Thousands of people have gathered in Washington to protest against Donald Trump's policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20.

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s farewell press conference witnessed two senior journalists being dragged out of the hall for heckling Blinken with questions on the ‘genocide’ in Gaza due to the Israel-Hamas war in West Asia.

South Korea's impeached president will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last month's imposition of martial law, his lawyers said.

A 119-year-old woman from Brazil, Deolira Glicéria Pedro da Silva, is on the brink of making history as the world’s oldest living person. According to Guinness World Records, she is preparing to celebrate her 120th birthday in just two months.

Israeli airstrikes devastated parts of Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 75 people and wounding hundreds, according to Gaza’s civil defense agency. The attacks came just hours after a fragile ceasefire agreement was announced by mediators Qatar and the United States, raising fears of further escalation.

Chandra Arya, a native of Dwaralu village in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district, has filed his nomination for the post of Canadian Prime Minister. Reports indicate that he addressed the Canadian Parliament in Kannada after submitting his nomination. Arya had previously announced his intention to run for the Prime Minister's position.

China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said on Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an ageing population and an emerging shortage of working age people.

Tel Aviv (Israel), Jan 16 (AP): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that a last-minute dispute with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages.