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Exclusive-US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – The United States is handing over a tanker to Venezuela that it seized this month, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, the first known […]
2nd LD Writethru: U.S. Fed keeps interest rate unchanged at 3.5-3.75 pct
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds interest rate unchanged at 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent at its […]
US, Greenland and Denmark start diplomatic talks to ease Trump tensions
COPENHAGEN, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Talks between the United States, Greenland and Denmark began on Wednesday, the Danish foreign ministry said, as the three parties seek to resolve a diplomatic […]
Urgent: Colombian passenger plane missing with 15 aboard
BOGOTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — A passenger plane carrying 15 people lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday while operating a domestic flight in northeastern Colombia, the country’s state […]
Colombian authorities search for missing plane carrying 15 people
BOGOTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Colombian aviation and military authorities launched an operation on Wednesday to locate a small commercial plane carrying 15 people – 13 passengers and two crew […]
Ghana central bank cuts policy rate by 250 basis points
ACCRA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — Ghana’s central bank on Wednesday announced a further 250-basis-point cut in its benchmark lending rate to 15.5 percent to boost growth after inflation has been […]
1st LD: U.S. Fed keeps interest rate unchanged at 3.5-3.75 pct
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds interest rate unchanged at 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent at its […]
In U-turn, France backs move to put Iran’s Guards on EU terrorism list
PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – France will now support the inclusion of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the European list of terrorist organisations, a move that Paris has […]
China donates insulin syringes to Palestinian refugees in Jordan
AMMAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — China, in cooperation with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), provided insulin syringes to Palestinian refugees […]
Germany cuts 2026 growth outlook to 1 pct, pins hopes on investment and reforms
BERLIN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — Germany’s federal government on Wednesday lowered its forecast for economic growth in 2026 to 1 percent, down 0.3 percentage points from its previous autumn projection, […]