North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim Jong Un calls for war readiness
Seoul (TIP): South Korea's military said it detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)EU agrees to $54 bn assistance for Ukraine
Brussels (TIP): The leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) countries sealed a deal on February 1 to provide Ukraine…
Read MoreIsrael pounds Gaza as Hamas studies ceasefire plan
Gaza (TIP) : Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on January 31 after Hamas said it had…
Read MoreHong Kong begins work on National Security Law to curb dissent
Hong Kong (TIP): Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on January 30, more than three…
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China’s Xi Jinping ready to ‘break new ground’ for France after Emmanuel Macron inks big defence deals with India
Beijing (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered to "break new ground" to give a fillip to the China-France ties,…
Read MoreFuming French farmers pile pressure on Paris
PARIS (TIP): France's government scrambled on January 25 to come up with answers to farmers blocking motorways and demonstrating at…
Read MoreAustralians protest British colonization on a national holiday some mark as ‘Invasion Day’
SYDNEY (TIP): Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds on January 26…
Read MoreRussia fires a top geneticist who claimed people could live to 900 before sins caused Biblical flood
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia's science and higher education ministry has dismissed the head of a prestigious genetics institute who sparked controversy…
Read MoreNetanyahu slams genocide case as ‘outrageous’, says Israel will continue to do ‘what is necessary’ to defend itself
THE HAGUE (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue to do what is necessary to defend itself,…
Read MoreCongo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
KINSHASA (TIP): At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army…
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‘Tim-Houthi Chalamet’: handsome TikToker spreads Yemen rebels’ message
SANAA (TIP): Gazing smoulderingly into the camera as he boards a hijacked ship, a young influencer is gaining attention as…
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ICJ ruling vindicated us: South African President Ramaphosa after U.N. court’s decision in genocide case
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the International Court of Justice has vindicated his country's decision to…
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As Gaza deaths top 25,000, Hamas defends Oct 7 attacks that sparked current conflict with Israel
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (TIP): Palestinian militant group Hamas on January 21 defended its October 7 attacks on Israel but admitted to…
Read MoreIran-backed militants strike US-led coalition base in Iraq
WASHINGTON (TIP): Iran-backed militants launched ballistic missiles at a base hosting US forces in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and…
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Strike kills Hezbollah fighter, civilian in Lebanon, amid seeming Israeli shift to targeted killings
SIDON (TIP): An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on January 21, killing…
Read MoreOfficials report at least 13 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
KYIV (TIP): At least 13 people were killed January 21 by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the…
Read MoreIran launches satellite in new aerospace milestone
TEHRAN (TIP): Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite January 19, a minister said, putting it into a higher orbit…
Read MoreKidnapping of five sisters sparks outcry in Nigeria
ABUJA, NIGERIA (TIP): The violent abduction of five young Nigerian sisters near Abuja has sparked a national outcry and raised…
Read MoreInvestigation under way after China school fire kills 13
YANSHANPU (TIP): Authorities in central China's Henan Province were on January 21 looking into the cause of a night-time fire…
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‘We lost hope’: ravaged Gaza nears 100 days of war
KHAN YOUNIS (TIP): Bombed-out neighbourhoods, mass graves dug in the sand, spreading hunger and disease -- as the bloodiest ever…
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Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
PARIS (TIP): Gabriel Attal was named January 9 as France's youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh…
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A non-traditional candidate resonates with Taiwan’s youth ahead of Saturday’s presidential election
TAIPEI (TIP): With Taiwan's high-stakes presidential election just days away, a nonconformist candidate has been resonating with the island's youth,…
Read MoreIsrael strikes Gaza ambulance, killing medics; Israeli military denies bombing
KHAN YOUNIS (TIP): A heavy strike on January 10 brought down a two-story building in the central city of Deir…
Read MoreShelling kills 10 civilians in Sudan capital: Activists
AL-JAZIRA (TIP): Ten civilians were killed on January 11 by artillery fire in a residential area of Khartoum, the capital…
Read MoreHezbollah targets Israeli base to avenge killings in Lebanon
BEIRUT (TIP): Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base January 9 in retaliation for the…
Read MoreCipher case: Court halts trial of Imran, Qureshi
Islamabad (TIP) : A Pakistan high court on December 28 halted until January 11 the ongoing trial of jailed former…
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Students in Indonesia protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province
BANDA ACEH (TIP): Students in Indonesia's Aceh province rallied on December 27 demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving…
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Death toll rises to almost 200 after attacks in central Nigeria
NIGERIA (TIP): The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200,…
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Chain-reaction collision in dense fog on Turkish motorway leaves at least 10 people dead, 57 injured
ANKARA (TIP): A chain-reaction crash on December 28 involving seven vehicles on a motorway in northwest Turkey killed at least…
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Kyiv strikes Russian warship in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
Moscow/London (TIP): Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed…
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