UN chief 'alarmed' about worsening food security in Sudan
New York [US], December 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concern about the escalating food insecurity in Sudan, warning of famine conditions in...
Over 200 killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil massacre
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], December 24: At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in Haiti's portside neighborhood of Cite Soleil earlier...
Irish PM Simon Harris issues new pledge over engagements with Israel
London [UK], December 24: Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has pledged to continue direct relations with Israel on attaining a ceasefire in Gaza, after the...
Germany gives Kiev tanks, missile launchers and anti-aircraft systems
Berlin [Germany], December 24: Ukraine has received an extensive new weapons package from Germany, the Defence Ministry in Kiev said on Monday.
Russian region in Siberia cancels injury allowance for soldiers
Moscow [Russia], December 24: Authorities in the Russian region of Transbaikal in Siberia have cancelled the one-off payment for soldiers who have suffered permanent injury...
Syria moves to unify militias
Syria, December 24: In his first press conference since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa laid out the priorities...
Europe in turmoil over Russian gas
Moscow [Russia], December 24: On December 22, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico unexpectedly visited Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin with the main...
America in the vortex of power of billionaire Elon Musk
Washington [US], December 24: With huge assets, many influential companies and a position in the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk is...
Biden pardons nearly 40 death row inmates
Washington [US], December 24: US President Joe Biden announced on December 23 that he would commute the death sentences of 37 prisoners to life in...
Will Trump withdraw the US from WHO in 2025
Washington [US], December 24: Members of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are preparing a plan for Washington to withdraw from the World Health Organization...
North Korea proactively offers to send troops to support Russia in dealing...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 24: US intelligence believes that North Korea proactively offered to send troops to support Russia, contrary to previous assessments that Moscow made...
Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalized
Washington [US], December 24: Former US President Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Washington DC on December 23 after having a fever.
Israel takes first responsibility for assassination of Hamas leader in Iran
Tehran [Iran], December 24: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly admitted for the first time on December 23 that Tel Aviv was responsible for the...
Trump wants US to buy Greenland, island leader says 'never for sale'
Washington [US], December 24: US President-elect Donald Trump has again mentioned the ownership of Greenland, causing the island's leader to issue a statement in response.
Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal
Washington [US], December 24: Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health...
Qatar and Jordan pledge support to Syria
Manama [Bahrain], December 24: Qatar is ready to invest in Syria's energy sector and ports, the de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said after meeting...
Italy to prolong war supplies to Ukraine until the end of 2025
Rome [Italy], December 24: Italy's cabinet on Monday passed a law decree that allows it to continue supplying until the end of 2025 "means, materials...
El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president
San Salvador [El Salvador], December 24: El Salvador's legislature overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining, a move that President Nayib Bukele had pushed for...
House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs
Washington [US], December 24: A US House Ethics Committee's report into Matt Gaetz has found "substantial evidence" he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl...
Trudeau faces pressure to resign
Ottawa [Canada], December 24: The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose party looks set to lose power early next year, is under increasing pressure from...
Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU, risking patients and medics
Gaza border [Israel], December 23: The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, encircled by Israeli drones and tanks, has pleaded with the international community to intervene...
Around 100 flights cancelled due to strong winds in Britain
London [UK], December 23: Winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour have been forecast for parts of the United Kingdom as the Christmas getaway...
Trump picks 'The Apprentice' producer to be his special envoy to UK
London [UK], December 23: Donald Trump has named the producer behind "The Apprentice" as his special envoy to the UK.
Thousands of students protest in Belgrade against corruption
Belgrade [Serbia], December 23: Thousands of students and school pupils demonstrated in Belgrade on Sunday against what they view as a corrupt government, weeks after...
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,...