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Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, have thrown eggs at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BPHR0zA

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia saw the move as confirmation of a U.S. intention to turn space into a theatre of military confrontation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4wWLqN3

The Israeli military said it struck "multiple" Hezbollah targets in the Bekaa, a stronghold of the militant group with which it fought a war last year from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TtYVEUj

“The arrest took place at the request of Latvian authorities,” the police in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsoe said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NZTsuHl

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9O1pHQs

The third round of swap between Israel and Hamas began with Hamas handing over female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, 20, to the Red Cross; Israel confirms that Berger was with its forces from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ev3rkTg

Rachel Reeves confirms that Trade and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds would visit New Delhi in February 2025 to restart talks for a Free Trade Agreement from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/e1GIkb8

Western officials are warning that a growing dispute between Ukraine’s defense minister and the head of its procurement agency could undermine trust and disrupt weapons supplies from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g7K5YIO

From the birth of a few famous people to patents and inventions and book releases, here is a quiz on some of them from January 29.  from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V7EmTt2

Namal Rajapaksa having learnt of his indictment posted on X “it is evident that the present government has launched a political witch hunt against the Rajapaksa family”. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0cOtHNJ

The law was rushed through the National Assembly with little warning last week before being approved by the Senate on January 28 as journalists walked out of the gallery in protest from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1uRt0y7

High-flyer, a little-known Zhenjiang-based hedge fund that used AI for trading, has developed a language model that has upended the world of AI from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/R4BI6S3

In 2023, 1,82,815 new cases were reported from more than 100 countries, with 95% of those concentrated in 23 global-priority countries from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KPMZdOU

“Legal Team representing Imran Khan & Bushra BiBi, challenges Al-Qadir Trust case decision at IHC,” the party said, adding that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) “maliciously misused its authority by announcing sentence, with incomplete investigation” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Me5Cg3V

A former junior naval officer, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 36, was hit with the travel ban after police said he was unable to explain the sources of income used to purchase a home while his father was in power from 2005 to 2015. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ul9ZeQ3

Hamas freed four young female Israeli soldiers on January 25 but Israel said another hostage, civilian Arbel Yehoud, was supposed to have been released ahead of the soldiers, and that it would not open the Netzarim corridor until she was freed from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WsTh5Jd

Nigerian officials say at least 18 people have died and 10 others were injured in the country’s south after a gasoline tanker exploded from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4sZrABY

At least three people were killed and more than 40 others injured in southern Lebanon Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on protesters who had breached roadblocks the Israeli army set up a day before, Lebanon’s health ministry reported from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nW5lybY

Mr. Wang was foreign minister in 2020 when China slapped sanctions on Rubio in July and August, first in response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials for a crackdown on the Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang region from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jMAfhXL

One area under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the December 29 crash of flight 7C2216 as it arrived at Muan International Airport from Bangkok, according to a Ministry statement from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/d6qo5ZG

The project has not been cancelled, and a committee to review it has been appointed, according to sources from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g1lRiDZ

The raid in New Jersey's most populous city, follows President Donald Trump's pledge to deport millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally; Newark mayor calls raid unconstitutional from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HKUiImt

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the provision of “citizenship by birth”, which could directly affect thousands of Indian professionals working in the U.S. under H-1B and other temporary visas. Here is a quiz on the citizenship laws from across the world from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BsEaxAp

How can anyone not be impressed by Trump’s ability to make deals and promote peace? from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PwN4erA

The Al Jazeera news network says the Palestinian Authority arrested one of its reporters after preventing him from covering an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/q7SBaYl

Afghans fleeing Taliban appeal to Trump for exemption from U.S. refugee program suspension, risking lives for U.S. support from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eBAMVX2

The confirmation comes almost two months after an election in which Micheal Martin’s Fianna Fail party won the most seats, but not enough to govern alone. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oHRKSd0

It was the first time News Group Newspapers has acknowledged wrongdoing at The Sun from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LdR6pVS

The awards are given by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/N5Qw1Yi

Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary says the entire world is witnessing the way India is working in areas of skill development and education, at the World Economic Forum in Davos from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/apYGjFq

They were joined by Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TyaV9Ir

Yemen’s Houthi rebels limit Red Sea attacks to Israeli ships amid Gaza ceasefire, impacting global shipping routes from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/guCyHGP

Late American filmmaker David Lynch was born on January 20, 1946. Here is a quiz on the acclaimed director and his works. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9Ev4POY

Elon Musk too appeared on stage at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FTxMI8J

The court termed his motive "extremely vile" and "the methods" used by him "particularly cruel" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bZdeVHj

Shakib Hasan played his last Test match against India in Kanpur late last year; currently he is banned from bowling in all forms of cricket due to suspect action from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RZ2Y9kz

Hamas policemen, dressed in blue police uniform, deployed in some areas after months of trying to keep out of sight to avoid Israeli airstrikes from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Wl4G167

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Hamas attributed the delay to “technical reasons”, as well as the “complexities of the field situation and the continued bombing”, ultimately publishing at around 10:30 a.m. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BjHWl5D

Nigeria becomes the ninth BRICS partner country, joining Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fcLkT8I

Trump, 78, will formally be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. The official swearing-in ceremony will take place at 12 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on January 20, 2025, on the west front of the U.S. Capitol. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wJxTquv

The drills coincided with the continued radio challenges by the Philippine coast guard to the presence at the shoal of China's largest coast guard vessel, which it says is illegally patrolling in Manila's EEZ. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XVlBN2M

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday (January 20, 2025). from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I0kcWDo

In Gaza, the civil defence agency said Israel pounded several areas of the territory after the deal was announced, killing at least 75 people and wounding hundreds more. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qIywrln

Sunita Williams had to tackle some overdue outdoor repair work alongside NASA’s Nick Hague from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0TVxkGe

Here’s a quiz about the powerful Roman empire thus born from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3XwTMtG

“I will not go into details, I can only confirm the validity of fears that Russia was planning acts of air terror, not only against Poland, but against airlines around the world,” Tusk said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lJ1F8vd

Israeli media channels had reported that, following the green light from Hamas, the deal would be formally announced on January 16 and would come into effect on January 19 with the release of the first of the hostages from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MrjzodT

The attacker Rumon Haque was charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pnNwl9t

The government decided to tell the monarch in 1973, when Mr. Blunt was ill, fearing a media uproar once Mr. Blunt died and journalists were able to publish stories without fear of libel suits from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8gqBeMO

Ms. Siddiq says she had been cleared but was a distraction; Labour’s Emma Reynolds replaces Ms. Siddiq; resignation is a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XyvFcZP

As the Z-Morh tunnel in J&K becomes operational, a quiz on famous tunnels across the world.   from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TunOS8D

Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PMNohlG

The Palisades and Eaton fires have cumulatively burnt over 37,000 acres from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FINbTtJ

Bangladesh had summoned the Indian High Commissioner over border tensions on January 12, 2025 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zNHtnO8

Nigerian military airstrike mistakenly kills civilians in northwest conflict zone, raising concerns over transparency and civilian casualties from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bPxpnL5

An executive said the company stood down from the launch because troubleshooting a vehicle subsystem issue could overshoot the launch window from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fGsykSM

Muhammad Yunus condemned the use of properties gifted to British Minister Tulip Siddiq and her family by “allies of her aunt’s deposed regime” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mdUIJ4O

Footage circulated online showing a massive fire that sent columns of smoke into the sky and left vehicles charred and burning from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CVExj24

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out strikes on Ukrainian military airfields, personnel and vehicles in 139 locations from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YFLPRA4

The new sanctions will push China and India back into the compliant oil market to seek more supply from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, the sources said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ngGo3F1

Qatar briefs Trump envoy on Gaza ceasefire talks, aiming for progress before Biden’s inauguration, amid international pressure from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sHp8SQD

The ruling Communist Party kept a tight leash on public discussion throughout its zero-Covid policy, and has eschewed reflections on the hardline curbs since dramatically ditching them at the end of 2022 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KF5rc2e

Cambodian Opposition figures have accused the country’s powerful former leader Hun Sen of ordering the shooting from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JXdkCst

The Interpol said in a statement it has issued the first Silver Notice on the request of Italy which has sought information about the assets of a senior mafia member from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qxGJfn4

The Chinese Government takes the health of its people and of foreign nationals in China seriously, but the HMPV is not a new virus and has been circulating in humans for more than 60 years from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HjGAItJ

He came to prominence after leading the army in a battle to drive out the Islamic State group from a mountainous area along the Syrian border from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ikr2tjU

The monitor said at least 322 people have been killed in fighting in the Manbij countryside since last month from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EBCQU0Y

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/O4Dmexo

The Austrian president’s office says Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader while the far-right Freedom Party attempts to put together a new coalition government from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WySYAuH

Donald Trump declined on January 6, 2025, to rule out military or economic action as part of his avowed desire to have the U.S. take control of Greenland, as well as the Panama Canal from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zeK8ioD

A decade after a deadly terrorist attack on its offices over a controversial cartoon, the French Magazine Charlie Hebdo will release a special issue. Here is a quiz on controversial cartoons.   from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OETrwtA

Yoon Suk Yeol lawyers repeatedly said the initial warrant was “unlawful”, pledging to take further legal action against it. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YtyHja9

China reiterates plan to build world’s biggest dam on Brahmaputra River, ensuring no negative impact on downstream countries from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sSt2zuB

Jake Sullivan said, the United States is finalising steps to remove roadblocks to the civil nuclear partnership with Indian companies from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mTRG9bF

Earlier on Sunday, the Health Ministry of Gaza said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed at least 88 Palestinians and wounded more than 200 others in the past 24 hours from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XBv70TQ

Shigemi Fukahori often addressed students, hoping they take on what he called “the baton of peace,” in reference to his advocacy from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qNJWDRo

The cancellation comes in the backdrop of Dhaka seeking extradition of Sheikh Hasina from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8efd2So

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia last year, in a move the Kremlin denounced as a grave escalation of the nearly three-year conflict from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dYsGZTr

The prestigious award is presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavours from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4e63a5C

World’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116 in Japan, leaving behind a legacy of vitality and grace from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BCoExGt

Oil companies have been steadily exiting the North Sea in recent decades with production declining from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9eJUgWt

In this week’s episode, we discuss how climate change affects rice production, a study on heat days of 2024, and Indonesia’s plan to phase out coal fired plants from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5dq6M3F

Official sources in the MEA had earlier told The Hindu that the case was tricky as India did not have official ties with the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jNgKRrV

Investigation team imposed a travel ban on two individuals, including Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Pdqri4t

The strike hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering in tents during the cold and rainy winter from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1tKGeam

Tragic incident in New Orleans as vehicle plows into crowd, leaving 10 dead and 30 injured, police report from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Vzc3mML

The exchange of the list came amid frosty ties between the two countries over the Kashmir issue as well as cross-border terrorism from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CJjmTfu

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