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January 2, 2025 8:52 AM

US President confirms probe into connection between New Orleans attack & Cybertruck explosion

United States President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (local time) that law enforcement is investigating any possible connection between the New Orleans 'terror' attack and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Veg...

January 1, 2025 12:46 PM

Pentagon appeals Court upholds plea deals for 9/11 plotters

A Pentagon appeals court has upheld controversial plea deals for three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, clearing the way for the US government to proceed with the agreements, reported The Washington Post. The court's unanimous ruling, ...

January 1, 2025 12:00 PM

Putin tells Russians at New Year that ‘everything will be fine’

President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a New Year address that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025, though he offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. At a time when many ordinary people are worried ab...

January 1, 2025 11:38 AM

Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine

Russia's energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday that gas exports via Ukraine to Europe had been halted from 08:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) as the transit deal has expired. The shutdown of Russia's oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught re...

January 1, 2025 10:38 AM

Protesters in Bangladesh demand July uprising proclamation by January 15

Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka on Tuesday to demand justice for victims of the July uprising against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government. Organized under the banner of "Students Against Discrimination," the protest saw a massi...

January 1, 2025 10:35 AM

‘This doesn’t seem like suicide’: Elon Musk backs OpenAI whistleblower mother’s allegations on her son’s death

Elon Musk has expressed support for allegations of foul play in the death of 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment months after accusing OpenAI of copyright violations. Balaji’s mothe...

January 1, 2025 10:12 AM

Taiwan president wants exchanges with China, sees lack of goodwill

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism. La...

January 1, 2025 8:53 AM

No one can ever stop China’s reunification: President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping underlined that no one could prevent China's 'reunification' with Taiwan, and affirmed that China will continue its "united front" efforts. In his New Year's message on Tuesday, Xi also highlighted China's aim to strength...

December 31, 2024 3:56 PM

South Korea’s leadership crisis in hands of Constitutional Court

South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fates of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial law. Han, who was i...

December 31, 2024 3:06 PM

‘From “shared response” in 2004 tsunami to “vital force” for progress in Indo-Pacific’: Jaishankar highlights Quad’s progress

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Quad, emphasizing its evolution from a collective response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami into a key force driving stability, progress, and prosperity in th...

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