Japan has restarted a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after a disaster at the Fukushima power plant forced the country to shut all its nuclear reactors. Reactor no.6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant located northwest of Tokyo was restarted on Wednesday. It was delayed by»»»

Gaborone, Botswana: Botswana is sitting on nearly double its permitted diamond stockpile as weak prices and rising competition from lab-grown stones curb demand, the government said, warning the glut will weigh on economic growth. The cash-strapped southern African country, the world's second large»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ resumes work on Package 4 of the remaining roads and infrastructure works in Semaisma area, as part of its efforts to enhance road services and improve the quality of life for residents across the country. Eng. Waleed Al-Ghoul, the project engineer »»»

Doha, Qatar: As Qatar gears up to host the Prologue and opening race of the FIA World Endurance Championship for the third consecutive year, Lusail International Circuit is set to ignite the 2026 season with high-octane action. This pivotal role highlights Qatar’s expanding footprint in motorsport,»»»

New Delhi, India: A microlite aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday while on a routine sortie in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The two pilots on board ejected safely before it crashed into a pond away from human habitation. The aircraft crashed ne»»»

Washington, United States: A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency said Tuesday. Suni Williams stepped down from her post on December 27 -- making her ill-fated mission her last journey t»»»

In the cities defined by momentum, ambition, and full calendars, women’s health often competes with countless daily priorities. Cervical cancer screening is widely recognised as essential preventive care, yet many women continue to postpone it not due to lack of awareness, but because of time. Dr N»»»

Dubai: The suicide of Deepak, a resident of Govindapuram in Kozhikode, Kerala, following sexual harassment allegations circulated on social media, has triggered widespread outrage and renewed debate over online vigilantism, police responsibility, and due process. Police have arrested the woman, Shi»»»

It would have been better not to take up the Election Code in this parliament and to leave it in its previous form, which was a position defended only by us, said Radostin Vasilev, leader of Morality, Unity, Honor (MECh), speaking to journalists in the corridors of Parliament on Wednesday. "This is»»»

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he had had a very good discussion with EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos in Davos about current topics in Serbia-EU relations, focusing on reform commitments and energy security. "The focus was on reform commitments, strengthening of »»»

No warming is expected in Bishkek in the second half of the week, a preliminary forecast from meteorologists says. On January 22, skies will be partly cloudy overnight, with temperatures dropping to −9°C. Snow is possible during the day, and daytime temperatures will not rise above −1°C. Snow is fo»»»

A bean processing plant for 1 billion soms will be built in Talas region of Kyrgyzstan. Almasbek Abytov, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in Parliament, announced at a meeting. He stated that the government is making efforts to support farmers in Talas region in selling their beans. »»»

Kariwa, Japan: The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents. The governor of Niigata province, where the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant is located»»»

A South Korean court has sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for his role in ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. Yoon was impeached and potentially faces the death penalty for the short-lived coup. The Seoul Central Dist»»»

Greenland needs to be prepared for a US attack, the leader of the Danish self-governing Arctic island has said in response to President Donald Trump’s claims on the territory. Speaking to reporters in the island’s capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland plans »»»

A commuter train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks, killing the driver and injuring all 37 passengers on board, the Spanish emergency services have said. The crash occurred just two days after a train collision in southern Spain that killed at least»»»

The man who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was arrested at the scene of the crime in Nara, where the veteran politician and Japan’s longest-serving prime minister had been campaigning for his Liberal»»»

I’ve heard the EB-5 Program no longer exists?This is false. In 2021, the Regional Center Program expired and lapsed. By March 2022, Congress agreed on a new version of the Regional Center program (including a price increase from $500,000 to $800,000 amongst other changes) and reinstated the program»»»

Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on Tuesday, after the army sent reinforcements to the northeast, state media said. The truce follows a deal announced on Sunday that could integrate the Kurds’ autonomous administration into the state and open th»»»

Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the country — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling many businesses that rely on online advertising. Autho»»»

Dubai: The suicide of 41-year-old Deepak U in Kozhikode has sparked widespread public anger, legal action, and an intense social media debate, after a viral video accused him of sexual misconduct on a bus. According to Onmanorama and other media reports, the case has become a flashpoint over the li»»»

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland has sparked a backlash from Republicans in Congress, as lawmakers voice growing concern about US military interventions overseas. But it remains unclear if enough Republicans are willing to join Democrats to block a takeover of the island territory»»»

Bulgaria and Hungary have long historical ties as well as long and successful traditions in the field of education, outgoing Deputy Minister of Education and Science Nikolay Vitanov said on Wednesday during the first Bulgarian-Hungarian Rectors’ Forum, held at the SamElyon complex in Samokov, South»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted his keennness on monitoring the progress of service and development projects in all governorates, particularly in Upper Egypt, aiming to improve the level of services provided to citizens and create a favorable environment for generating new job opportunitie»»»

North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, the South's President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, warning that Pyongyang's ambitions could pose a global danger. The North carried out its first atomic test in 2006 in violation of UN resolutions and is now believed »»»

The eastern based branch of the state Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported last Monday (19 January) that work began on the same day on the Zawia Airport development and construction project, under the supervision of the National Development Agency (NDA). Zawia is located about 48 kms west of Tripoli »»»

Two people were targeted Wednesday in two separate Israeli airstrikes on their vehicles on the Bazouriyeh and al-Zahrani roads, in the southern districts of Tyre and Sidon. The Israeli army said it targeted two Hezbollah members in the strikes and Lebanon's health ministry said the strike on al-Zah»»»

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delayed his departure for the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday pending developments with the winter storms forecast to lash Greece, state ERT television reported. The impact of the storms is expected to be felt more strongly later in the day, and Mitsotakis»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia became South Korea's top aluminum supplier in 2025, for the first time in 13 years, according to South Korean customs data analyzed by Sputnik. Last year, Russian companies supplied 478,800 tonnes (metric tons) of aluminum to South Korea, worth $1.3 billion. In 2024, shipm»»»

Dubai: Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the start of production from a new development well at the North Safa field in the Gulf of Suez, operated by Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In a statement issu»»»

Over 400 million soms will be spent on road construction in Bishkek’s Pervomaysky district. A road infrastructure development plan for the annexed territories for 2026-2030 has been submitted for public discussion. It includes paving streets and building sidewalks. It is noted that after the settle»»»

Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has seized a seventh tanker transporting oil from Venezuela, as the Trump administration seeks to control the nation's oil exports and revenue. The tanker, identified as motor vessel Sagitta, was captured by U.S. military forces Tuesday morning, U.S. Southern Comm»»»

Melbourne: Emma Raducanu said she will sit down to "re-evaluate" her game following a flat second-round exit at the Australian Open on Wednesday. The Briton won a stunning US Open crown as a teenage qualifier in 2021 but has not clinched a tour title since and has struggled for consistency and fitn»»»

As of January 1, 2026, individuals in Romania purchasing goods online from non-European Union (EU) countries with a value below 150 euros must pay a handling fee of 25 lei per parcel, equivalent to approximately 5 euros. Until now, parcels below this threshold were exempt from such charges. Opinion»»»

A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from US airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court i»»»

Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the sounds of construction, almost drowning out calls to prayer from a mosque in the Palestinian town across this West Bank valley. Orthodox Jewish women wearing colorful head coverings and with babies on their hips, shared platters of fresh v»»»

France wants the G7 to build closer cooperation with BRICS to counter growing global “fragmentation,” President Emmanuel Macron said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. In January, France assumed the rotating presidency of the G7. Speaking about the agenda for the group, Macron said Pa»»»

US President Donald Trump was forced to turn back to the Washington, DC area after a technical issue was identified on Air Force One shortly after the plane had set off for Davos in Switzerland on Tuesday. “After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue. Out of an abundance of caut»»»

Dubai: Turkish actress Hande Ercel took to Instagram to deny reports that she called Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan “uncle” in her Instagram story. The viral post, which spread rapidly online, is fake, she claims. The SRK-uncle saga began quite innocently. The narrative goes thus: She was filmi»»»

Police have arrested 10 petrol station owners suspected of belonging to a criminal ring that used illegal software to overcharge their customers by registering falsely high fuel flows, authorities said Wednesday. Police from the organized crime directorate took part in a series of raids Tuesday in »»»

NUUK (Sputnik) - It was a mistake to send European military personnel to Greenland, since there was no credible reason to do so, Greenland Member of Parliament Kuno Fencker told Sputnik. "My initial reaction before they came was, don't do it. There's no reasoning for doing it right now. Now you wil»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani chaired the regular meeting of the Cabinet held at its headquarters in the Amiri Diwan.Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HEIbr»»»

Kratovo, 16 January 2026 (MIA) - Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski voiced satisfaction Friday from the use of the Hungarian loan funds as support to domestic companies. PM Mickoski told reporters that about EUR 225 million out of the EUR 250 million available have been transferred to companies thro»»»

Washington, Jan. 21 (SANA) Gold prices hit a new record high , on Wednesday breaking above the $4,800-per-ounce level. This was supported by strong safe-haven demand and a weaker U.S. dollar. According to CNBC, spot gold rose 2.2 per cent to $4,868.10 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for February deliv»»»

In the first 12 months of 2025, 18 minor suicides were recorded in Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan. Member of Parliament Venera Salyamova said at a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh. She noted that the number of suicides increased by two cases compared to the previous year. «On January 10, 2026, a res»»»

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, seen arriving at Seoul Central District Court, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on insurrection charges Wednesday for his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law. Photo by Yonhap Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23»»»

Manila: The Philippines said Wednesday it will end its ban on Elon Musk's Grok, less than a week after blocking the AI chatbot over its ability to generate deepfakes. The decision follows developer xAI agreeing to modify the tool for the local market and eliminate its ability to create "pornographi»»»

Nara, Japan: The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and jailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious". The shooting more than three years ago forced a reckoning in a country w»»»

Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescu»»»

The EU needs to speed up its push for ​independence to defend itself in a fast-changing world, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. "We are at a crossroads. Europe ‌prefers dialogue ‌and solutions – ‌but ⁠we are ​fully ‌prepared to act, if necessary, with unity, urgency a»»»