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Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is 'a gift...
Vatican [Vatican City], January 20: Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is "a gift from God" that should be...

Ecuador security forces launch major prison operation
Quito [Ecuador], January 20: Security forces in Ecuador have launched an operation in a major prison complex in the port...

Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 20: A key member of Israel's war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not...

Russian oil depot on fire after attempted Ukrainian...
Klintsy [Russia], January 20: Four oil tanks at a large storage facility in the town of Klintsy in Russia's western...

UMEX and SimTEX 2024 agenda announced
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 20: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu...

UAE President receives phone call from Ukrainian President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today...

Abu Dhabi's 'Falcon Economy' in the limelight at...
Davos [Switzerland], January 20: The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) led the Emirate's official economic delegation to the...

13 dead in central China school dormitory fire
Zhengzhou [China], January 20: Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in a fire that took place in a school...

6.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga
Suva [Fiji], January 19: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 125 km NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga, at 11:12...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 19: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday morning, the country's Meteorological,...

Emergency situation declared for flooding in northern Australia
Canberra [Australia], January 19: An emergency situation has been declared and remote communities evacuated in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) amid...

Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.3 pct in...
Tokyo [Japan], January 19: Japan's core consumer prices were up 2.3 percent in December from a year earlier, the government...

Indonesia allows Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to...
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 19: Three Boeing 737 Max 9 planes belonging to Indonesia's budget airline Lion Air have been allowed...

Ukraine, Russia both report new airstrikes
Moscow [Russia], January 19: Both Ukraine and Russia again reported numerous airstrikes on their territory during the night and in...

Iraqi premier says ending US-led alliance role necessary...
Baghdad [Iraq], January 19: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani on Thursday pushed for an end to the contested presence of...

At least nine killed in suspected Jordanian strikes...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 19: At least nine people were killed, including women and children, in suspected Jordanian air strikes in...

Difficult problem in the Middle East
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Efforts to contain widespread conflicts in the Middle East are at a deadlock because the...

The US Congress narrowly helped the government escape...
Washington [US], January 19: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to temporarily fund the federal government through...

Mr. Trump retains the right to run for...
Washington [US], January 19: A judge in Washington state (USA) rejected the petition to remove former President Trump's name from...

Pentagon: US is not at war with Houthi
Washington [US], January 19: The Pentagon declared that the US is not at war with the Houthi forces in Yemen,...

North Korea tested nuclear weapons in response to...
Seoul [South Korea], January 19: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted an underwater nuclear weapons system test to protest...

Deeper the Vietnam - Hungary comprehensive partnership
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19: On the afternoon of January 18 (local time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife...

'Lack of urgency' led to failed response to...
Texas [US], January 19: Chaos and a "lack of urgency" plagued the police response to the deadly 2022 mass shooting...

US strikes on Houthis in Yemen have not...
Washington [US], January 19: US President Joe Biden says strikes on the Houthis in Yemen have not stopped the group's...

Israeli troops push deep into Gaza's southern city...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Israel says its troops have reached the southernmost area of Khan Younis, as they expand...

Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes...

Head of Russian region denounces 'traitors' after rare...
Moscow [Russia], January 19: The head of one of Russia's biggest ethnically mixed republics accused what he called extremists and...