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San Salvador - President Nayib Bukele on Sunday declared himself winner of El Salvador's national elections in a landslide, claiming he captured more than 85% of the vote - even though electoral officials have not released any results.

DHAKA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves fell below 20 billion U.S. dollars by the end of January, the latest central bank data showed.

TOKYO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snowfall over a wide area in Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, is expected from around noon on Monday to Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged people to vote for his party if they want to stop the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Geo News reported. Bilawal, while addressing a rally in Pakistan's Hyderabad, urged people to vote for the "arrow" -- the PPP's election symbol--if they wanted to stop the lion, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) el

Balochistan [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Balochistan, amidst rising security concerns due to a surge in terrorist attacks, has decided to limit internet services in sensitive polling stations leading up to the February 8 elections, as reported by Pakistan-based newspaper News InternationalJan Achakzai, the caretaker information minister, declared the decision, citing the potential threat of terrorist activities during th

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its February review meeting is expected to again put a pause on the repo rate, according to SBI Research. In its December meeting, the RBI unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, thus maintaining the status quo for the fifth straight time. The repo rate is the rate of interest at whi

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank conducted 100 billion yuan (about 14 billion U.S. dollars) of 14-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.95 percent Monday.

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): Afghanistan's struggling economy has led to deflation and poverty, Khaama Press reported citing a World Bank report. This deflationary trend persisted from April 2023 to December 2023. According to the report, Afghanistan has been facing economic challenges due to reduced aggregate demand, including factors like the stronger local currency, dwindling household savings, reduced public

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign reserves fell in January due to the lower conversion value of non-U.S. dollar assets, central bank data showed Monday.

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's imported car sale fell in double digits in January due to rising worry about economic slowdown, industry data showed Monday.

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Santiago, Chile - Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 99 people were killed.

Paris - Paris voters Sunday backed a proposal from the capital's Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall.

Dakar [Senegal], February 5 (ANI): A day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite delay of the presidential election set for February 25 in Senegal, the police cracked down on rallies in the country's capital, Dakar, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. At least one prominent opposition figure was taken into custody as well. The United States demanded a prompt replacement date for free polls on Sunday, while the Euro

Karachi [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Heavy rains lashed several parts of Karachi city in Pakistan for the second consecutive day on Sunday, claiming two lives, according to Dawn. The rains inundated various roads in Karachi at a time when political parties ramped up their campaigns for Thursday's general elections, accusing the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party of being responsible for the state of the civic infrastructure i

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told diplomats babies were burned alive, and that men and women were beheaded after being raped during the horrific attacks of October 7.

Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that rail company Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has proposed a passenger train service from Mexico City to the U.S. border and will present a study on the route in May.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 5 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre on Sunday, accusing it of misusing central agencies to target political opponents. Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Tharoor expressed concern about the state of central agencies and independent institutions in the country under what he termed as "electo

Amidst a complex geopolitical landscape, Kosovo has made a pivotal decision to exclusively adopt the euro as its official currency in the northern regions, replacing the long-standing usage of Serbian dinars. The announcement comes as part of the government's ongoing efforts to reinforce the rule of law, particularly in the aftermath of a recent incident in Banjska that prompted a swift response.

Tehran, Iran - Iran on Sunday denounced the latest U.S. and U.K. strikes on targets in Yemen saying they 'contradict' their declared intention of avoiding a wider Middle East conflict.

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium on July 19 in East Rutherford, N.J., FIFA announced Sunday. The New York/New Jersey area was competing with ATT Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the opportunity to stage the historic final. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are co-hosting the World Cup, which will expand from 32 participants to 48 for the first time an

Mosocw - Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on Sunday set a world record for total time spent in space, surpassing his compatriot Gennady Padalka who logged more than 878 days in orbit, Russia's space corporation said.