1 of 5 | Pro-life advocates march during the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance told March for Life participants that he understands their frustration but assured them that more progress »»»

It had been a normal day for 18-year-old twins Makarem and Ikram when their school came under fire. Makarem was in an English literature class and Ikram was in a science lesson when they heard "strange sounds" coming from outside the school in Sudan. Then the shelling started. Makarem says her shou»»»

"Since the high-speed line was built, 30-something years ago, we never had any problems, it worked perfectly and was fantastic," says Alberto Montavez Montes, a shop-owner opposite Córdoba city hall, where the Spanish and Andalusian flags have been hanging at half-mast. Now, though things feel diff»»»

Canada's Arctic is a massive, treacherous, and largely inhospitable place, stretched out over nearly 4 million square kilometres of territory - but with a small population roughly equal to Blackburn in England or Syracuse, New York. "You can take a map of continental Europe, put it on the Canadian »»»

Dubai: Few global shows command the kind of cross-border pull that BTS does. A potential tour stop in cities such as Dubai or Riyadh would test the Middle East’s growing ambition to convert entertainment into a durable economic engine. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.B»»»

RABAT, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- Chief of Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) Muhoozi Kainerugaba said Friday that 30 opposition supporters were killed and more than 2,000 others detained during the "acts of violence" that broke out after the presidential elections. Blaming the acts of violence on the oppo»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- The Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Washington urged its nationals on Friday to keep vigilant for a massive winter storm that is forecast to hit mid-west and eastern coastal states this weekend.It is advisable for all nationals to abide by the safety instructions and »»»

Share: A general view shows al-Firdous Square in Baghdad, Iraq July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad By Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Humeyra Pamuk Washington has threatened senior Iraqi politicians with sanctions targeting the Iraqi state – including potentially its critical oil revenues – should a»»»

Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles. One paged titled "the most ridiculous things" is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives - Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetabl»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) on Friday said President Donald Trump should apologize for disparaging comments that he made about NATO allies on Thursday. File Photo courtesy British Embassy Washington | License Photo Jan. 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump insulted NATO member states by s»»»

A Bill aimed at enshrining in law the government's Chagos deal will not be debated in the Lords as previously planned. The legislation, which would see the archipelago in the Indian Ocean handed to Mauritius with the UK leasing back a key military base for £101m a year, was due to take place on Mon»»»

Attention is once again turning to the stalled second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, as momentum builds toward its long-delayed implementation and questions mount over how its most contentious provisions will be handled, notably those concerning the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstructi»»»

A date has been set for jury selection in the highly anticipated trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. At a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Judge Margaret Garnett set the jury selection process to begin 8 Septem»»»

1 of 2 | Passengers wait to check bags at the American Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on December 22. A large winter storm expected this weekend has prompted cancellations at many airports throughout the country. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo»»»

As the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, several destroyers, and fighter aircraft, are expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, a familiar but increasingly pressing question is back in play: Is Washington preparing the ground for another strike on Iran, or orchestrating a calib»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- 1899 -- British Political Agent in the Arabian Gulf, General Malcolm Meade signed a protectorate treaty with State of Kuwait ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, better known as Mubarak Al-Kabeer. 1923 -- The first Public Library opened in State of Kuwait. Sheikh Yusuf bin Essa c»»»

US President Donald Trump withdrew an invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join a newly established Board of Peace, originally set up to oversee the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as the White House moves to broaden the body into what it envisions as»»»

LONDON, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen and held phone talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss the security in the Arctic region, including around Greenland.He hosted Frederiksen at Chequers - his country residence in»»»

1 of 6 | An anti-ICE sign stands in a snow bank on Friday as organizers are calling for an "economic blackout" as they urge Minnesotans to avoid shopping and stay home from work in Minnesota. Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A survey released Friday found that 63% of regis»»»

The US is considering a complete withdrawal of its troops from Syria, the Wall Street Journal has claimed, citing unnamed officials. According to the publication, this has been prompted by the advance by Syrian government forces last week that has considerably weakened the US-backed Kurdish-dominat»»»

Doha: Germany's Christopher Klasener delivered a sensational victory in the CSI5* 155 cm Jump-Off at the third round of the HH The Father Amir's Prix at Al Shaqab yesterday, edging out world number two Scott Brash to claim the biggest win of his career. Riding Popeye vd Bisschop, the 32-year-old pr»»»

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1 of 4 | After meeting with President Joe Biden, Rep. Steny Hoyer (C) speaks outside of the West Wing at the White House on September 17, 2024, in Washington, D.C. On Friday, he endorsed his former campaign manager, Adrian Boafo, in his bid for the House seat representing Maryland's 5th Congression»»»

A report by Canadian officials has found no evidence of a new disease after hundreds of reports of neurological symptoms led to claims of a mystery brain condition. The results of the investigation by New Brunswick's Chief Medical Officer of Health add to a growing body of research that suggests pa»»»

Police arrested two foreigners on Thursday over an improvised explosive device attack outside a health care store in Athens that caused minor injuries and material damage, authorities said. Authorities investigated the explosion, which took place on October 7 outside a health care store in the Ilis»»»

The death toll rose to 71 and likely will go higher from the Gul Plaza fire that occurred Saturday night in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An updated report Friday elevates to 71 the death toll from last week's plaza fire in Karachi, Pakistan, that was made worse by»»»

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Residents of a Montana town are at a loss to explain a years-long local mystery -- the presence of three bicycles on a log in the Missouri River. The three bikes have been wedged on top of the log in Great Falls since at least the fall of 2020, and despite efforts to solve the myst»»»

Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to stay relevant, claiming at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Ukraine can defend western Europe, Yulia Semke, a leading European and international studies expert at the Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik. "In his claims about being ready to defend Europe —»»»

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island and agree to further negotiations. Tensions had »»»

Residents of the Piraeus suburb of Perama on Friday joined in a large protest organized by municipal authorities to seek the removal of large fuel storage tanks from the area on public safety grounds, following a fire that broke out near them early Sunday. Perama Mayor Yiannis Lagoudakos said munic»»»

It's "extraordinary", says shark researcher Chris Pepin-Neff: four shark bites within 48 hours, and three of them within a 15-kilometre stretch of Australia's east coast. On 18 January, a 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital with critical injuries after being attacked while swimming in Sydney Harb»»»

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota will shut their doors on Friday as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in their state. Organisers called for residents to skip work or school, if possible, and refrain from shopping, in a show of opposition to the US Immigration and Cust»»»

1 of 5 | Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court in December for a suppression hearing in the the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione is in federal court Friday for a hearing. File Pool Photo by Seth Wenig/UPI | License Photo Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione, the ma»»»

Blast walls, rocket attacks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)... and long queues in the canteen. Anyone who deployed to Afghanistan, in whatever role, between 2001-2021 will have their own vivid memories of that time. It started with the flight in – to Kandahar, K»»»

Andy Reid had been in Afghanistan for three months when the incident happened that would change his life forever. Out on a routine patrol in the Helmand Province, he stood on a Taliban improvised explosive device, resulting in him losing both legs and an arm. "I was there on the floor on my back, a»»»

Thessaloniki is one step closer to realizing the Holocaust Museum of Greece following the signing of an agreement for its construction over the next two years by Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and building firm METKA. The museum, with a total budget of €40 million, will be built on the site of th»»»

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodomyr Zelensky sought to humiliate the European Union and even US President Donald Trump, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik. Zelensky is "now like a cornered rat, standing on the edge and going al»»»

A man is recovering in hospital in Hania, Crete, after being struck by lightning while working at a construction site. Local media reported that the 40-year-old, a press operator, was inside a site vehicle when the incident occurred in the southwestern town of Palaiochora. He was immediately taken »»»

French residents hold Iranian flags as they gather in support of protesters in Iran in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Jan. 4. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced sanctions on nine "shadow fleet" ships and their owners, who transport Iranian oil. Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UP»»»

Davos: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, which took place from January 19- 23, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. QFZ's delegation was led by its Chief Executive Officer, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani. The event saw the parti»»»

Davos: Saudi Arabia officially announced Friday that it will host the World Economic Forum International Meeting on Cooperation and Growth, in Jeddah on 22-23 April. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the 56th WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, where Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al»»»

Demonstrators organized by the Free Brazil Movement protest against Banco Master on Thursday in front of the bank's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after recent fraud allegations published in the press. The bank was recently liquidated and the area fenced off. Photo by Isaac Fontana/EPA SANTIAGO»»»

Sir Keir Starmer has described President Donald Trump's remarks about British troops in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling". On Thursday, Trump said that US allies stayed "a little off the front lines" in the conflict and claimed he was not sure Nato "would be there" if the US needed i»»»

Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters ahead of the border's expected opening next week. The head of a transitional Palestinian committee b»»»

The Kiev regime was the first to strike energy targets, hitting Russian energy and power facilities and oil depots, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik. Ukraine "believed this would both damage Russia and somehow halt its advance, disruptin»»»

An FBI most wanted poster is displayed during a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and other government representatives at the Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 19. Patel announced the arrest of Ryan Wedding on murder and drug»»»

The US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), but still owes the agency roughly $260 million in outstanding membership fees, according to media reports citing WHO calculations. Washington had long been one of WHO’s largest contributors, but US President Donald Trump »»»

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has joined US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine team as a “prosperity adviser,” US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced. After a similar project failed last year, Fink will once more be tasked with pulling Western capital into Ukraine. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s ann»»»

Kyiv: Four people were killed and five others wounded Friday in a Russian drone strike targeting eastern Ukraine. Local sources reported that the strike targeted the city of Cherkasy in the Donetsk region, killing four people, including a child, and wounding five others. Two houses were also damage»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday a European Parliament (EP) delegation that had paid a two-day visit to Belgrade had demonstrated it had come to support pro-blockade activists from the former government, and noted that the visit was "absolutely a political mission." »»»