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Jan 08, 2026
Paris [France], January 8: Fans, friends and family bid farewell to the late French star actress Brigitte Bardot on Wednesday at a funeral service in Saint-Tropez in the south of France.
Seoul calls for freeze of North's nuclear programme, Chinese mediation
Saudi-led alliance strikes separatists in Yemen
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader Capt Ibrahim Traore foiled, says junta
Nepal interim PM orders 3 cabinet ministers to resign over political affiliation ahead of March polls
Jan 07, 2026
Bangladesh's minority communities alarmed as communal violence intensifies, says Unity Council
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European Commission President to visit Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
Brussels [Belgium], January 7: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will begin on Thursday a tour of the Middle East that...
EU urges Israel to allow NGOs unhindered access for critical humanitarian aid in Gaza
Brussels [Belgium], January 7: European Union has called on Israel to allow international NGOs to operate and deliver life-saving aid to civilians in need in...
Philippines raises Mayon Volcano alert to level three
Manila [Philippines], January 7: The Philippines today raised the alert level for Mayon Volcano in Albay province, central Philippines, warning of the possibility of explosive...
Oman establishes Global Financial Centre
Muscat [Oman], January 7: In recognition of the strategic importance of establishing a global financial centre in the Sultanate of Oman to drive economic diversification,...
Press detained in Venezuela following Maduro's removal
Caracas [Venezuela], January 7: At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the...
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado praises Trump for Maduro arrest
Washington [US], January 7: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has praised US President Donald Trump for the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro.
US allies, critics condemn Maduro abduction at UNSC
New York [US] January 7: Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including key US allies, have warned that the abduction of Venezuelan President...
Germany raises prospect of military forces to secure Ukraine peace
Paris [France], January 7: Germany has raised the prospect of a military involvement in securing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting of Kiev's...
Western coalition agrees on binding security guarantees for Ukraine
Paris [France], January 7: A coalition of about 30 Western and European countries agreed Tuesday at a meeting in Paris that any future peace settlement...
Freezing conditions across Europe shut down transport, close schools
Berlin [Germany], January 7: Snow and freezing conditions have shut down rail and air travel, led to long motorway tailbacks and closed schools across Europe as a cold wave that struck the continent over the weekend persisted into Tuesday.
Seven European leaders reject President Trump's Greenland takeover threat
No fire safety checks for five years at Swiss bar where 40 died, says mayor
Iran's new Defence Council warns of possible pre-emptive military strike on Israel
Central African Republic's Touadera wins third presidential term
Flash floods kill 16 people, force hundreds of residents to flee in remote Indonesia islands
Yemeni separatists to attend Saudi talks after losing key southern military sites
Heavy clashes in Syria's Aleppo kill civilians and spark panic
Thailand urges Cambodia to honour ceasefire
Morocco records tourism surge with 19.8 million visitors in 2025
Jan 06, 2026
Egypt to export gas, petroleum products to Syria
