Kuna 2m

UK welcomes Gaza plan phase 2, calls for addressing humanitarian conditions

LONDON, Jan 15 (KUNA) - The UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed on Thursday the commitment to move forward with the second phase of the Gaza plan, as well as the formation of the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.In a press release, Cooper said, "I welcome the co»»»

Kuna 2m

Qatar PM, Iranian FM discuss latest developments

DOHA, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Thursday.During the conversation, they discussed the latest developments in the Gulf region, according to a statement by»»»

Kuna 2m

Qatar PM, European leaders discuss bilateral, regional issues

DOHA, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman received a phone call from his Cypriot counterpart and current president of the European Council Constantinos Kombos, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs an»»»

Kuna 2m

UK senior army officer welcomes new measures to recall veterans

LONDON, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Commander of the Standing Joint Command Lt.-Gen Paul Griffiths welcomed on Thursday a new bill to recall older army veterans and raise the maximum age of recall from 55 to 65, measures seen as a plan to meet threats and challenges.The Armed Forces Bill reforming the strateg»»»

Kuna 2m

Saudi FM discusses bilateral, regional issues with EU senior officials

RIYADH, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed with his Cypriot counterpart - the current president of the European Council Constantinos Kombos, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and »»»

UPI 8m

Trump now says he won't militarily intervene in Iran - UPI.com

French residents near the Eiffel Tower in Paris hold Iranian flags and portraits of ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as they gather in support of the widespread protests that have rocked Iran on Jan. 4. The protests have led to increasing violent clashes with security forces. Photo by Maya Vidon-W»»»

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RT 12m

Trump announces ‘phase two’ of Gaza plan

US President Donald Trump has announced the launch of the second phase of his plan to settle the conflict in Gaza, despite both sides repeatedly accusing each other of breaching an earlier-agreed ceasefire. The next step is demilitarization and the establishment of a new technocratic government in »»»

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The Peninsula 19m

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques leaves King Faisal Specialist Hospital after medical tests: Saudi Royal Court

Riyadh: The Saudi Royal Court on Friday announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had left King Faisal Specialist Hospital after reassuring medical tests. The Royal Court issued the following statement today: "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salma»»»

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UPI 21m

Trump, governors to push for power grid auction to lower energy costs - UPI.com

Air handling units sit on the roof of a CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Va., in September. Virginia is home to more than 650 data centers, the highest concentration of data centers in the world. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration, backed by a group of eastern-»»»

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Daily News Egypt 22m

Trump offers to restart U.S. mediation in Nile water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has offered to restart American mediation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resolve the long-standing dispute over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to a letter addressed to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. In the cor»»»

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France24 34m

'An occupying force': Minneapolis caught up in Trump’s anti-immigration surge

Masked agents from multiple agencies have turned Minneapolis into a testing ground for the Trump administration’s most aggressive anti-immigration strategy yet. A multi-billion surge in federal funding has turbo-charged an operation built on escalation, confusion and spectacle, with ICE-led interve»»»

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UPI 57m

Virginia lawmakers OK congressional redistricting vote - UPI.com

Virginia lawmakers on Friday approved a resolution enabling voters to decide if lawmakers temporarily can bypass the commonwealth's independent redistricting commission to redraw congressional seats mid-decade when another state does the same. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo Jan. »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 1h

Hungarian Dietetic Associaton responds to faulty American dietary guidelines

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Kathimerini 1h

Athens taxi drivers call new two-day strike over electric transition

Taxi drivers in the greater Athens area have called a new two-day strike for January 20 and 21, to protest legislation mandating that all new cabs must be electric-powered. The Attica Taxi Drivers Union, or SATA, announced the strike and taxi drivers in other parts of Greece are expected to partici»»»

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Kathimerini 1h

Police arrest man driving car at 191 kilometers an hour

Police on Friday arrested a 43-year-old car driver near Pallini, just east of Athens, for allegedly exceeding the speed limit by 111 kilometers an hour. A police statement said the suspect was driving at 191 kilometers an hour on the Imittos ring road, on a stretch where the speed limit is 80 kilom»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 1h

Chief of Defence: Certification of Naval, Aviation Units Success for Joint Special Operations Command in 2025

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said that the certification of the naval group and the aviation special operations unit in 2025 is a success for the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the Defence Ministry reported on Friday. Eftimov was speaking during the presentation of the 2025 Analy»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Abdullah bin Zayed, Venezuelan foreign minister discuss strengthening bilateral relations

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed strengthening bilateral relations in a phone call with Yvan Gil Pinto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The two sides also reviewed a number of issues of shared »»»

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Kuna 1h

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Newsdesk POL-KUWAIT-VATICAN-MASS Cardinal Parolin leads Mass in Kuwait's Al-Ahmadi KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin led a Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrating Minor Basilica Status of Our Lady of Arabia in Al-Ahmadi City on Friday, making the church the first to bear»»»

UPI 1h

Analysis: Syria-Lebanon ties tested by alleged Assad loyalists' plots - UPI.com

Reports that former Syrian regime officers are hiding in Lebanon and plotting against new Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa and his government have raised concerns in the two countries. File Photo by Alexander Zemlianchenko/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Lebanon and Syria have been working to tu»»»

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UPI 1h

Watch: Baby sea lion rescued from California parking lot - UPI.com

#CaliforniaSeaLion pup Babymac was found in a parking lot - a dangerous spot far from where he should be Luckily, with help from our friends @MountainViewPD, our trained responders were able to rescue and transport him to our Sausalito hospital © Mountain View PD pic.twitter.com/62PhWuXoAB— The Mar»»»

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BBC 1h

Zelensky says Ukraine's air defence supplies 'insufficient'

President Zelensky has called Ukraine's air defence supplies "insufficient", having revealed several systems were "without missiles" until Friday morning. "I can say this openly because today I have those missiles," the president said, adding that the country had received a "substantial package" ea»»»

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RT 1h

Sweden says Trump inflating foreign threat to Greenland

US President Donald Trump’s claims of a heavy Chinese and Russian military presence near Greenland are “an exaggeration,” Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson has said. Trump asserts that only US sovereignty can protect the Danish autonomous island from being taken over by Beijing or Moscow. Trump r»»»

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BNE 1h

X platform suffers second major outage in week affecting thousands globally

The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced widespread disruption on January 16, affecting tens of thousands of users, marking the second significant outage within one week, with Cloudflare infrastructure issues implicated in the service failure. »»»

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Sputnik 1h

Greater Finland: 'Leaders Barely Hid Their Aggressive Plans Against Soviet Russia' - Professor

Finland repeatedly engaged in military aggression against Soviet Russia in the 20th Century , Vladimir Baryshnikov, history professor at Saint Petersburg State University and expert on 20th Century Finnish history, tells Sputnik. Finland's 1918 and 1921 Attacks on Eastern Karelia "Creating a 'Great»»»

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Kuna 1h

Cardinal Parolin leads Mass in Kuwait's Al-Ahmadi

KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin led a Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrating Minor Basilica Status of Our Lady of Arabia in Al-Ahmadi City on Friday, making the church the first to bear such title in the Arabian Gulf region.The ceremony gathered a large number of offi»»»

TAP 1h

FM receives Polish ambassador to Tunisia on end of her mission

Tunis, Jan 16 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti on Friday received Poland's Ambassador to Tunisia Justyna Porazińska, who paid a farewell call on the end of her diplomatic mission in the...»»»

The Peninsula 1h

UN stresses urgent need for aid to Sudanese refugees

Khartoum: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, stressed Friday the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and protection for Sudanese refugees fleeing the war. In a statement, the UN official described the situation in Sudan as a "massive humanitarian catastrophe," reiterating the UNHC»»»

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Qatar Tribune 1h

Qatar wins gold in mixed team skeet at Asian Shotgun Championships Doha 2026

DOHA: Qatari shooters Rashid Saleh Al Athba and Reem Al Sharshani won the gold medal in the mixed team skeet competition on the fifth day of the Asian Shotgun Championships Doha 2026, currently being held at the Lusail Shooting Complex. The competition continues until Wednesday, with 196 male and f»»»

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Qatar Tribune 1h

Nasser Al Attiyah close to secure sixth Dakar Rally title

RIYADH: Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah is close to securing his sixth Dakar Rally title after strengthening his lead in the provisional overall standings of the 48th edition of the world's toughest rally, held in Saudi Arabia, following his victory in the penultimate stage. Al Attiyah, who won the»»»

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Sputnik 1h

Russian Elite Combat Diver Teams to Be Deployed in Arctic

Russia’s already formidable Northern Fleet will be further bolstered by mobile diver units whose goal is to help protect Russia’s frozen Arctic reaches. Unlike the diving teams with fixed postings, this mobile outfits are geared towards rapid deployment, ready to be inserted into a target zone at a»»»

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UPI 1h

X outage briefly impacts 62,000+ users - UPI.com

More than 62,000 users reported access problems on the social media platform X late Friday morning, but the problem was fixed soon after. File Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA Jan. 16 (UPI) -- More than 62,000 who use the social media platform X reported access problems on Friday morning, but the prob»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 2h

Rare weather pattern brings Hungary severe cold from Siberia itself

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Kathimerini 2h

Black vultures flock to artificial nests in fire-ravaged Dadia Forest

Wildlife authorities in the northeastern Evros region have installed an additional 15 artificial nests in an effort to support the endangered black vulture population in the fire-ravaged Dadia Forest. Large sections of the forest, home to the only natural population of black vultures in the Balkans»»»

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Al Awsat 2h

First Flight of Deported Venezuelan Migrants Arrives in Caracas after Maduro's Capture

A flight with 231 Venezuelan migrants deported from the US city of Phoenix arrived Friday to their home country, nearly two weeks after the United States captured former President Nicolás Maduro and took him to New York to face drug trafficking charges. The Eastern Airlines plane arrived at an airp»»»

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Sana 2h

President al-Sharaa issues decree that confirms Kurds as basic part of Syrian people

Damascus,Jan.16 ( SANA) President Ahmad Al‑Sharaa issued on Friday Decree No. (13) of 2026 affirming that Syrian Kurdish citizens are an integral and authentic part of the Syrian people, and that their cultural and linguistic identity is an inseparable component of Syria’s unified and diverse natio»»»

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BBC 2h

Nigerian imam honoured for saving Christian lives dies aged 90

A Nigerian imam who gained international recognition for saving hundreds of lives from a mainly Christian community during an outbreak of violence has died at the age of 90. Abubakar Abdullahi had been suffering from a heart condition and was being treated in hospital, where he died on Thursday nig»»»

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Al Awsat 2h

Gaza Administration Committee Meets in Cairo Amid Cautious Optimism

The Gaza ceasefire agreement entered a new phase on Friday with the first meeting in Cairo of a technocrat committee tasked with administering the enclave, following its formation by Palestinian consensus, a welcome from Washington, and the absence of an official Israeli objection after earlier res»»»

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Sputnik 2h

Aggressive and Expansionist: True Face of WWII-Era Finland

Between 1918 and 1944, Finland made several attempts to invade Russia, only to be humbled, time and again, by Russian defenders. Finland’s efforts to defeat Russia and annex Russian lands was a product of several factors, explains Dmitry Astashkin, senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Scienc»»»

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TAP 2h

FM receives copy of credentials of Nicaraguas ambassador

Tunis, Jan. 16 (TAP)- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met Friday with Carlos Eduardo Diaz Moreira who presented him with a copy of his credentials as Ambassador of Nicaragua to Tunisia with residence in...»»»

UPI 2h

Trump threatens tariffs against countries opposing Greenland annex - UPI.com

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on rural healthcare in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. At the meeting, he proposed raising tariffs on countries that oppose his plan to annex Greenland. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Jan. 16 (UP»»»

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Gulf News 2h

US-Greenland tensions rise as Trump hints at tariffs

US President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control»»»

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France24 2h

Arrests reported by official media for first time since Tehran protests began

Friday marks the fifth day since the last demonstrations in Tehran, FRANCE 24 correspondent Siavosh Ghazi reported from the Iranian capital. He said the news agency Tasnim, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards, has reported arrests of protesters for the first time since the mass demonstratio»»»

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Kathimerini 2h

Pro-democracy potest outside Iranian embassy in Athens

More than a hundred people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Athens Friday to express solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Iran. Many Iranians living in Greece took part in the peaceful protest, shouting slogans and singing the country’s national anthem. Iran has returned to uneasy cal»»»

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RT 2h

How far will Macron go to defend Greenland?

French land, sea, and air forces are heading for Greenland to rebuff threats of annexation by the US. Emmanuel Macron has vowed to “stand alongside” the Danish dependency, but that promise could end in humiliation for the French president. What did Macron say?In an address to the country’s armed fo»»»

rt.com
Kuna 2h

Amb. Al-Khaled hails Kuwait's participation in "Green Week" expo. in Berlin

BERLIN, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Germany Reem Al-Khaled has underlined the significance of partaking in the "Green Week" agricultural exhibition kicked off in Berlin on Friday and will last until January 25.Kuwait's participation in the exhibition for the second year in a row stresse»»»

UPI 2h

Chile's labor force could drop 3% if Venezuelan migrants leave - UPI.com

After Nicolas Maduro’s capture became known, about 58.5% of Venezuelans surveyed by the Citizen Panel at Chile’s University of Development said they could return to their country in the short term if conditions in Venezuela show significant improvement, File Photo by Adriana Thomasa/EPA SANTAGO, Ch»»»

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Kuna 2h

Indian authorities impose strict actions to curb severe air pollution in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Indian authorities on Friday imposed strict actions including banning of construction and demolition as the Air Quality Index showed air quality in Delhi and the adjoining areas falling into very poor category.A statement from the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest a»»»

France24 2h

Talking Europe - US-Europe standoff on Greenland 'a big win for Putin': Danish parliament defence chair

For US President Donald Trump, mocking a country or a leader is not just a reality TV-style soundbite, it is an early warning sign of military action. Trump scorned Nicolas Maduro for "playing tough" before snatching the Venezuelan leader. Now he contemptuously talks of Denmark "adding two more dog»»»

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Kathimerini 2h

Court jails woman for life over partner’s murder

A court in the northern town of Edessa has imposed a life sentence on a 35-year-old woman convicted of killing her 58-year-old partner and burying his body in the couple’s front yard in the village of Leptokarya in 2024. The defendant argued that she accidentally hit the man during a strong argumen»»»

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Sana 3h

Syrian Army Warns: SDF and PKK movements keep Aleppo under threat

Damascus, Jan. 16 (SANA) The Operations Command of the Syrian Arab Army confirmed that, despite mediation attempts to ease tensions in eastern Aleppo, the threat to Aleppo city and its eastern countryside remains. According to the Command, intelligence sources reported the arrival of Bahoz Erdal, a»»»

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