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Ukraine says it shoots down all drones during Russian strikes

-- 2023-01-02 18:04:38

Ukraine said on Monday it had shot down all Russian drones in a massive wave of attacks, after Moscow launched an unprecedented third straight night of air strikes against civilian targets, intensifyi...

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near occupied West Bank city

-- 2023-01-02 18:01:03

Israeli forces killed a Hamas activist and another Palestinian during clashes near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Monday that were set off when the army came to demolish the homes of two slai...

Cholera deaths surge in Malawi, keeping schools closed

-- 2023-01-02 17:55:43

Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country's two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera de...

Canada bans foreign investors from buying residential properties for two years

-- 2023-01-02 17:54:14

Canada has closed its doors for two years to foreign investors who want to purchase homes as a new Canadian law took effect January 1 in this regard, The law essentially bans foreign buyers from buyi...

Dubai scraps 30pc tax on alcohol sales

-- 2023-01-02 15:37:33

Dubai has suspended a tax of 30 per cent on alcohol and dropped a licence fee previously needed to buy alcohol in the commercial and tourism hub, two major retailers said on social media. The move is...

US cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade programme

REUTERS 2023-01-02 14:09:03

The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from the AGOA trade preference programme for failing to meet the requirements of the AGOA statute, the US Trade Representative's (USTR) office said in a stat...

Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-02 13:59:41

The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, the acting commerce minister said, as Afghanistan faces isolation and suspension of some huma...

Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India

-- 2023-01-02 13:45:14

Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The nei...

North Korea's Kim sacks No. 2 military official

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-02 12:28:05

North Korea has sacked Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported, Reuters reports. Pak, vice chairman of the Central Military Comm...

Philippines main airport scrambles to restore normalcy after power cut

-- 2023-01-02 11:51:57

The Philippines' main gateway remained on reduced operations on Monday after a New Year power outage that jolted its air traffic control, with authorities scrambling to resume full service after more...

At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland

-- 2023-01-02 11:12:46

At least 20 people have been killed in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over several days, according to a doctor at a public h...

Syria says Israel strike puts main Damascus airport out of service

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-02 10:34:32

The Syrian army said on Monday that Israel had carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport and put it out of se...

Some in China return to regular activity after Covid infections

-- 2023-01-02 10:17:57

Some people in China's key cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return to regular activity on Monday, confident of a boost to the economy as more...

Russia targets critical infrastructure in drone attacks, officials say

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-02 10:05:25

Russia has been targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a series of drone attacks early on Monday on Kyiv and the region surrounding it, officials said, Reuters reports. Russia kept poun...

South Korea, US eye exercises using nuclear assets, Yoon says

REUTERS 2023-01-02 09:01:32

South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using US nuclear assets in the face of North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President...

At least 14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez

REUTERS 2023-01-02 08:59:15

Mexican authorities said on Sunday at least 14 people died in an armed attack at a prison in the northern border city Juarez and two more died during a later armed aggression elsewhere in the city. T...

Blast outside Kabul military airport causes multiple casualties

-- 2023-01-01 19:10:37

An explosion outside the military airport in Kabul on Sunday has caused multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry said. "Today morning an explosion took place outside Kab...

Myanmar military extends ceasefire period until end of 2023

-- 2023-01-01 18:24:34

Myanmar's military extended its ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2023, according to a statement released by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services on Sat...

Nine suffocate to death in Ugandan New Year firework crush

-- 2023-01-01 17:56:18

At least nine people including a 10-year-old boy suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year's firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda's capital, pol...

Taiwan president offers China help to deal with COVID surge

REUTERS 2023-01-01 12:49:49

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday offered to provide China with "necessary assistance" to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases, but said Chinese military activities near the island were n...

Ukraine's Zelensky in New Year message: "I want to wish all of us one thing – victory"

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 12:31:35

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his only wish for all Ukrainians for 2023 was victory and resolved to stay the course while the country fights for it, Reuters reports. "I w...

Lula returns to office in a troubled, divided Brazil

REUTERS 2023-01-01 12:12:24

Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday under tightened security in the Brazilian capital following threats of violence by supporters of his far-righ...

Migrant shelters try to help traumatized assault survivors

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 11:30:40

Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of this border city’s largest shelters, Dr. Brian Elmore has treated about 100 migrants for respiratory viruses a...

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' UN vote

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 10:44:21

Israel condemned and the Palestinians welcomed on Saturday a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of Justice to provide an opinion o...

The New Year rings in as Asia and Europe usher out stormy 2022

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 10:25:55

With fireworks in London, Paris and Berlin, hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality, Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022., Reuters reports. It was a year ma...

N Korea's Kim orders 'exponential' expansion of nuke arsenal

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 10:23:47

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal and the development of a new, more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, s...

Croatia rings in New Year as fully integrated EU member

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-01 10:07:05

At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, Croatia switched to the shared European currency, the euro, and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join the world’s largest passport-free travel area....

Thousands celebrate the new year in Wuhan amidst China's COVID wave

REUTERS 2023-01-01 10:02:08

Thousands gathered in central Wuhan on Saturday night to count down to the start of what many hoped would be a much better year after a "tough" 2022 filled with lockdowns and in December a major new o...

West using Ukraine to destroy Russia, says Putin in New Year message

-- 2022-12-31 20:40:53

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West's attempts to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia. In a New Year's video message broadcast on Russian...

Xi calls for unity as China enters 'new phase' of Covid policy

-- 2022-12-31 19:08:13

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a "new phase" in its approach to combating the pandemic, in his first public comments on Covid-19 since...