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January 19, 2026 12:18 PM
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A powerful explosion at a steel plant in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region has killed at least two people and left five others missing. According to the local authorities, the blast occurred last evening at a rare earth steel plate factory in Baotou city. A pressurised storage tank designed t...
January 19, 2026 11:05 AM
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya has departed the country this morning to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The PM’s office said that the annual meeting, running from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, 2026, is expected to draw more than...
January 19, 2026 11:27 AM
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The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country. The ceasefire ends nearly two weeks of fighting and forms part of a broader 14-point agreement that will see the SDF integrated into S...
January 19, 2026 11:31 AM
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu has left on a four-day visit to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting. He is accompanied by Ministers Nara Lokesh and T.G. Bharat and senior officials. The visit is aimed at attracting global investments and strengthening economic p...
January 19, 2026 9:05 AM
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In Iran, 5,000 people, including 500 security personnel, have been killed in the protests that gripped the country in January 2026, an Iranian official said. The toll is the highest yet cited by a government source for the nationwide protests that shook Iran’s establishment. The Iranian official has...
January 19, 2026 8:22 AM
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Eight European countries Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, have said that tariff threats undermine transatlantic ties and risk a dangerous downward spiral. A joint statement from these countries expressed commitment to strengthening Arctic sec...
January 19, 2026 7:47 AM
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Maharashtra State Song filled the air in Davos yesterday as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis arrived to attend the World Economic Forum. The Marathi community in Switzerland welcomed him with great enthusiasm, bringing alive the spirit of Maharashtra through traditional attire, customs, and cultural...
January 18, 2026 10:33 PM
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US Congressman and a member of Donald Trump's Republican party, Rich McCormick, has said, unlike India, Islamabad doesn't bring investments into America. Speaking at an event hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), McCormick also underlined that alienating India would be...
January 18, 2026 10:27 PM
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A violent wildfire raging near Concepción in southern Chile has forced the evacuation of more than twenty thousand people. According to officials, the wildfire has rapidly spread over twenty-three kilometres around Penco and the surrounding areas in the Biobío Region, close to the city of Concepción...
January 18, 2026 10:24 PM
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The US administration has circulated a draft charter to around 60 countries that calls for members to contribute one billion dollars in cash if they want their membership to last more than three years. According to the document, each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from t...
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