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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, on Jan. 14, 2025. Antti Aimo-Koivisto/AP hide caption toggle caption Antti Aimo-Koivisto/AP BERLIN — Denmark’s prime minister embarked on a tour of major European capitals Tuesday as the continent faces what she called “a … Read more
Railway stations and airports across China have seen the biggest peak in travellers in advance of the Lunar New Year as millions of people return home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record. The Chinese New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on … Read more
People gather by a banner welcoming people near the rubble of a collapsed building along Gaza’s coastal al-Rashid Street for people to cross from the Israeli-blocked Netzarim corridor from the southern Gaza Strip into Gaza City on Sunday. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Israeli troops have … Read more
Israeli army blocks northern Gaza crossing points after prisoner-captive exchanges. Rare scenes of joy among Palestinians and Israelis after 15 months of genocide in Gaza. Prisoners are exchanged for captives – but Israeli soldiers stop Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza. What lies ahead? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Diana Buttu – Palestinian lawyer Ori Goldberg … Read more
Alexander Lukashenko expected to win election for 7th time in a row in Belarus, with little opposition. PIEN HUANG, HOST: Not all elections are nail-biters. The former Soviet Republic of Belarus, wedged between Russia and Ukraine, chooses the president this Sunday, and the country’s longtime ruler and Kremlin ally, Alexander Lukashenko, is all but certain … Read more
Israel and Hamas completed their second swap, exchanging 200 Palestinian prisoners for four female Israeli soldiers. Source link
Four Israeli hostages stand on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Four female soldiers taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 incursion into southern Israel by fighters … Read more
Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced a freeze on almost all new funding for foreign assistance programmes, with exceptions for allies Israel and Egypt. The order from the US State Department on Friday also includes … Read more
The U.S. has accused an Israeli private investigator of orchestrating a hacking campaign that targeted American climate activists. Extradition hearings for the private investigator, Amit Forlit, were held at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption toggle caption Alberto Pezzali/AP A yearslong U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted … Read more
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised China’s ‘dangerous’ actions towards the Philippines in the South China Sea. New United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Manila of Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defending the Philippines in the face of Chinese provocation in the South China Sea, during his first call with Philippines Foreign … Read more