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The protests began in Tehran, where some shopkeepers went on strike over high prices and economic stagnation

Yemen, which was divided into North and South from 1967 to 1990, could again be split in two years if the STCs independence plan comes to fruition

Police arrived quickly at the scene according to local residents, but the fire burned victims so severely that investigators said they would need days to identify the bodies

Russias Defence Ministry, writing on Telegram, said reports of an attack were untrue and suggested the blast at the site had been caused by the detonation of Ukrainian ammunition

Joshua sustained minor injuries when the Lexus SUV he was travelling in collided with another car on Monday

Amr Al Bidh, foreign affairs representative for the STC, accused Riyadh of having knowingly misled the international community by announcing a 'peaceful operation' that they never had any intention to keep peaceful.

Those convicted include former editor Shaheen Sehbai; two other journalists, Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada; YouTubers Wajahat Saeed Khan and Haider Raza Mehdi; and retired army officers Adil Raja and Akbar Hussain.

Budanov, 39, has built up a legendary reputation in Ukraine, credited with a series of daring operations against Russia since it launched an all-out assault against its neighbour in 2022

The Education Ministry lodged a formal complaint with the police and launched an internal inquiry to establish how the blunder took place

Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bars ceiling

Details of flight schedules and operations will be finalised by next week, and Biman will operate its flights under Pakistan Civil Aviation rules, says Civil Aviation authority report

In 2024, Turkey signed an energy exploration deal with Somalia

An official told reporters the governments view is it is too early to say she is a successor, given her age and she does not hold an official position

So severe were the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of revellers in the Le Constellation bar that Swiss officials said it could take days before they name all the victims

Das, who runs a medicine shop and mobile banking business, was travelling in an autorickshaw when the attackers intercepted the vehicle and allegedly beat him up, hacked him with sharp weapons

Mamdani inherits a city on the upswing, after years of slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

From fireworks and street parties to quiet prayers and moments of remembrance, countries across the globe rang in New Year 2026 in strikingly different ways.

A look at some of the worst fires in bars, nightclubs and music venues around the world

He extended heartfelt gratitude to the senior dignitaries of countries from the South Asian region, who attended the funeral personally

Bulgaria gave up the lev currency, which has been in use since the late 19th century, and Bulgarian euro coins were projected onto the central bank's building

China announced it would impose additional 55% tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity for the next three years

At the beginning of 2025, we highlighted some important elections. What were the results? And what other regime changes were noteworthy?

A police spokesman said the explosion took place at around 1:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation, which is popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in again, in grander style, in a public ceremony at City Hall at 1 p.m. by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the mayors political heroes

Zelenskyy said Ukrainians were exhausted from nearly four years of war longer than the German World War Two occupation of many Ukrainian cities

The action is part of the Trump administration's monthslong pressure campaign on Maduro

The juntas strategy is to repeat what it accomplished in 2010 when it installed its generals as civilian rulers to run a government elected in a similarly restricted election

A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has begun in the Indian Ocean, reviving efforts to solve one of aviations greatest mysteries

The video released by the Ministry included footage of a Russian serviceman standing next to fragments of a device which he said was a downed Ukrainian Chaklun-V drone carrying a six-kilogram explosive device which had not detonated.

The recall affects certain 2019-2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020-2025 911, Taycan, 2024-2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid models.

From fireworks and public celebrations to traffic advisories and security alerts, New Years Eve is being marked with large gatherings and heightened vigilance as the world steps into 2026

Fireworks have long been part of the city's celebrations for the New Year, Lunar New Year and National Day

The quake was at a depth of 4.7 km (2.9 miles)

China, over the years, has been a strong critic of the Quad and has not yet reacted to the meeting

U.S. Justice Department this year doubled to $50 million the reward for information that leads to Maduros arrest

Zia's body will be interred alongside her late husband, Ziaur Rahman, who was assassinated in 1981 during his time as President

The Chinese embassy in Britain said the foreign office remarks were a misrepresentation of the facts, a manipulation of the truth

A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to charges of human smuggling

Schlossberg was a climate change and environmental journalist and the second child of JFKs daughter, former U.S. diplomat Caroline Kennedy, and the designer-artist Edwin Schlossberg

he Treasury Department said the latest measures are intended to support the reimposed United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

China's role in the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor conflict between India and Pakistan this year came under serious scrutiny and criticism, especially the military assistance provided by Beijing to Islamabad

Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular party has been dissolved and was not taking part

Iran said that the move was in reaction to Ottawa declaring the Revolutionary Guards a terror group contrary to the fundamental principles of international law

President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday (December 29, 2025) that he had asked the interior minister to listen to legitimate demands of protesters

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In a televised address to the nation, Chief Adviser Yunus urged people to maintain discipline and order during the funeral prayers and the observance of mourning across the country

Police carried out raids on 114 addresses in Istanbul and two other provinces, arresting 110 of the total 115 suspects that they sought, the prosecutors statement said