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Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to Russian cities after plane crash

As the official crash probe started, some aviation experts pointed out that holes seen in the plane's tail section suggested that it could have come under fire from Russian air defense systems fending

NASA's Parker solar probe is 'safe' after historic closest approach to Sun

History has been created as NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieves the closest approach to the Sun. It passed within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface to reveal secrets of its outer atmosphere

US missions to India issue over one million non-immigrant visas again

According to the statement, the US Mission to India provided over 24,000 passports and other consular services to American citizens living and travelling in India

Taiwan's science ministry warns chip, AI funding cuts could impact tech

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology estimate comes after the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Tuesday warned that the country's collaboration with tech companies, such as Micron , AMD, Nvidia

Oil prices rise on China stimulus hopes; Brent, WTI set for weekly gain

However, a stronger US dollar capped oil price gains. The US currency has been boosted by expectations that the incoming Donald Trump administration's policies will boost growth and lift inflation

German president dissolves parliament, snap election set for 23 Feb

The vote also kicked off election campaigning in earnest, with conservative challenger Friedrich Merz, who surveys suggest is likely to replace Scholz

Altercation erupts at high-level meeting of Russia-dominated economic union

Eurasian Economic Union was formed a decade ago to encourage stronger business ties and facilitate trade between its members, but it has been marred by economic and other disputes between members

Russian official warns US on possible nuclear testing under Trump

During Trump's first 2017-2021 term as president, his administration discussed whether or not to conduct the first US nuclear test since 1992, the Washington Post reported in 2020

Osamu Suzuki, who brought the Japanese automaker to India, dies at 94

Suzuki, who died on Christmas Day of lymphoma, played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market

Finland seizes Russian 'Shadow Fleet'-linked oil tanker over cable sabotage

Finland and European Union link undersea cable sabotages in the Baltic to Russian 'Shadow Fleet', announce sanctions

South Korea parliament's majority votes to impeach acting president Han

After Han's impeachment, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is next in line to assume the acting presidency, according to South Korean law

Jeff Bezos' Miami neighbor seeks $200 million for empty 1.8 acre lot

Even if the land ultimately fails to sell for $200 million, Reznik believes it will still set a record for the region

Climate change led to 41 additional days of extreme heat in 2024: Report

According to European climate agency Copernicus, 2024 is set to end as the warmest year on record and the first year with a global average temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels

China launches amphibious assault ship that can launch fighter jets

Sichuan is first ship of the 076 type, is China's largest such ship yet, displacing 40,000 tonnes and equipped with electromagnetic catapult to allow fighter jets to launch directly off its deck

This chess genius got a little bored, so he is reinventing the game now

With bold innovations like heart rate monitors, randomised boards and reality-style confession booths, Magnus Carlsen's Freestyle Chess aims to transform the game-but how far will it go? Read more

Donald Trump's 'Made in USA' Bitcoin is promise impossible to keep

Trump made the pledge in a post on his Truth Social account in June after meeting at Mar-a-Lago with a group of executives from crypto miners

Nothing to talk, canal belongs to Panama: Prez Mulino on Trump's threats

Mulino also ruled out lowering canal tolls for US ships and refuted claims that China held any sway over the crucial waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

China probes personal disputes after mass killings; more curbs feared

The attacks, where drivers mow down people on foot or knife-wielding assailants stab multiple victims, are not new in China, but the latest surge drew attention

Israeli police to probe Netanyahu's wife over TV show allegations

The acrimony escalates a lingering clash between Netanyahu and the judiciary

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US: CDC

Last week, the United States reported its first severe case of the virus, in a Louisiana resident above the age of 65, who was suffering from severe respiratory illness