International News/World News
Mexico City, Jan 24 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that there is no need to expedite a review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which was proposed by her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sheinbaum emphasized that “according to the…
Sydney, Jan 24 (UNI) International travelers have been warned to expect disruptions at Australia’s major airports as ground workers strike. According to Australia’s 9News network, more than 1,000 ground workers employed by aviation services company Dnata at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports on Friday staged four-hour work stoppages amid an ongoing pay dispute. Qantas, Australia’s…
Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should not have allowed the conflict with Russia to happen, but wanted to fight. “And Zelenskyy, I will say this, he wants to settle now, he’s had enough. He shouldn’t have allowed this to happen either, you know. He’s no angel, he…
Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe as the next Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director under President Donald Trump. The upper chamber voted 74-25 to approve the nomination of Ratcliffe, who served as Trump’s director of national intelligence for the last eight months of…
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (UNI) The most recent wildfire, the Laguna Fire, was reported in Ventura County in U.S. California on Thursday morning and due to the threat, California State University Channel Islands has ordered the immediate evacuation of its campus. According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, the fire was ignited at approximately 8:35…
Kinshasa, Jan 24 (UNI) The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on Thursday over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as a key regional city is under threat. Guterres condemned the renewed offensive launched by the M23 at the beginning of…
Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose “massive tariffs and big sanctions” on Russia if there is no settlement to the Ukraine conflict. “I’m going to put massive power … if they don’t settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I’m going to put massive tariffs on Russia…
Tokyo, Jan 23 (UNI) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Fukushima Prefecture’s Aizu region early Thursday and the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of potential aftershocks of similar magnitude over the coming week, urging residents to stay vigilant against landslides, avalanches, and falling snow. The earthquake occurred at 2:49 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at…
Singapore, Jan 23 (UNI) The Singapore Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Act, enacted in October 2024, officially came into operation on Wednesday, as the nation prepares for its next general election, which must be held by November 2025. The law updates previous election acts to address the rising threat of fake online advertisements, particularly…
Islamabad, Jan 23 (UNI) The National Institute of Health (NIH) of Pakistan has confirmed the 1st wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025. An NIH official told Xinhua on Thursday that the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the institute reported the case on Wednesday. The Laboratory said that the case had been…
