About 100 clergy arrested at Minneapolis airport in anti-ICE protest

Jan 24, 2026

Washington [US], January 24: Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at the U.S. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday during a protest against U.S. immigration...

U.S. continues strike on alleged drug boats, killing 2 in eastern Pacific

Jan 24, 2026

Washington [US], January 24: The U.S. military on Friday struck an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike of its...

U.S. stocks finish mixed as Intel plunge offsets tech gains

Jan 24, 2026

Washington [US], January 24: U.S. equities delivered a mixed performance on Friday, as a significant sell-off in a major chipmaker tempered broader gains driven by...

Canadian minister rejects U.S. comments on NATO troops, Alberta province

Jan 24, 2026

Ottawa [Canada], January 24: Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday pushed back against recent remarks by the U.S. administration, asserting that one "cannot rewrite...

Laos boosts efforts to eliminate workplace discrimination

Jan 24, 2026

Vientiane [Laos], January 24: Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare is stepping up efforts to eliminate discrimination in the workplace, including gender-based abuse...

4 soldiers killed, 1 injured in S. Philippine ambush

Jan 24, 2026

Manila [Philippines], January 24: Four soldiers were killed and another wounded in an ambush staged by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group in Lanao...

1 dead, 1 missing as passenger boat capsizes off Indonesia's North Maluku

Jan 24, 2026

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 24: One person was killed and one remains missing after a passenger boat capsized in waters off Indonesia's North Maluku province on...

Kazakhstan keeps base rate unchanged at 18 pct

Jan 24, 2026

Astana [Kazakhstan], January 24: Kazakhstan's central bank has decided to keep its base interest rate unchanged at 18 percent, local media reported Friday.

Laos focuses on modernizing labor, safeguarding workers

Jan 24, 2026

Vientiane [Laos], January 24: Laos continues its efforts to modernize and digitalize the labor and social welfare sector, while improving workers' skills and strengthening the...