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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

The Russian army captured more than 5,600 square kilometres (2,160 square miles), or nearly one percent, of Ukrainian territory in 2025

The shaky 12-week-old ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group has largely ended large-scale Israeli bombardment of Gaza

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

After the fall of the government of Sheikh Hasina, who was recognised for her zero tolerance of terror policy, the Bangladesh police continued to be handicapped because of the lingering stain of the crackdown

Moscow and Kyiv must step back from escalation and push for peace

Christian Sturdivant, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terror organization after officials say he communicated his attack plans to an undercover FBI employee

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

Iran Supreme Leader adviser Larijani says Mr. Trump should know that U.S. interference in Iran protesting issue is equivalent to chaos across entire region

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

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.1% monthly rise to leave prices 1.2% higher than in December 2024.

Flights were halted on Thursday (January 1, 2025) at Yemens Aden international airport

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

Chinas population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024 and experts have cautioned the downturn will continue

The interview was taped on New Year's Eve, the same day the U.S. military announced strikes against five alleged drug-smuggling boats

Relations between China and Japan are at their chilliest point in years after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo

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

Russia made the formal diplomatic request as Trump also seeks to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

This is the latest child death reported in Gaza as storms, cold weather and flooding worsen already brutal living conditions

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

The New Years Day release follows the governments announcement that it released 99 people on December 26, which would bring a total of 187 people released in two weeks

It was the latest deadly incident along one of the worlds most dangerous migrant routes frequented mostly by West Africans trying to reach Spain via the Canary Islands

Ukraine and Western countries have disputed Russias account of the alleged attempted strike

According to the Election Commission of Bangladesh, more than 1.2 million Bangladeshi citizens both living at home and abroad have registered already to cast votes through postal ballot system

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.

Palestinian authorities in the West Bank said a 26-year-old man they named as Khattab Al Sarhan was killed and another person wounded

A surprise offensive by the STC, in which the separatists took control of resource-rich Hadramawt and Mahra provinces last month, has brought the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, officially allies in Yemen, to a point of unprecedented tension

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

The military also said it hit the Almetevskaya oil preparation facility in Russias Tatarstan region

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

A police spokesman said the explosion took place at around 1:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation

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

Meanwhile, the air defence systems have intercepted and destroyed 168 Ukrainian UAVs over the regions during the New Year night

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

The comparative data for 2024 and 2025 reveals a sharp escalation in terrorism and counter-terrorism linked violence nationwide, marking an increase of 862 deaths, or a roughly 34% YoY surge in violence

Final figure yet to be confirmed; record of 45,774 arrivals was in 2022 under the last Conservative government

The protests, taking root in economic issues, have heard demonstrators chant against Iran's theocracy as well

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