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Jan 09, 2025
Geneva [Switzerland], January 9: The UN Human Rights Office says it has credible reports of the execution of 62 Ukrainian prisoners by members of the Russian armed forces. They died in 19 incidents between the beginning of September and the end of November, the office in Geneva reported on Wednesday.
Israel bombs women, children in Gaza's 'safe zone'
Trudeau says not 'a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US
Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland
Romania's ruling coalition agrees to hold presidential election on May 4
Wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles, killing at least two
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Lhasa [Tibet], January 9: More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued.
Russian strike kills 13 in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Moscow [Russia], January 9: A Russian guided bomb attack killed at least 13 people and injured 29 others in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities...
Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison, returns home
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...
WHO says respiratory virus HMPV in China is 'common,' not a threat
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday offered reassurance about HMPV, a respiratory infection that is spreading in China, emphasizing that...
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 al-Assad.
Iran starts air defence drills at Natanz nuclear facility
US transfers 11 Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
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
