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EU advises airlines to avoid Iranian airspace
"The presence and possible use of a wide range of weapons and air-defence systems, combined with unpredictable state responses and the potential activation of SAM (surface-to-air) systems, creates a high risk to civil flights operating at all altitudes and flight levels."
Trump names Blair, Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’
Trump also named his special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and World Bank President Ajay Banga among those on the seven-member "founding executive board," the White House said in a statement.
Trump announces ‘board of peace’ formed for Gaza
"It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that the members of the body will be announced "shortly".
Threats to Iran spike ‘volatility’: UN official
Until Wednesday, the United States was threatening military action against Iran should it carry out the death penalty against people arrested over the protests -- and Washington's envoy to the UN said Thursday all options were still "on the table."
France to open consulate in Greenland in February
France will open a consulate in Greenland on February 6, the foreign minister said Wednesday, calling the move a "political signal" over the strategic Danish territory, which US President Donald Trump has vowed to seize.
Radioactive zinc shipment in Philippines onshore in ‘safe’ location
The 23 containers arrived in Manila aboard the MV Hansa Augsburg in late September after Indonesian authorities "rejected and reexported" them after discovering traces of radioactive Caesium-137.
At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire – UN
These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They're killed from tank shelling. They're killed from live ammunition. They're killed from quad copters.
South Korean prosecutors set to demand heavy sentence for former president
Yoon triggered a political crisis when he announced an end to civilian rule in December 2024 and sent troops to parliament to enforce it.
Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run election
The junta is overseeing a staggered election it pledges will return power to the people after the third and final phase of voting on January 25.
Top UN court to hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
The Gambia brought the case accusing Myanmar of breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention during a crackdown in 2017.
