YANGON -- At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Friday, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported.

Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the deaths included 96 from the capital Nay Pyi Taw, 18 from Sagaing and 30 from Kyaukse, according to the report. (Myanmar-Quake-Casualties)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Thursday with his Saudi and Turkish counterparts to discuss efforts to strengthen the ceasefire in Gaza, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Abdelatty spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as part of the ongoing consultations following a recent Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee meeting on Gaza. (Egypt-Saudi-Turkiye-Gaza Ceasefire)

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LONDON -- United Kingdom's (UK) total trade deficit for goods and services widened to 10.2 billion British pounds (13.19 billion U.S. dollars), or 1.4 percent of gross domestic product, in the final quarter of 2024, official data showed on Friday.

This marks an increase from a deficit of 6 billion pounds, or 0.8 percent of GDP, in the third quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics. (UK-Trade)

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Israeli airstrikes hit a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, marking the first such attack since a ceasefire was agreed on Nov. 27.

The Israeli military said it targeted a "drone storage facility" belonging to Hezbollah in Dahieh, a stronghold for the Shiite militant group near the Lebanese capital. (Israel-Beirut-Airstrikes) Enditem

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