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Friday January 17, 2025

With ceasefire accord, UN humanitarians step up aid action in Gaza

With the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas offering a ray of hope to millions of people in the Gaza Strip after nearly 15 months of devastating conflicts, UN aid agencies continue to provide assistance while mobilizing for a surge in relief deliveries, reported Xinhua. The Gaza ceasefire

Published: 01:22 am,Friday 17 January 2025

SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft during 7th test flight

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with its spacecraft shortly after launch, reported Xinhua. Starship took off from the company's Starbase facility near Brownsville in the U.S. state of Texas at about 4:07 p.m. Central Time. Shortly after

Published: 01:11 am,Friday 17 January 2025

16 people killed in South Sudan clashes

At least 16 people, including a soldier, have been killed since clashes erupted on Sunday between the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army-in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Nagero County, reported Xinhua, quoting officials. Henry Bangada Assaya, commissioner of Nagero County, said the violence

Published: 00:58 am,Friday 17 January 2025

Security forces kill 22 in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces have killed 22 terrorists and injured 18 others during a series of over a month-long intelligence-based operation in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district, the military said in a statement on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The operations were initiated on Dec. 14 last year, in the Tirah area

Published: 00:22 am,Friday 17 January 2025

12 Naxals killed in gunfight in India

At least 12 Naxals were killed Thursday in a fierce gunfight with government forces in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, reported Xinhua, quoting the state-run broadcaster All India Radio. The gunfight broke out in the forests of South Bastar close to Telangana border in Bijapur district, about

Published: 22:07 pm,Wednesday 15 January 2025

Israel, Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal after intensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, the Qatari prime minister announced on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. In a press conference, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani

Published: 22:59 pm,Wednesday 15 January 2025

5 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in West Bank

Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Damaj neighborhood of Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported Xinhua. The ministry reported that five bodies were transferred to Jenin Governmental Hospital following the Israeli airstrike

Published: 23:09 pm,Wednesday 15 January 2025

Death toll from abandoned gold mine in SA rises to 78

A total of 78 bodies and 216 survivors have been brought to the surface over three days of rescue operations at the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in the North West Province of South Africa, the police said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. As rescue operations continued for the third day,

Published: 22:33 pm,Wednesday 15 January 2025

OPEC predicts robust oil demand growth in 2026

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday forecast the global oil demand to grow by a "robust" 1.43 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026 to 106.63 million bpd, reported Xinhua. OPEC said the prediction, its first assessment of next year's oil demand levels, is based

Published: 00:52 am,Wednesday 15 January 2025

Firefighters continue battling LA wildfires amid weather warning

Firefighters continued to work overnight to contain wildfires in greater Los Angeles, with "particularly dangerous" winds warning in effect through Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal Southern California including the areas of the wildfires in Los Angeles County, said the

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