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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela...

New York [US], January 8: The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing...

Power restored to south-west Berlin after worst outage since WWII

Power restored to south-west Berlin after worst outage...

Berlin [Germany], January 8: All residents of south-western Berlin were back on the grid on Wednesday following an attack on...

Major supplier for thousands of Channel boat crossings jailed

Major supplier for thousands of Channel boat crossings...

London [UK], January 8: A major supplier of small boats and engines believed to be used in thousands of Channel...

Britain confirms support for U.S. seizure of oil tanker in North Atlantic

Britain confirms support for U.S. seizure of oil...

London [UK], January 8: The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday that British forces assisted a U.S.-led operation...

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tankers in N Atlantic, Caribbean

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tankers in N Atlantic,...

Washington DC [US], January 8: The US military said on Wednesday it had seized and boarded two oil tankers with...

US will 'always' support NATO: Trump

US will 'always' support NATO: Trump

Olympia [US], January 8: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would "always" stand by the NATO...

Venezuela declares week of mourning for military killed in US attack

Venezuela declares week of mourning for military killed...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 8: Venezuela's interim government declared seven days of national mourning for members of the military killed...

Moscow and Kiev continue war despite international peace efforts

Moscow and Kiev continue war despite international peace...

Moscow [Russia], January 8: Fighting continued in Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday, despite international efforts to end the war.

France bids farewell to film icon Brigitte Bardot at funeral service in Saint-Tropez

France bids farewell to film icon Brigitte Bardot...

Paris [France], January 8: Fans, friends and family bid farewell to the late French star actress Brigitte Bardot on Wednesday...

Seoul calls for freeze of North's nuclear programme, Chinese mediation

Seoul calls for freeze of North's nuclear programme,...

Seoul [South Korea], January 8: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said he has asked his Chinese counterpart Xi...

Syrian army announces limited operation against Kurds in Aleppo

Syrian army announces limited operation against Kurds in...

Aleppo [Syria], January 8: The Syrian interim government in Damascus announced on Wednesday a "limited military operation" against areas controlled...

Saudi-led alliance strikes separatists in Yemen

Saudi-led alliance strikes separatists in Yemen

Cairo [Egypt], January 8: A Saudi-led alliance on Wednesday said it had conducted "preemptive limited" airstrikes against separatist forces supported...

Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader Capt Ibrahim Traore foiled, says junta

Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader Capt Ibrahim...

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], January 8: A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traore, has been thwarted, the...

Nepal interim PM orders 3 cabinet ministers to resign over political affiliation ahead of March polls

Nepal interim PM orders 3 cabinet ministers to...

Kathmandu [Nepal], January 7: Interim Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki has ordered three cabinet ministers with political affiliations to...

Bangladesh's minority communities alarmed as communal violence intensifies, says Unity Council

Bangladesh's minority communities alarmed as communal violence intensifies,...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 7: As the date of the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh draws nearer, communal violence is...

European Commission President to visit Syria, Jordan, Lebanon

European Commission President to visit Syria, Jordan, Lebanon

Brussels [Belgium], January 7: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will begin on Thursday a tour...

EU urges Israel to allow NGOs unhindered access for critical humanitarian aid in Gaza

EU urges Israel to allow NGOs unhindered access...

Brussels [Belgium], January 7: European Union has called on Israel to allow international NGOs to operate and deliver life-saving aid...

Philippines raises Mayon Volcano alert to level three

Philippines raises Mayon Volcano alert to level three

Manila [Philippines], January 7: The Philippines today raised the alert level for Mayon Volcano in Albay province, central Philippines, warning...

Oman establishes Global Financial Centre

Oman establishes Global Financial Centre

Muscat [Oman], January 7: In recognition of the strategic importance of establishing a global financial centre in the Sultanate of...

Press detained in Venezuela following Maduro's removal

Press detained in Venezuela following Maduro's removal

Caracas [Venezuela], January 7: At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were...

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado praises Trump for Maduro arrest

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado praises Trump for Maduro...

Washington [US], January 7: Venezuelan opposition leader MarĂ­a Corina Machado has praised US President Donald Trump for the arrest of...

US allies, critics condemn Maduro abduction at UNSC

US allies, critics condemn Maduro abduction at UNSC

New York [US] January 7: Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including key US allies, have warned that...

Germany raises prospect of military forces to secure Ukraine peace

Germany raises prospect of military forces to secure...

Paris [France], January 7: Germany has raised the prospect of a military involvement in securing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine...

Western coalition agrees on binding security guarantees for Ukraine

Western coalition agrees on binding security guarantees for...

Paris [France], January 7: A coalition of about 30 Western and European countries agreed Tuesday at a meeting in Paris...

Freezing conditions across Europe shut down transport, close schools

Freezing conditions across Europe shut down transport, close...

Berlin [Germany], January 7: Snow and freezing conditions have shut down rail and air travel, led to long motorway tailbacks...

Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover threat

Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 7: Seven European leaders expressed solidarity with Greenland on Tuesday after renewed threats by President Donald Trump...

No fire safety checks for five years at Swiss bar where 40 died, says mayor

No fire safety checks for five years at...

Geneva [Switzerland], January 7: No fire safety checks had been carried out for five years at the bar where a...