Croatia enters eurozone, Schengen area
Zagreb, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Croatia entered the eurozone and the EU border-free Schengen area on New Year’s Day. This was the first time a European country joined both the eurozone and the Schengen area on…
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50L devotees likely to visit Ayodhya today
Ayodhya, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 50 lakh people are expected to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on the New Year Day. Heavy security and crowd management arrangements have been put in place by the Ayodhya…
2 men kill father over property dispute in Meerut
Meerut, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two men, both in their early 40s, allegedly murdered their 75-year-old father by strangling him to death in the outskirts of Puthi village of Parikshitgarh town in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district,…
Consenting adults free to live together: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad high court (HC) has held that two adults are at liberty to live together and no person should be permitted to interfere in their peaceful ‘live-in relationship’. In this…
Two migrants drown, 232 rescued off Lebanon’s northern coast
Beirut, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lebanese Navy has rescued 232 Syrian migrants, who were onboard a boat off the Batroun beach in northern Lebanon, and recovered the bodies of a drowned woman and her child,…
Sudanese leader reaffirms army commitment to exit political process
Khartoum, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has reaffirmed the commitment of the military to exit the political process in the country. Al-Burhan made the remarks on Saturday in…
AP Top Stories December 31 P (Video)
(31 Dec 2022) Here’s the last for Saturday, December 31: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passes away at 95; Trailblazing news anchor Barbara Walters passes away at 93; Zelenskyy addresses Russian citizens; New Year’s celebrations begin…
Pope Benedict XVI leaves a 21st century legacy (Video)
(31 Dec 2022) Pope Benedict XVI’s seven-year tenure as spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics was marked by controversy and reform. (Dec. 31) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter:…
Dutch welcome new year without national fireworks show
The Hague, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dutch are welcoming the turn of the year with disappointment as national fireworks shows planned at major cities have been scrapped because of strong wind and rain. The municipality…
Volunteers step in to help migrants in El Paso, Texas (Video)
Volunteers are stepping in to help migrants in El Paso, Texas, as the government struggles to keep up. City and county leaders are working on more housing for the migrants, but nonprofits and churches are…
Yemen’s warring sides gear up for conflict in 2023 amid stalled peace talks
Aden (Yemen), Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yemen’s warring parties are gearing up for new waves of conflict in 2023 amid lack of decisive steps towards sustainable peace, adding to the sufferings of millions of people living…
Palestinian authorities hail UN vote on Israeli occupation
Ramallah, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Palestinian authorities have welcomed the UN vote in favour of a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of…
Suspect in murders of 4 Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania (Video)
Nearly seven weeks after four University of Idaho students were killed, and after 19,000 tips in a quadruple-murder investigation that drew nationwide attention, Idaho authorities announced Friday the arrest of a 28-year-old Ph.D. criminology student….
Bus collision near Tehran airport kills 1, injures 37
Tehran, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least one passenger was killed and 37 others were injured after two buses collided near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The incident took place…
Myanmar extends ceasefire period until end of 2023
Yangon, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar’s military extended its ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2023, according to a statement released by Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. According to the…
What will Pope Emeritus Benedict’s legacy be? (Video)
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is remembered for breaking several Catholic Church traditions, including becoming the first sitting pontiff to retire from the position in nearly 600 years. CBS News anchor Lana Zak spoke with Candida…
Vatican confirms Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95 after ill health (Video)
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died just days after the Vatican announced the 95-year-old was in ill health. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay looks back at his life and CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth…
Vatican mourns the loss of Benedict XVI (Video)
(31 Dec 2022) The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95. Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to resign. Benedict had become increasingly frail during his almost 10 years…
ABVP delegation submits memorandum to UGC Chairman
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A delegation of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) met the UGC Chairman, M. Jagadesh Kumar and submitted a memorandum of demands concerning the contemporary issues in the field of higher…
Two members of illegal firearms syndicate held
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two members of an inter-state illegal firearms syndicate were held by the Special Cell of Delhi Police following a brief encounter, an official said on Saturday. DCP, Special Cell, Pramod…