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Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 30: Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's...

Bangladesh: Trains cancelled as staff strike over benefits
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Train services across Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff went on an...

Denmark announces $2 billion plan to boost Arctic...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: Denmark will invest 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) in its military presence in...

DeepSeek's popularity should be a wake-up call, Trump...
Florida [US], January 29: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's dark-horse entry into the AI...

Serbia's PM Milos Vucevic resigns as protests raise...
Belgrade [Serbia], January 29: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has announced his resignation amid large protests against corruption and President...

Families returning to northern Gaza lack essentials
Gaza [Palestine], January 29: Arwa Damon, the founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, has said that...

Three people injured after airliner bursts into flames...
Seoul [South Korea], January 29: A passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at the airport of the South Korean...

Germany's Scholz says now is time to plan...
Berlin [Germany], January 29: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday urged greater progress in shaping the political and economic future...

First deportation flight lands in Colombia after migration...
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 29: The first plane carrying Colombian migrants deported from the United States has landed in...

Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in...
Moscow [Russia], January 29: A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders...

Bodies pile up in Congolese city; protesters attack...
Cape Town [South Africa], January 29: Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing for their lives in the eastern Democratic...

Waymo begins testing robotaxis on Los Angeles freeways
San Francisco [California], January 29: The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced on Tuesday that it will begin testing its...

Feature: U.S. students immersed in Chinese New Year...
Sacramento [California], January 29: "If you really dive into Chinese history, stay dedicated, and love it the way I do,...

U.S. federal judge blocks Trump admin's freeze on...
Olympia [Washington], January 29: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration's planned freeze on federal...

U.S. stocks rebound on tech rally
Albany [New York], January 29: U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, as investors pivoted back to technology stocks following a steep...

NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting that allies...

Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells
Washington DC [US], January 29: Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to...

Trump orders end to federal support for gender...
Washington DC [US], January 29: U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion,...

Brazil will not use its air force for...
Brasília [Brazil], January 29: Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants...

German churches warn conservatives against immigration crackdown
Berlin [Germany], January 29: The German Catholic and Protestant churches warned against the conservative opposition's plan to crack down on...

Winds, terrain could merge national park bushfires
Canberra [Australia], January 29: Raging bushfires at either end of a blaze-ravaged national park could merge as crews grapple with...

UNICEF looking to scale up supplies and services...
Gaza [Palestine], January 28: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it has accelerated the distribution of supplies and services...

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks
Cairo [Egypt], January 28: Representatives of the Palestinian group Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital as the Gaza ceasefire...

Colombia yields on US deportation flights to avert...
Bogota [Colombia], January 28: A looming trade war between the US and Colombia appears to have been averted after the...

Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp liberation
Warsaw [Poland], January 28: "It doesn't do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything," said Holocaust survivor...

UN reports 64 casualties from unexploded ordnance in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28: Sixty-four people, including 47 children, were killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan...

'The dream we have been waiting for has...
Gaza [Palestine], January 28: Gaza Strip residents expressed joy at being allowed to return to their homes in the north...