Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs

Jan 06, 2025

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], January 6: A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with...

Rebels seize key town in eastern Congo

Jan 06, 2025

Kigali [Rwanda], January 6: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians...

Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle with PKK

Jan 06, 2025

Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there, as Ankara said its military...

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88

Jan 06, 2025

Athens [Greek], January 6: Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died aged 88...

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far right

Jan 06, 2025

Vienna [Austria], January 6: Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a government without the party...

US President Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, George Soros and others

Jan 05, 2025

Washington DC [US], January 5: US President Joe Biden has awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour. Former...

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs

Jan 05, 2025

Washington DC [US], January 5: A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked...

Explainer: Why Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel and what comes next?

Jan 05, 2025

Washington [US], January 5: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns -- a...

World Insights: Johnson reelected U.S. House speaker, but tough road ahead for GOP

Jan 05, 2025

Washington [US], January 5: Republican Mike Johnson was elected House speaker Friday. But the GOP faces a tough road ahead, given its razor-thin House majority.