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Jan 30, 2025
Seoul [South Korea], January 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the country's nuclear shield to be strengthened as he visited a nuclear material production facility, state-controlled KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Italian exports hit record high of 305 bln euros in 2024
ASML CEO sees DeepSeek as "good news" for semiconductor producers
Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi clears Senate panel
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil workers
Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
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Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip
Jerusalem [Israel], January 30: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting in Jerusalem with U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Netanyahu said...
Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader
Ankara [Turkey], January 30: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas leader Muhammad Ismail Darwish in Ankara, Erdogan's office said in a statement.
Chile's Congress approves reform to private pension system
Santiago [Chile], January 30: Chile's Congress approved a reform to the country's controversial private pension system, clearing the way for the bill to be signed...
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 30: Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making...
Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits
Jan 29, 2025
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Train services across Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff went on an indefinite strike, demanding higher pensions...
Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic security
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: Denmark will invest 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) in its military presence in the Arctic, Defence Minister Troels...
DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump says
Florida [US], January 29: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's dark-horse entry into the AI race should serve as a...
Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise political pressure
Belgrade [Serbia], January 29: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has announced his resignation amid large protests against corruption and President Aleksandar Vucic.
Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials
Gaza [Palestine], January 29: Arwa Damon, the founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, has said that although the number of aid...
Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], January 29: A passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at the airport of the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday evening.
Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan for future of Gaza Strip
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Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in talks with new leaders
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