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Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday, January 21, he had agreed to join US President Donald Trump‘s “Board of Peace.” Netanyahu announced in a statement from his office. The announcement…
- World
Profanities, warnings over Trump’s threats over Greenland
Davos: There were grave warnings from European leaders and expletives from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, January 20, as leaders at the World Economic Forum grappled with the Greenland crisis and…
- World
Legal battles over immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota intensify
Minneapolis: As confrontations with federal officers over their massive immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota showed no signs of stopping Wednesday, January 21, legal battles over the surge and the local response were…
- World
Australia Bondi shooting: Parliament passes gun restrictions, anti-hate speech law
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament’s passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month.…
- World
Trump says US will wipe out Iran if it assassinates him
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US will wipe out Iran if the country assassinates him. “I have very firm instructions — anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the…
- Middle East
Syrian military announces new, 4 day ceasefire with Kurdish forces
The Syrian military announced Tuesday evening a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The two…
- Top Stories
Davos: As world leaders gather for Board of Peace, Gaza situation still grim
A Palestinian baby died from hypothermia on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, underscoring the grim humanitarian conditions in the territory as world leaders were gathering at a Swiss resort where President Donald…
- Middle East
Israel bulldozes UNRWA as disease risks reach ‘record high’ in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli crews bulldozed a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, January 20, as Israel’s government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians. UNRWA, the United Nations…
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Chile fights wildfires kill 19, leave 1,500 homeless
Santiago: Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that started on Sunday and have killed at least 19 people and left around 1,500 homeless as they swept through thousands of acres in…
- World
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
Nuuk: US President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s Prime Minister that he no longer felt…
- World
US citizen says ICE removed him after warrantless home search
St Paul: Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a US citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his…
- Business
Shares in Asia track European markets lower
Tokyo: Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday after US markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday. US future were down sharply after most European benchmarks sank on…
- World
Deadly crash mars Spain’s flagship high-speed rail service
Barcelona: The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more,…
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Crackdown on demonstrators in Iran protests killed at least 4029, activists say
Dubai: A crackdown on demonstrators taking part in nationwide protests in Iran killed at least 4,029 people, activists said Tuesday, January 20. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the toll,…
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Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach
Melbourne: Authorities were trying to determine on Tuesday whether a Canadian woman found dead on an Australian beach had been killed by dingoes. The 19-year-old woman was found on a beach at…
