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2 January

War

Syrian Civil War Killed More Than 528,500: Monitor

More than 528,500 people were killed in the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Wednesday.

1 January

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen Capital, Coast: CENTCOM

The US military said its forces had hit Houthi targets in Yemen's capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels.

1 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Senegal President Says No More ‘Foreign Military Presence From 2025′

Senegal's President said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech to mark the new year.

1 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Advances in Ukraine Grew Seven-Fold in 2024, Data Shows

Russia advanced by almost 1,500 miles in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, an analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War showed.

1 January

Asia Pacific

Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony for 70th anniversary of China's entry into the Korean War. Taken in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on October 23, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

China’s Xi Says ‘No One Can Stop’ Unification With Taiwan

China's President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that "no one can stop" unification with Taiwan as he addressed the nation in a New Year's speech.

1 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

France Says Struck IS Positions in Syria

French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, Defense Minister Lecornu said, in its first such strike on the country's soil since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.