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January 27, 2025 3:16 PM

Gaza residents start to return north as crossing opened after hostage breakthrough

Tens of thousands of Palestinians began moving along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday as Israel opened roadblocks after the militant group Hamas agreed to hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages. Televisio...

MINSK, BELARUS - JANUARY 26: Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a press conference after casting his vote at a polling station in the capital Minsk, Belarus on January 26, 2025. Voting began at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and the 5,325 polling stations will remain open throughout the country until 8 p.m. local time (1700GMT). (Photo by Ali Cura/Anadolu via Getty Images)

January 27, 2025 11:58 AM

Lukashenko pockets massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western governments have rejected as a sham, according to preliminary results on Monday. "You can congratulate the Republic of Belaru...

January 27, 2025 12:20 PM

US puts Colombia tariff, sanctions threat on hold after deportations deal

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened tariffs and ...

Palestinians, who were forcibly displaced as a result of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months, try to get warm by lighting fire as they continue to wait at a point close to the Netzarim Corridor on al-Rashid Street to return to their homes in the north after the completion of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement on January 26, 2025 in Gaza City, Gaza. Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 27, 2025 9:33 AM

Hamas to release three Israeli hostages as Israel allows Gazans to return home north

Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday, and Israel said it would allow residents of the northern Gaza Strip to go back home early on Monda...

January 27, 2025 8:50 AM

Trump imposes tariffs, sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of the new ...

January 26, 2025 4:05 PM

Monuments defaced as Australians protest, celebrate national day

Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in support of Aboriginal groups who say the date is not one to cheer. A statue of colo...

January 26, 2025 2:23 PM

Indian community in UAE marks 76th Republic Day with pride and grandeur

The Indian community in the UAE came together on Sunday morning to celebrate the 76th Indian Republic Day with spirited ceremonies at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate in Dubai. Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Sunjay Sudhir, unfurled th...

January 26, 2025 10:01 AM

76th Republic Day celebrated in Dhaka with enthusiasm and patriotic fervour

The 76th Republic Day of India was celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh with enthusiasm and patriotic fervour on Sunday at the High Commission of India. Members of the Indian community took part in large numbers in the celebrations at the Chancery bu...

January 26, 2025 11:15 AM

US President Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause

Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. The move was widely expected. "We released them....

January 26, 2025 8:38 AM

In 1950 repeat, Indonesian President Subianto to grace India’s Republic Day parade as chief guest

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will grace India's 76th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path on Sunday, in a grand showcase of the two countries' long-standing ties. India’s first Republic Day celebrations in 1950 were also graced by th...

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