Thousands lose $16 mn in Singapore 'fake friend' scams

Jan 25, 2024

Singapore, January 25: More than 6,300 people fell prey to "fake friend" scams in Singapore last year and collectively lost an equivalent of nearly $16...

Iraq rebukes US over strikes on Iran-backed groups

Jan 25, 2024

Baghdad [Iraq], January 25: Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American air strikes targeted...

Iran's Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks

Jan 25, 2024

Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences between the two...

3-year drought persists in Spain's Catalonia

Jan 25, 2024

Madrid [Spain], January 25: Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst...

Turkey's lawmakers approve Sweden's NATO membership

Jan 25, 2024

Ankara [Turkey], January 25: Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show...

Tuvalu expected to review Taiwan ties after election

Jan 25, 2024

Tuvalu [Oceania], January 25: Tuvalu expects to review its diplomatic ties with Taiwan after Friday's election.

Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end 2022 protests

Jan 25, 2024

Ottawa [Canada], January 25: The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests...

Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts rare rebuke from Washington

Jan 25, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], January 25: Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound sheltering displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, causing "mass casualties", the United Nations said, as Israeli...

39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire

Jan 25, 2024

Beijing [China], January 25: Thirty-nine people were killed, and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu...