Eurozone economy likely entered recession last year
Eurozone factories ended 2023 on the back foot, with activity contracting in December for an 18th straight month, according to a survey which gave scant signs of any imminent strong bounceback ...
Suspect arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building
A man was arrested on Tuesday after police said he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver with a handgun and set a fire in a stairwell.
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Hamas’ Arouri was a key player until death in sudden Beirut strike
Deputy Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri had long expected the Israeli drone strike that security sources said killed him in Beirut on Tuesday, three months after his group’s surprise cross-border ...
Italian lawmaker placed under investigation over New Year’s gun accident
Italian prosecutors on Tuesday placed a lawmaker from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party under investigation after a bystander was injured by a shot fired from his gun at a ...
China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from north to south
The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more ...
Passengers evacuated from Japan Airlines plane on fire at Tokyo airport (updated)
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six ...
Oil prices jump after US forces repel Houthis in Red Sea
Oil prices jumped in the first session of the New Year, boosted by the chances of Middle East supply disruptions after a naval clash in the Red Sea, as well ...
Russia pounds Ukrainian cities after Putin vows revenge
Russia pounded Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, hours after President Vladimir Putin promised to avenge what Moscow said was a Ukrainian attack on the Russian ...
South Korea opposition chief stabbed by autograph-seeker
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday and was airlifted to a ...
Japan quake toll nears 50 as rescuers battle to find survivors (Updated)
LATEST: EARTHQUAKE WITH INTENSITY OF UPPER 5 ON JAPAN’S EARTHQUAKE SCALE HITS ISHIKAWA
At least 48 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day, with ...
Saudi sovereign wealth fund splashes cash in 2023
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund accounted for about a quarter of the almost $124 billion spent by sovereign wealth funds worldwide last year, a report published on Jan. 1 showed.
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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of early New Year’s Day attacks
Ukraine’s shelling of the city of Donetsk on Monday killed four people, a Russian-installed official in the eastern region of Ukraine said, while Russia’s air attacks on several ...
Israel to pull some troops from Gaza as war enters new phase (updated)
Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers, but fighting raged elsewhere ...
Iranian warship Alborz enters the Red Sea – Tasnim
Iran’s Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, at a time of soaring tensions on the key shipping route amid the ...
Putin calls Ukrainian attack on Belgorod terrorism, promises more strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that a series of Ukrainian missile strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed 20 people and wounded 111 was “a terrorist act” ...
Dutch police arrest more than 200 during New Year riots
Dutch police on Monday said more than 200 people had been arrested on New Year’s Eve during riots throughout the country, in which dozens of police officers were injured.
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North and South Korea brace for tsunami after Japan quake (updated)
A tsunami measuring under one metre (3.3 ft) reached South Korea’s east coast in the wake of a massive earthquake that hit Japan on Monday, South Korea’s meteorological agency ...
More than 140 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia’s North Sumatra
More than 140 Rohingya have arrived in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province over the weekend, state news agency Antara reported on Monday, adding to a surge of arrivals of members of ...
Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring more pain to storm-hit residents
Heavy rains lashed parts of Australia’s east on Monday, triggering flash flooding, inundating roads and bringing more pain for some residents reeling after the intense thunderstorms that hit the ...
Massive earthquake jolts Japan, triggering tsunami warnings (updated)
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some coastal areas, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services ...
Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes ...
Maersk pauses Red Sea sailings after Houthi attack on container ship
Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk MAERSKb.CO container vessel with missiles and small boats, prompting the company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, Maersk said ...
Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war
Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war that Israeli Prime ...
Israel ready to let ships bring aid to Gaza’s shores – minister
Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, ...