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France's Macron acknowledges that dissolving parliament in 2024 backfired

Macron expressed hope that lawmakers will form ad hoc majorities to pass legislation and said our government should be able to follow a path of compromise to get things done

US stock markets to remain closed on Jan 9 in honour of Jimmy Carter

Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced this week that they plan to close their equity and options markets next Thursday

Zimbabwe's Prez, who once faced death penalty, approves Bill to abolish it

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who once faced the death penalty himself in the 1960s during the war of independence, approved the law this week after a bill passed through Parliament

World starts to welcome 2025 with light shows, embraces, ice plunges

Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city's ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty to one of the deadliest attacks ever on the US in exchange for being spared possibility of death penalty

US, Boeing investigators examine site of deadly South Korean plane crash

All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash

Russian missile, drone attack hits multiple targets around Ukraine's Kyiv

Around half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the war, and rolling electricity blackouts are common and widespread

Djokovic, Kyrgios dazzle fans with flashy play in doubles triumph

Exchanging smiles, laughs and flashy shots, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios teamed up in doubles on Monday as they both returned to the court in preparation for the Australian Open.

Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy long after leaving White House

Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after his country achieved independence and later described Zimbabwe's adoption of democracy as greatest single success

Jimmy Carter funeral services to be held across Georgia, Washington DC

Funeral services honouring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, DC, beginning Saturday, January 4, and concluding Thursday, January 9.

Shooting at NYC store wounds 6, including mom, her 12-yr-old daughter

Police believe the two shooters were aiming for people in a group standing outside the store on White Plains Road, a commercial thoroughfare in the Bronx, on Monday

Venezuela top court fines TikTok $10 mn over deadly video challenges

Judge Tania D'Amelio said TikTok had acted in a negligent manner and gave it eight days to pay fine, while also ordering video service company to open an office in Venezuela to supervise content

South Korea court issues warrant for President Yoon over martial law probe

This is the first arrest warrant issued for an incumbent president in South Korea, according to local media

South Korean court issues warrant to detain impeached President Yoon

Yoon's powers have been suspended since the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach him on December 14

French PM unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte after Cyclone Chido

Days after the cyclone, Mayotte's prefect, Franois-Xavier Bieuville, had warned of the possibility of several hundred or even a few thousand deaths

Trinidad and Tobago call for state of emergency in face of gang violence

There is no doubt in my mind that we are dealing with an epidemic, National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds told reporters at a press conference

Hundreds of soldiers freed in prisoner exchange between Russia, Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry said that 150 Russian soldiers were freed from captivity as part of the exchange in which each side released 150 people

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as Speaker despite funding turmoil

Trump said in a post on his social media platform that Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man and said he will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN

World population will be 8.09 bn on New Year's Day: US census estimates

The 0.9 per cent increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from 2023, when the world population grew by 75 million people

Appeals court upholds $5 mn award in sexual abuse verdict against Trump

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written opinion upholding the USD 5 million award that the Manhattan jury granted to E. Jean Carroll for defamation and sexual abuse