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US Senate confirms Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary 

25 January 2025

News|Politics The US Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as the homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota gover...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 prisoners of war 

25 January 2025

The Houthis in Yemen have unilaterally released 153 prisoners of war to the International Committee of the Red Cross (IC...

Dozens killed in drone attack on Darfur hospital 

25 January 2025

Dozens of patients have been killed in a drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher in Sudan’s...

Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers held in Gaza 

25 January 2025

BREAKINGBREAKING, News|Israel-Palestine conflict Hamas has released four female Israeli soldiers held in Gaza as part of...

Hegseth confirmed as US defence chief in tiebreaker Senate vote 

25 January 2025

News|Politics Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as the United States defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casti...

US hits record arms sales in 2024 driven by Ukraine demand 

25 January 2025

News|Military The sale of United States military equipment to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29 percent to a record ...

Philippines stops research survey in disputed sea amid China’s ‘harassment’ 

25 January 2025

News|South China Sea The Philippines says it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after its fisherie...

Spain plans 100% house tax on foreigners: Will it fix the housing crisis? 

25 January 2025

Last week Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced several measures, including a 100 percent tax on th...

Protests in Slovakia after PM Fico tilts towards Russia 

25 January 2025

News|Protests Tens of thousands of people protested across Slovakia amid growing anger over Prime Minister Robert Fico�...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events 

24 January 2025

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Saturday, January 25: Fighting Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed that...