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Power outage in Berlin leaves 45,000 households without electricity

Power outage in Berlin leaves 45,000 households without...

Berlin [Germany], January 4: A massive power outage has left around 45,000 households in southwest Berlin without electricity since Saturday...

Norway, Denmark FMs urge respect for int'l law after U.S. attack on Venezuela

Norway, Denmark FMs urge respect for int'l law...

Oslo [Norway], January 4: The foreign ministers of Norway and Denmark on Saturday voiced concern over the latest U.S. military...

Dutch lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

Dutch lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

The Hague [Netherlands], January 4: Several members of the Dutch House of Representatives on Saturday condemned a U.S. attack on...

Spain calls for "de-escalation" in Venezuela after U.S. attack

Spain calls for "de-escalation" in Venezuela after U.S....

Madrid [Spain], January 4: The Spanish government on Saturday called for "de-escalation" following the United States attack on the Venezuelan...

France decries U.S. military action in Venezuela, citing sovereignty and UN Charter

France decries U.S. military action in Venezuela, citing...

Paris [France], January 4: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the U.S. military operation that...

Russia urges U.S. to release Maduro, his wife: foreign ministry

Russia urges U.S. to release Maduro, his wife:...

Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia strongly urges the U.S. leadership to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the...

Australian PM calls for diplomacy to prevent escalation in Venezuela

Australian PM calls for diplomacy to prevent escalation...

Canberra [Australia], January 4: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government is monitoring developments in Venezuela,...

Europe urges respect for int'l law following U.S. action in Venezuela

Europe urges respect for int'l law following U.S....

Brussels [Belgium], January 4: European leaders and governments expressed strong concern on Saturday following the U.S. military action in Venezuela,...

Moscow denies Venezuelan VP is in Russia

Moscow denies Venezuelan VP is in Russia

Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russia's Foreign Ministry denied that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, saying such claim...

Russian, Belarusian FMs strongly condemn U.S. aggression against Venezuela

Russian, Belarusian FMs strongly condemn U.S. aggression against...

Moscow [Russia], January 4: Russian and Belarusian foreign ministers strongly condemned U.S. aggression against Venezuela during a phone call, the...

Worker dies in northeast Australian mine collapse

Worker dies in northeast Australian mine collapse

Sydney [Australia], January 4: Authorities have found the body of a missing worker after a coal mine collapsed in the...

Vietnam calls for respect for int'l law amid Venezuela situation

Vietnam calls for respect for int'l law amid...

Hanoi [Vietnam], January 4: Vietnam has expressed deep concern over the current situation in Venezuela and called for respect for...

Feature: Afghan blind man writes books in Braille to lighten world for visually impaired

Feature: Afghan blind man writes books in Braille...

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4: Despite being blind, Reshad Hassan is busy writing books in Braille. He dismisses the idea that...

6.5-magnitude quake hits 4 km NNW of Rancho Viejo, Mexico

6.5-magnitude quake hits 4 km NNW of Rancho...

Beijing [China], January 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 4 km NNW of Rancho Viejo, Mexico at...

Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in S. Africa's Bloemfontein

Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in S....

Johannesburg [South Africa], January 3: A pilot was killed Friday morning when a light aircraft crashed south of Bloemfontein, South...

Guinean opposition party appeals presidential election results to Supreme Court

Guinean opposition party appeals presidential election results to...

Conakry [Guinea], January 3: An opposition party in Guinea, the Democratic Front of Guinea, announced on Friday that it has...

Chinese plug-in model tops Israel's car sales in 2025

Chinese plug-in model tops Israel's car sales in...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: The Jaecoo 7, a plug-in hybrid compact crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese automaker Chery, emerged as...

Scientists uncover hidden bacteria survival strategy, paving way for new treatments

Scientists uncover hidden bacteria survival strategy, paving way...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 3: Israeli scientists have discovered that some bacteria can survive antibiotics in more than one way, helping...

Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen's Hadramout -- medical source

Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes...

Aden [Yemen], January 3: More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes...

Iranian FM vows to "forcefully reject" interference after Trump's threat to "rescue" protesters

Iranian FM vows to "forcefully reject" interference after...

Tehran [Iran], January 3: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday vowed to "forcefully reject" any interference in the...

Israeli forces fire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon despite prior notification: UNIFIL

Israeli forces fire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon...

Geneva [Switzerland], January 3: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday said Israeli forces opened fire near...

Yemen's STC declares 2-yr transitional phase ahead of referendum

Yemen's STC declares 2-yr transitional phase ahead of...

Sanaa [Yemen], January 3: Chief of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidarous Al-Zubaidi announced here on Friday the launch of...

Over 1 mln people in Gaza still urgently need shelter assistance: UN

Over 1 mln people in Gaza still urgently...

Gaza [Palestine], January 3: An estimated more than 1 million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need...

Trump details aspirin habit, denies falling asleep in meetings

Trump details aspirin habit, denies falling asleep in...

Washington [US], January 3: US President Donald Trump said he has for years taken a daily dose of aspirin higher...

Brazil's Bolsonaro to return to prison after court rejects house arrest bid

Brazil's Bolsonaro to return to prison after court...

Brasilia [Brazil], January 3: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will be returned to prison following a series of medical operations...

Venezuela released more than 80 political prisoners, says monitoring group

Venezuela released more than 80 political prisoners, says...

Caracas [Venezuela], January 3: The government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has released 87 political prisoners, an independent monitoring group...

Precious metals kick off New Year on strong note

Precious metals kick off New Year on strong...

New York [US], January 3: Precious metals kick-started the New Year on a strong note on Friday, resuming their rally...