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Georgian prime minister resigns
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 30: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday he has decided to resign.

U.S. not seeking war with Iran after soldiers...
Washington [US], January 30: The White House said Monday that the United States will not go to war with...

Mexican president criticizes U.S. threats to close border...
Mexico City [Mexico], January 30: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday dismissed as "demagogic" recent threats from some...

Australia's sexual assault reports up 40 pct since...
Canberra [Australia], January 30: The number of people reporting cases of sexual assault in Australia has grown by more...

Meloni vows 'cooperation among equals' with African leaders
Rome [Italy], January 30: Italy wants to use its current presidency of the group of the world's seven leading industrialized...

Iran executes four convicted of Israeli bomb plot
Tehran [Iran], January 30: Iran has executed four men it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation.

Residents urged to stay indoors as heavy storm...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 30: Police urged residents to stay indoors on Monday as a heavy storm hit northern Norway, causing...

Russian President Putin to visit Turkey in February,...
Moscow [Russia], January 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin is still planning to visit Turkey in February, the first time he...

Cameron urged to act as dual national Kara-Murza...
London [UK], January 30: Family and friends of jailed British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza have become increasingly concerned about his fate...

Houthis open seized ship to sightseers
Hodeidah [Yemen], January 30: More than two months after Yemen's Houthi rebels captured the Galaxy Leader cargo ship and detained...

King Charles III, Kate back home after surgeries
London [UK], January 30: King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales, rested at their homes Monday after both left...

Biden faces pressure to strike Iran after US...
Washington [US], January 30: The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more by Iran-backed militants is piling...

Israel accuses 190 UN staff of being 'hardened'...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 30: An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a...

Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding...
Lima [Peru], January 30: Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America's most popular heritage...

World Court to rule on jurisdiction in Russia
Moscow [Russia], January 30: The United Nations' highest court will rule whether it will hear a case in which Ukraine...

France pushing for EU law change as farmers...
Paris [France], January 30: French President Emmanuel Macron is to push for changes to European Union (EU) legislation to address...

Japan's SLIM 'Sniper' starts investigating the moon
Tokyo [Japan], January 30: A mere four months after Japan's first attempt to land on the moon ended in failure,...

Mansour bin Zayed witnesses UAE Central Bank's Golden...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman...

UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on US military...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a US military...

UAE President sends written invitation to Qatar's Emir...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a written message to...

Chinese ice sculpture, lantern exhibition opens in Norway
Beijing [China], January 29: An exhibition featuring Chinese ice sculptures and lanterns opened in Oslo on Sunday, drawing crowds of...

GM Quader made Bangladesh's leader of opposition in...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Bangladesh's Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader has been made leader of the opposition in the...

Chinese national flag raised in Nauru after nearly...
Yaren [Nauru], January 29: A Chinese national flag-raising ceremony was held on Monday in Nauru by a Chinese diplomatic team,...

Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged...
Sydney [Australia], January 29: The peak body for Australia's universities has urged the government to fund free degrees in areas...

Japan's space agency says lunar probe begins functioning
Tokyo [Japan], January 29: Japan's lunar probe, which was switched off after its moon touchdown earlier as its solar cells...

Russian forces shoot down 7 Ukrainian rockets, 28...
Moscow [Russia], Januaru 29: Russian air defences have shot down seven missiles fired from HIMARS and Vampire systems, as well...

First round of presidential election begins in Finland
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: After 12 years under the leadership of popular President Sauli Niinisto, Finland on Sunday began the...