Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department has said that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to weaken into a depression soon. The system was located 100...
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Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that as global military spending continue to rise, investment in global health is lagging dangerously behind. In a...
January 9, 2026 12:51 PM. In the Philippines huge mound of garbage collapsed in a waste segregation facility in a central Philippine city, killing one person and leaving at...
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US President Donald Trump says Cuba is facing severe economic crisis after Venezuela action.
January 9, 2026 1:42 PM. US President Donald Trump has said that Cuba is facing a severe economic crisis after US action in Venezuela. In an interview, Mr Trump...
An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in Jammu and Kashmir today. The epicentre was in Tajikistan. Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Meteorological Department...
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Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi condemns Iranian government for internet shutdown during protests.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi condemned the Iranian government for shutting down the internet and communications during protests. He also urged all European leaders to follow the lead...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses regret over US withdrawal from UN entities.
January 9, 2026 2:27 PM. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed regret over the United States decision to withdraw from several UN entities. Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General,...
January 9, 2026 3:51 PM. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is being celebrated today. This day is observed on the 9th of January every year, as it was on this day...
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Storm Goretti leaves thousands without power across northern France and southern England.
January 9, 2026 6:55 PM. Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power this morning, and residents faced widespread travel delays after a...
A day after Iran imposed a near-total nationwide internet blackout, with phone calls failing to connect and flights cancelled, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused protesters of...