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Burundi pledges peace efforts in Great Lakes region ahead of taking AU helm in 2026
BUJUMBURA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has pledged to continue the momentum of building peace across the African continent at a time when he takes the rotatory […]
Canada’s opposition Conservative Party votes to keep leader Poilievre
OTTAWA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Canada’s opposition Conservative Party has voted overwhelmingly to retain Pierre Poilievre as its leader after a leadership review called following its defeat in a federal […]
Italy investigates church painting of angel restored to look like Meloni
ROME, Jan 31 (Reuters) – An angel in a church in central Rome has been restored to look like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a national newspaper reported on Saturday, […]
Hungary’s Orban denies need for spending cuts after April election
BUDAPEST, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban denied on Saturday that he will have to impose austerity measures to rein in the budget deficit if he wins […]
Four killed in gas blast in residential building in Iran’s Ahvaz, media reports
Jan 31 (Reuters) – Four people were killed after a gas explosion at a residential building in Iran’s Ahvaz, the state-run Tehran Times reported citing the head of the city’s […]
Pakistan says 67 militants killed after coordinated attacks in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 31 (Reuters) – At least 67 militants were killed on Saturday as they battled Pakistan’s security forces in multiple cities across the southwestern province of Balochistan, four […]
Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region kill one, injure another
Jan 31 (Reuters) – One person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, […]
Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in
HAVANA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the U.S. […]
Explosion occurs at Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reports
Jan 31 (Reuters) – An explosion occurred at Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. Read full story Date: […]
Moldova hit by widespread power cuts amid Ukraine grid problems
CHISINAU, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Moldova’s energy system was hit by an emergency outage on Saturday due to problems in neighbouring Ukraine’s grid, officials said, with the capital Chisinau and […]