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Dec 30, 2024
Bonn [Germany], December 30: The number of refugees worldwide has exceeded 122 million in 2024, surpassing last year's figures, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Jimmy Carter, former US president, dies at 100
Israel's attack on Gaza hospital kills seven, prompts evacuation
Twenty-day-old baby dies from severe cold in Gaza; fifth such fatality this winter
Taliban reiterate ban on women working for non-governmental organizations
What's a bird strike in aviation?
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179 people dead as plane crashes in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 30: Rescuers suspect 179 people died when a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire, local media...
Aliyev calls on Russia to fully admit causing Azerbaijan plane crash
Moscow [Russia], December 30: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has demanded a full admission of responsibility from Russia for causing the recent Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash...
French officials say three people dead in Channel as migrant crossings continue
London [UK], December 30: At least three people have died attempting to cross the Channel in small boats, French authorities have confirmed.
S Korea's Yoon again ignores summons to appear
Seoul [South Korea], December 30: South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons...
Pakistan Defence Minister slams Imran Khan, questions his loyalty for seeking help from the US
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif lashed out at former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing him of seeking foreign intervention from the...
Afghan Taliban strike targets inside Pakistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30: Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Saturday that it struck "several points" inside neighbouring Pakistan.
South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial
Dec 29, 2024
Seoul [South Korea], December 29: South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Saturday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol's...
North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 29: North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, with a thousand of...
German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections
Berlin [Germany], December 29: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the...
Trump sides with Elon Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favor of the program
New York [US], December 29: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H- 1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.
At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports
Thousands protest in Georgia ahead of political showdown
India mourns former prime minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral
China approves the construction of world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
Israel detains north Gaza hospital director as WHO condemns raids
PM Fico offers Slovakia's 'hospitality' in possible Ukraine, Russia talks
Finland brings tanker suspected of damaging undersea cable to shore
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay law that could ban TikTok in the US
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: Study
World Health Organization finds no mysterious 'Disease X' in Congo
