German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections

Dec 29, 2024

Berlin [Germany], December 29: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the...

Trump sides with Elon Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favor of the program

Dec 29, 2024

New York [US], December 29: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over...

Man dies after bitten by shark while fishing

Dec 29, 2024

Ǫueensland [Australia], December 29: A man has died after he was attacked by a shark while fishing with his family.

At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports

Dec 29, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], December 29: At least 28 people died on Sunday after an airliner went off the runway and crashed at South Korea's Muan...

Thousands protest in Georgia ahead of political showdown

Dec 29, 2024

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 29: Thousands of Georgian protesters have formed a human chain in the capital, Tbilisi, ahead of a political showdown as the new...

India mourns former prime minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral

Dec 29, 2024

New Delhi [India], December 29: Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country's economic reform program, was cremated...

China approves the construction of world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

Dec 29, 2024

Beijing [China], December 29: China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in...

Israel detains north Gaza hospital director as WHO condemns raids

Dec 29, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], December 29: Israel's army has detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, as the World Health Organization...

PM Fico offers Slovakia's 'hospitality' in possible Ukraine, Russia talks

Dec 29, 2024

Bratislava [Slovakia], December 29: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has offered his country as a meeting place for possible talks on ending the war in...