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Palestinians are trying to extinguish the fire that broke out as a result of an Israeli army attack targeting tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, despite the ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on January 16, 2025. Photo by Anas Zeyad Fteha/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 16, 2025 12:42 PM

Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday. The complex ce...

January 15, 2025 11:02 PM

Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement meant to end 15-month Gaza war, official says

Negotiators reached a deal on Wednesday for a ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Mid...

January 15, 2025 7:31 PM

What you need to know about the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon

South Korean investigators arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for alleged insurrection over his bid to impose martial law, after weeks of defiance and claims by Yoon and his lawyers that the arrest warrant was invalid. Here is w...

January 16, 2025 9:11 AM

Biden warns US faces oligarchy as Trump looms over legacy

President Joe Biden capped a half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech as he hopes to seal a legacy overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House. Biden opened his speech w...

Police officers stand guard as people gather near the presidential residence to show support for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after the anti-corruption agency for high-ranking officials received a new court warrant to arrest Yoon, in Seoul, South Korea, January 8, 2025. Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images/Files

January 15, 2025 4:26 PM

South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation, saying he was only cooperating with what he called an illegal probe to avoid violence. His a...

January 15, 2025 4:08 PM

Assam woos UAE investors for the upcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 summit

A high-level delegation from Assam, led by Assam Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Borah, arrived in the UAE for a four-day visit to showcase the state's investment potential ahead of the Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit scheduled for February 25-26, 2025, i...

January 15, 2025 10:58 AM

Kerala intensifies investment push in UAE, secures strong support for Global Summit

Kerala's ambitious drive to attract international investment gained significant momentum as Industries Minister P. Rajeev led a high-profile delegation to Dubai, securing strong commitments from UAE's top business and government leaders for the upcom...

January 15, 2025 10:04 AM

Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while Cuba said separately it would release upward of 500 prisoners from its jails, dual announcements poised to reshape U.S.-Cuba relations just days before�...

The government of the Republic of South Africa launch a rescue operation to extract the illegal workers at the abandoned Stilfontein mine in North West, South Africa on January 14, 2025. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 15, 2025 1:24 PM

Sixty bodies retrieved from closed South African gold mine

South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) underground where an unknown number of men are still feared trapped, following a siege in a crackdown on illegal mining. The si...

Smoke, rising over the destroyed and heavily damaged residential areas following the Israeli attacks on Gaza, is seen from Sderot, Israel on January 14, 2025. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 15, 2025 5:15 PM

Gaza ceasefire still elusive as negotiators try to hammer out deal

Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a complex, phased ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday after marathon talks in Qatar aiming to end a conflict that has inflicted widespread death and destruction and upended the Middle East. Mor...

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