Day: January 1, 2025

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Azernews reports.

Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa said on Wednesday, Azernews reports.

India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities, under an agreement that prohibits two nations from attacking each other’s atomic facilities, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, Azernews reports via AniNews.

LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to compete both as a teenager and beyond the age of 40. This historic achievement came during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-110 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Azernews reports via BBC.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico insisted on Wednesday in a video address that stopping the flow of Russian gas through Ukraine won’t affect Moscow that much, but will have a “drastic impact” on the European Union, Azernews reports.

In the last month of 2024, Türkiye’s exports to the D-8 countries experienced a 6.1% decline compared to the same month in 2023

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Azerbaijan summons Iran’s charge d’affaires over insult to country, president  Middle East Monitor

Azerbaijan summons Iran’s charge d’affaires over insult to country, president  Middle East Monitor

Azerbaijan summons Iran’s charge d’affaires over insult to country, president  Middle East Monitor