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Jan 09, 2025
Los Angeles [US], January 9: The worst-case scenario has been realized in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, where an estimated 1,000 structures, many of them homes, have been destroyed by a Santa Ana-wind-fueled wildfire, authorities confirmed on Wednesday morning.
Trudeau says not 'a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US
Romania's ruling coalition agrees to hold presidential election on May 4
Wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles, killing at least two
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Russian strike kills 13 in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
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Rome [Italy], January 9: Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran and returned home, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a...
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Bangladesh revokes passport of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8: Bangladesh's interim administration has revoked the passport of its ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and 74 others for their alleged role...
US authorities seek to identify bodies found in JetBlue wheel well
Florida [US], January 8: Authorities in the United States have been working to identify two bodies discovered in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane...
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
New York [US], January 8: Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where...
German couple confess to killing Ukrainian refugee and her mother to steal baby
Mannheim [Germany], January 8: A German couple on Tuesday confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 in order to steal...
Thai elephant centres criticized after death of tourist
Bangkok [Thailand], January 8: Animal rights activists on Tuesday lashed out at elephant sanctuaries in Thailand after a Spanish holidaymaker was killed while bathing one...
Airport in Damascus resumes international operations
Damascus [Syria], January 8: Syria's main airport in Damascus resumed full operations on Tuesday after they were halted following the overthrow of long-time president Bashar...
Iran starts air defence drills at Natanz nuclear facility
Tehran [Iran], January 8: Amid rising tensions with Israel and with less than two weeks left before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iran's...
US transfers 11 Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
Washington [US], January 8: The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Aid efforts in Gaza at breaking point: UN
Hungarian officials criticize U.S. sanctions on gov't minister
Two killed, one injured in shooting in Germany
Slovenia's 2024 budget deficit lowest in 5 yrs
News Analysis: Experts expect gradual ECB rate cuts despite rising eurozone inflation
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees
Ghana's Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy
Austrian far right demands conservatives be 'honest' in coalition talks
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's post-war far right, dies aged 96
