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Toll rises to 6 from Russian strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: Official

Ukraine's State Emergency Service of Ukraine said its rescuers were able to pull out two women overnight from underneath the ruins of the building

US defence chief Lloyd Austin observes joint drills with Japan, Australia

Austin is in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 19, target chemical weapons sites in Syria

Israel's offensive has killed over 44,500 Palestinians in the Gaza since the start of the war, according to local health authorities. They say most of the dead are women and children but do not

What are ghost guns, the weapon linked to UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting?

A homemade weapon found in connection with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has raised significant concerns about the rising prevalence of 'ghost guns'

Verdict on Swiss handling of Credit Suisse meltdown to set tone for UBS

Swiss parliament formed a committee in June last year to probe the official response to the 167-year-old bank's demise

Bank of England set to stay in central bank slow lane, keep rates on hold

BoE has cut Bank Rate only twice from a 16-year peak, helping to make sterling the only currency from the Group of 10 leading economies that has not fallen against the US dollar in 2024

MIT suspends Indian-origin student over pro-Palestinian article in magazine

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology alleges that the essay, titled 'On Pacifism', could be interpreted as encouraging violent protests on campus

TikTok's Canada unit seeks judicial review of govt's shutdown orders

Chinese-owned social media app requested the court set aside a government order requiring TikTok to wind-up its business in Canada, a filing dated Dec 5 showed

China says it takes 'necessary steps' to defend sovereignty over Taiwan

A senior Taiwanese official said they believed the surge in activity was meant to send a political message to the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump

German Chancellor Scholz to submit Parl request to hold confidence vote

Scholz has agreed with the opposition to hold the vote on Feb 23, setting Germany up for a short and wintry election campaign

Iran's increasingly vulnerable leadership takes a hit after Assad's fall

The theocracy already faces major levels of internal dissent and economic pain

Syrians, in a triumph of hope, turn the page on horrors of Assad's regime

Some analysts trace how Assad's main backers - Iran, Hezbollah and Russia, became too weakened or preoccupied to come to his aid as in the past

China to restrict visas to US officials for threatening Hong Kong curbs

The curbs were in retaliation for Washington's previous vow to restrict the visas of unnamed Hong Kong officials for carrying out a national security crackdown that silenced dissent

Industrial facility, cars damaged in attack on Russia's Taganrog: Official

Slyusar said 14 cars had caught fire, but he did not disclose details on what else was hit or how big the attack was

Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries: Study

The study draws together multiple datasets, including those published directly by 175 governments over 11 years

Refugees return to Syria as rebels appoint caretaker prime minister

In a brief address on state television on Tuesday, Mohammed al-Bashir, a figure little known across most of Syria, said he would lead the interim authority until March 1

Arctic faces drastic changes, 2024 report highlights worrying trends

The Arctic of today looks stunningly different from the Arctic of even one to two decades ago

Myanmar's economy likely to shrink as floods compound crisis: World Bank

In June, the bank had projected Myanmar's economy would grow 1 per cent during the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2025, but warned of increasing poverty and escalating violence

We do not have any immediate plans: US on reopening embassy in Syria

Since ouster of Bashar al-Assad days ago, US has repeatedly said that it is waiting to evaluate the actions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the main victorious opposition group in Syria before deciding

Chinese Councillor Chen Tsui-luan's prison sentence upheld by Taiwan's SC

Chen was found guilty of unlawfully pocketing NTD 4.49 million ($138,409) in government funds through fraudulent travel subsidy claims dating back to 2013