Sun 12 January 2025: Israel approved plans to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, after advancements in prisoner exchange negotiations with Hamas, media reports said Saturday. The Haaretz newspaper said the military authorized several plans for the swift withdrawal of soldiers from Gaza in response to progress in the talks. It examined options, including withdrawing […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Afghanistan is preparing to sign an agreement with Russia for the transit of 50 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its territory, according to Rustam Khabibullin, head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan. The agreement is expected to be finalized at the upcoming International Economic Kazan Forum […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating Hamas and then treating Gaza the way the US treated Germany and Japan after World War II. In a post on X, Musk shared his virtual conversation with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, on Thursday. The conversation discussed many topics, including the situation in […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Israeli ministers and officials have met this week to discuss plans to divide Syria into provincial blocs, in the latest advancement of a reported Israeli strategy to secure its national security interests in the neighbouring country. According to the outlet, Israel Hayom, a small meeting between various ministers was chaired by Israeli […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has not been invited to the Jan. 20 inauguration of incoming US President Donald Trump, an EU Commission spokesperson said on Friday. Asked by an Anadolu reporter about EU-US ties, Paula Pinho cited a social media message by von der Leyen and European Council […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: The US Supreme Court, in a hearing on Friday, appeared in favor of upholding the sell-or-ban law approved by Congress in April that restricts access to social media platform TikTok, according to multiple news outlets. The nine justices listened to oral arguments from lawyers of TikTok, who appealed against a lower […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from last year, according to a UN report released on Thursday. Despite falling inflation, improving labor market conditions, and monetary easing, global growth is predicted to remain below the pace seen before the pandemic, and the world economy […]
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Fri 10 January 2025: Ukraine’s Finance Ministry announced on Friday that it has secured 3 billion euros (about 3.09 billion U.S. dollars) from the European Union (EU) backed by the revenues of the frozen Russian assets. The funds are part of the EU’s contribution to the Group of Seven (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine […]
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Fri 10 January 2025: The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Council has announced that more than 58,000 citizens have been relocated from Afar and Oromia regions to temporary shelters due to the threat of earthquakes in the areas. The announcement followed an emergency meeting to address the looming seismic risks that have been impacting various districts, […]
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Fri 10 January 2025: Thousands of homes have been destroyed by nearly a half-dozen wildfires tearing through Los Angeles communities Thursday evening as the grim death toll was confirmed to have risen to 10. The remains of two victims of the Palisades Fire were found as authorities continue their search, multiple news outlets quoted the […]
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