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January 10th, 2025 03:23 AM South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief South Korea’s acting leader has accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol l...

January 10th, 2025 02:59 AM Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of organizations in Russia and several other countries that have alleg...

January 10th, 2025 02:10 AM 12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan Officials say a methane gas explosion has caused a mine to collapse in a remote area in restive southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners

January 10th, 2025 12:25 AM Canada's Liberal Party to decide who will be the country's next prime minister on March 9 Canada’s governing Liberal Party will announce the country’s new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week

January 10th, 2025 12:24 AM Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

January 10th, 2025 12:22 AM Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in again despite serious doubts over election results President Nicolás Maduro is about to extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031

January 10th, 2025 12:02 AM Venezuela's opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims Aides to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado say she was detained but they've been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisis

January 9th, 2025 11:54 PM An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show A popular New Zealand bird “reality show” that each year follows a pair of northern royal albatrosses as they breed and raise a chick has drawn a global audience of devoted fans in its current 10th season

January 9th, 2025 09:46 PM Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal A Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal

January 9th, 2025 03:14 PM Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents