Slovakian leader meets with President Putin in Moscow
Moscow [Russia], December 23: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a previously unannounced visit to the Kremlin on Sunday for...
Putin vows revenge for Kazan drone attack
Moscow [Russia], December 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Kiev with retaliation following Saturday's drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan on the...
Ukraine declares to continue attacking Russian soil
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the evening of December 21 that he would continue to attack military facilities in Russia,...
Trump gives TikTok the green light
Washington [US], December 23: US President-elect Donald Trump on December 22 signaled that he supports allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US for at...
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
Magdeburg [Germany], December 23: A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people...
Small plane crashes into Brazil tourist city, killing at least 10
Gramado (Rio Grande do Sul) [Brazil], December 23: A small plane carrying 10 people crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of...
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
Washington [US], December 23: President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.
Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital
Istanbul [Turkey], December 23: Four people were killed in southwest Turkey when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.
US warplane shot down in Red Sea 'friendly fire' incident
Washington [US], December 23: An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident.
Trump's tougher stance on Fentanyl
Washington [US], December 23: Donald Trump's return to power signifies a shakeup in the U.S. approach to addressing America's fentanyl crisis and what counternarcotic officials...
Iraq, Oman sign two MoUs to strengthen cooperation
Baghdad [Iraq], December 23: Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi signed two memorandums of understanding...
Unstable weather conditions expected across UAE until Thursday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The UAE is expected to experience unstable weather conditions in the coming days due to an extension of a surface...
Rival protests over S Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol held in...
Seoul [South Korea], December 22: Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred metres apart in Seoul on...
Nine-year-old among five killed in Germany Christmas market attack
Magdeburg [Germany], December 22: A nine-year-old child is among the five people killed in the car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the central German...
US Senate votes through last-gasp bill to keep govt open
Washington [US], December 22: The US Congress has averted a government shutdown following days of chaos on Capitol Hill, after the Senate passed a stop-gap...
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on...
Kursk [Ukraine], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region. Ukrainian officials reported earlier that...
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on...
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region. Ukrainian officials reported earlier that...
8 sentenced in France over beheading of teacher
Paris [France], December 22: Eight people have been convicted in France in connection with the Islamist-motivated murder of teacher Samuel Paty four years ago. French...
Frigid temperatures as winter solstice marks astronomical start of season
Washington [US], December 22: Early Saturday morning, the occurrence of the 2024 winter solstice marked the astronomical start of winter, and it's been greeted with...
King Charles' cancer treatment progressing well
London [UK], December 22: King Charles' cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace source said, as the British...
German far right brings political edge to Magdeburg attack site
Berlin [Germany], December 22: A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into...
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
Washington [US], December 22: The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing...
Japanese anime industry sales top 3 trillion yen for 1st time
Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The market size of Japan's anime industry hit a record high of over three trillion yen in 2023, buoyed by brisk...
Mohammed Al Sharqi attends closing ceremony of Fujairah International Arabian Horse Championship...
Fujairah [UAE], December 22: The ninth edition of the Fujairah International Arabian Horse Championship, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al...
Rulers of Emirates congratulate Emir of Kuwait on first anniversary of accession...
Emirates [UAE], December 22: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Mishal...
Emir of Kuwait inaugurates Arabian Gulf Football Cup
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 22: The Arabian Gulf Football Cup, "Khaleeji Zain 26," officially kicked off on Saturday evening with a grand opening ceremony at...
Dozens of martyrs, wounded on 442nd day of war on Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 22: Israel continued bombardment of areas in the Gaza Strip on the 442nd day of the war, resulting in numerous martyrs and...