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January 2, 2025 10:38 AM

At least 10 dead in Montenegro after gunman goes on rampage

A gunman killed at least 10 people in a rampage on a small town in Montenegro on Wednesday, police said, one of the tiny Balkan nation's worst mass killings. A 45-year-old man, identified by police as Aleksandar Martinovic, was on the run after open...

January 2, 2025 9:04 AM

Israel continues strikes in northern Gaza on New Year, 15 killed, 20 injured

Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported. The Israeli forces have been continuously targeting the town of Jabalia in recent months. Gaz...

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 10:36 PM

Driver kills 10 ramming truck into New Orleans crowd in New Year attack

A driver crashed his pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day in New Orleans' French Quarter and opened fire, killing 10 people and injuring more than 35, in an early morning attack the FBI said was a potential act of terrorism. The ...

January 1, 2025 7:59 PM

At least 20 migrants missing as boat sinks off Italy, seven rescued

Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa said on Wednesday. Amongst those saved was an 8-year-old Syrian boy, hoping to join his fat...

January 1, 2025 5:00 PM

Bangladesh’s Army Chief hails ties with India, emphasizes mutual dependence and fairness

Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, has praised the strong ties between Bangladesh and India, calling India an "important neighbour" on which Dhaka relies in many ways. In an interview with Prothom Alo, General Zaman highli...

January 1, 2025 9:45 PM

Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU’s Schengen zone

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks. Fireworks lit the s...

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 11:29 AM

South Korea crash investigation ramps up as funeral procedures begin

The investigation into the crash of a South Korea passenger jet gathered pace on Wednesday as bereaved families began to prepare funerals after authorities finished formally identifying the 179 victims of the country’s worst air disaster. The tran...

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...

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