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The US president’s latest threat comes a day after Washington bombed Venezuela and abducted its president.Published On 4 Jan 20264 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareDenmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has ‍urged US President ‍Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after the latter reiterated his wish to do so following Washington’s abduction of the leader of Venezuela.“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing ⁠to take over Greenland. The US…

Families face agonising wait as investigators work to identify at least 40 people killed, many others wounded in blaze.Initial investigations suggest that sparklers attached to champagne bottles may have ignited the devastating fire that ripped through a Swiss ski resort bar on New Year’s Eve, killing more than three dozen people, the local prosecutor says.“Everything suggests that the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said…

While the ceasefire has held since Saturday, Thailand says Cambodia violated the deal with drone flights over the border.Thailand has said it is delaying the transfer of 18 captured Cambodian soldiers amid the Southeast Asian nations’ simmering border conflict due to alleged breaches of a renewed truce agreement, as the ceasefire passed the 72-hour mark that was supposed to trigger their release.Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said on Tuesday that Bangkok had reconsidered the timing of the…

Kyrgios, who is currently 671st in the men’s rankings, beat the four-time Grand Slam singles champion in straight sets.Published On 28 Dec 202528 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNick Kyrgios has beaten women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the “Battle of the Sexes”, a highly-publicised showdown with modified rules that divided tennis fans.Former Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3 in an exhibition match in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday that bore little resemblance to…

Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup.The heavily restricted election on Sunday is taking place in about a third of the Southeast Asian nation’s 330 townships, with large areas inaccessible amid a raging civil war between the military and an array of opposition forces.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFollowing the initial phase, two rounds of voting will…

Celebrated director of ‘Jenin, Jenin’ documentary leaves behind legacy of artistic resistance.Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAcclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade career that established him as one of the most influential voices in Palestinian cinema.Bakri died on Wednesday at Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya after suffering from heart and lung problems, hospital officials said.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listHis…

Deadly attack comes as Gaza government media office says Israel violated ceasefire 875 times since it began in October.Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement and block desperately needed humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged coastal enclave.The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday that two people were killed after Israeli troops opened fire in the Shujayea neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City.Recommended Stories list of 3…

Gaza’s Ministry of Health has appealed for increased drug, medical consumables and laboratory supplies, warning of severe shortages after more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza and a crippling blockade.The ministry said on Sunday that the shortages were making it difficult to provide diagnostic and treatment services.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listDoctors in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory have long warned that they are struggling to save lives because Israel…