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Faure elected leader of French Socialist party, ending...
Paris [France], January 29: Members of the French Socialists party have elected incumbent Olivier Faure as the party chairman, ending...

Sweden hopeful for NATO membership despite tensions with...
Stockholm (Sweden), January 29: The tensions with Turkey over Islamophobic incidents are having an impact on the country's NATO accession...

German leader Scholz sets off on S America...
Berlin [Germany], January 29: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is travelling to South America for a four-day trip to Argentina, Chile...

Former NATO general Pavel wins Czech presidential election
Prague [Czech Republic], January 29: The former Chief of General Staff Petr Pavel will be the new president in the...

Russian athletes' neutral Olympic flags 'stained by blood':...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 29: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky has once again called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headed by Thomas...

Usain Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud...
Kingston [Jamaica], January 29: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of...

Auckland flooding: Three people dead after torrential rain...
Auckland (New Zealand), January 29: At least three people have died and one is missing after New Zealand's largest city...

Israeli PM warns of 'swift' response after attacks
Jerusalem [Israel], January 29: Israel's prime minister has promised "strong" and "swift" response after two separate attacks by Palestinians in...

House collapses in Tauranga landslide amid wild weather
Tauranga (North Island) [New Zealand], January 29:Tauranga residents told 1News it sounded like a "tornado" others said they heard a...

Three dead in ritzy LA neighbourhood shooting
Los Angeles [US], January 29:Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multi-million dollar short-term...

Memphis disbands police unit in fatal beating; more...
Washington (US), January 29: The specialized police unit that included at least some of the Memphis officers involved in the...

This asteroid just missed Earth's satellites
Washington (US), January 29: Asteroid watchers got their calculations right - we can all relax. The American space agency NASA...

Pakistan govt withdraws security of Imran Khan
Islamabad (Pakistan), January 29: The Islamabad Police on Friday withdrew security from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan's residence, Bani Gala,...

Dubai emerges as one of world's most popular...
Dubai [UAE], January 29: Dubai is fast emerging as the city of choice for destination weddings, with a growing number...

Muslim Council of Elders hosts 4th seminar at...
Cairo [Egypt], January 29:The Muslim Council of Elders has hosted the fourth seminar at its stand at the Cairo International...

Russia holds memorial event to mark WWII Siege...
St Petersburg [Russia], January 28: Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg on Friday held the annual "900 Days and Nights"...

5 killed in car crash in southern Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], January 28: Five people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a probox car on Friday evening...

Deadly Russian missiles hit Ukraine energy infrastructure
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 28: Russian forces fired dozens of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday in a blistering wave of strikes...

Beirut blast victims' relatives rally for embattled probe...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 28: Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion rallied Thursday to support the...

6 Chinese among 8 dead after ship sinks...
Beijing [China], January 28: Eight people are dead, including six Chinese nationals, after a ship sank in waters off the...

Zionist raid in West Bank kills 10 Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], January 28: Zionist forces in a West Bank raid killed ten Palestinians Thursday, officials in the occupied territory...

Man crushed by telescopic urinal dies
London [UK], January 28: A man died after he was crushed and trapped underneath a telescopic public urinal while working...

At least seven killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
Jerusalem [Israel], January 28: At least seven people have been shot dead and more injured in an attack at a...

US authorities release police video in death of...
Washington [US], January 28: The city of Memphis has released a shocking video of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols,...

In Beijing's backyard, U.S. demonstrates its military might
Washington [US], January 28: Over a few hours under grey skies, dozens of combat planes and helicopters roar on and...

Turkey summoned Denmark's ambassador and accused his country...
Ankara [Turkey], January 28: Turkey ordered Denmark's ambassador to the foreign ministry in Ankara and accused his country of supporting...

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan sign agreement on coop in development...
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], January 28: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan and the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade...