December 16, 2024
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December 16, 2024
New Yorkers revisit mid-1900s with return of iconi…
A woman waits to ride the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York on December 8, 2024. — AFP Nearly a century after the New York subway introduced its iconic “R1-9” fleet, the agency is
December 16, 2024
Israel hits Syria’s coastal areas with ‘heaviest s…
Israel has hit Syria’s coastal Tartus region with “the heaviest strikes” in the area in more than a decade, a war monitor group has said. “Israeli warplanes launched strikes targeting a series of sites
December 16, 2024
German Chancellor Scholz moves toward elections wi…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement, on December 11, 2024 at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. — AFP BERLIN: Germany’s embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz will face parliament Monday to trigger the process towards
December 16, 2024
French military aid starts to arrive in cyclone-ba…
A man carries his belongings as rescue workers attempt to clear a blocked road, in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, within Labattoir, in Mayotte, France, December 15, 2024. — Reuters Emergency workers raced on
December 16, 2024
Bangladesh polls could take place by end of 2025, …
Muhammad Yunus speaks at the Trust Women Conference, London, Britain. — Reuters/File DHAKA: Elections in Bangladesh could be held by the end of 2025, the head of the country’s interim government said on Monday,
December 16, 2024
‘US fraud case against India’s Gautam …
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an interview in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, September 24, 2012. — Reuters NEW YORK: The US fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani appears to be
December 16, 2024
South Korea court begins review of President Yoon …
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul on December 7, 2024. — Reuters All six justices to attend meeting over president’s impeachment. Investigators
December 15, 2024
Qatar announced embassy in Syria will reopen on Tu…
Members of the Syrian community wave Syrian flags on December 8, 2024. — AFP Qatar’s embassy to Syria is to resume operations on Tuesday, the Gulf emirate announced on Sunday as its diplomats visited
December 15, 2024