had sentenced protester Erfan Soltani to death for participating in anti-government protests. Media reports claimed that Erfan Soltani, 26, was arrested and swiftly sentenced to…
RUSSIA – Russia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Gareth Samuel Davies, 45, who it says was a British spy disguising as a British embassy employee in Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Danae Dholakia, the…
USA – Verizon mobile and internet outages on Wednesday affected over 182,000 US customers. At the peak of the outage at about 12.30 pm EST (1730GMT), 182,178 Verizon customers had no signal, according to online outage…
USA – The Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen warned in a Fox News interview on Wednesday that any forced US takeover of Greenland would be the end of NATO alliance. “At least, I do not…
USA – Minneapolis city demanded on Wednesday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents leave the city and state of Minnesota immediately, following the shooting of a Venezuelan man on the leg in an attempted…
COLOMBIA – Meeting between the Colombian president Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House will take place on February 3. Petro said at a Cabinet meeting that the fight against drug…
THAILAND – At least 2 people were killed and 5 others injured on Thursday after a construction crane fell onto a road, hitting vehicles passing underneath, in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. The incident occurred shortly after…
IRAN – Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar are privately lobbying the US government, urging it to not launch military action on Iran, warning that such actions would destabilize the region, both politically and economically. While these…
PHILIPPINES – After a landfill collapse killed 13 and left 23 others missing, the local city council announced on Wednesday that Friday Jan. 16 will be a day of mourning for the victims. The Cebu City…
SOUTH KOREA – A suspected Kyowon Group cyberattack earlier this week may have exposed data of around 9.6 million user accounts, according to an ongoing investigation. The estimate, made by a government-led investigation team that includes…
THAILAND – A construction crane collapse onto train in Thailand on Wednesday killed at least 28 people and injured 80 others, according to local reports. The accident took place in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima…
EGYPT – Several Muslim Brotherhood chapters from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon were on Tuesday designated as terror groups by the US Department of State. “Today, as a first step in support of President Trump’s commitment to…
EGYPT – A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday to advance talks on the second phase of Gaza ceasefire with Egyptian officials. In a statement, Hamas said the delegation is led by Khalil…
SOMALIA – The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in US was terminated, and anyone with that status given until March 17 to leave the country, according to a statement by the Homeland Security. Conditions in…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Knesset has advanced a bill imposing a death penalty to Palestinians accused of engagement in Oct. 7, 2023 events. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said the bill passed the first reading late Monday…
SOMALIA – At least 17 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an overnight air operation in southern Somalia, according to the Defense Ministry on Tuesday. The operation targeted a location in the Jabad Godone area of ​​the…