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Historic Alexandria tramway prepares to shut ahead of contested overhaul
(Removes extraneous word in paragraph 14) Read full story Date: 30 January, 2026 12:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
Swiss prosecutors widen fatal fire probe to local authorities, documents show
GENEVA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors have summoned a current and a former local official for questioning next month in a probe into a New Year bar fire that […]
Afghanistan launches $100 million food security programme as crisis deepens
KABUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it contends with a worsening hunger crisis driven […]
Spain’s government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes
MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Spain’s transport minister said on Thursday his government had ramped up spending in the railway network after years of underinvestment as he faced a grilling […]
Cree Nation community in Quebec on lockdown after several dead, official says
Jan 29 (Reuters) – The Cree Nation of Mistissini in Quebec was on lockdown Thursday after a shooting incident that has left multiple people dead, a local official said. Read […]
Denmark’s King Frederik to visit Greenland in February
STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Denmark’s King Frederik will travel to Greenland during the week starting February 16, he told journalists on Thursday. Read full story Date: 29 January, 2026 […]
UK and 23 other OSCE members launch probe into Georgia rights concerns
LONDON, Jan 29 – Britain, Canada, Germany and 21 other OSCE members on Thursday said they would launch an expert mission to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia. […]
Russia investigates care home deaths in new Siberian health scandal
Jan 29 (Reuters) – A criminal investigation into patient deaths at a neuropsychiatric care home in Siberia has found that staff failed in their duties, Russian authorities said on Thursday, […]
Temperatures as low as minus 30C in Ukraine next week may damage crops
KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Extremely low temperatures down to minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) will hit Ukraine at the beginning of next week, which is very […]
As violence surges, right-wing populist emerges as frontrunner in Costa Rica’s presidential election
SAN JOSE, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Costa Ricans head into Sunday’s elections with polls indicating that a right-wing populist is the clear frontrunner, amid a surge of drug trafficking and […]