U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown
Olympia (Washington), December 21: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect...
Brazil's central bank need to intervene to stabilize exchange rate: finance minister
BrasÃlia (Brazil), December 21: Brazil's Central Bank must intervene to stabilize the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar amid recent disruptions in its financial market,...
Hungarian parliament approves 2025 budget
Budapest (Hungary), December 21: Hungary's parliament approved the 2025 budget on Friday, projecting 3.4 percent economic growth, 3.2 percent inflation, and a 3.7 percent budget...
Austria's GDP to contract 0.6 pct in 2024: WIFO
Vienna (Austria), December 21: The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) on Friday projected Austria's gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 0.6 percent in...
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4-year jail term for corruption
Madrid (Spain), December 21: Rodrigo Rato, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain's deputy prime minister, was sentenced on Friday to...
Six killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia's Kursk region: local governor
Moscow (Russia), December 21: Six people were killed and 10 injured after a Ukrainian missile attack on the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region,...
Romania's new parliament convenes amid political deadlock
Bucharest (Romania), December 21: Romania's newly elected Parliament convened on Friday following the Dec. 1 elections, as efforts to form a pro-European coalition government remain...
Bulgarian President, Hungarian PM call for peace in Europe, closer bilateral ties
Sofia (Bulgaria), December 21: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met in Sofia on Friday, emphasizing the need for restoring peace...
Avalanche kills snowboarder, injures skier in Bulgaria
Sofia (Bulgaria), December 21: A snowboarder was killed, and a skier sustained injuries on Friday in an avalanche near Bulgaria's largest ski resort, Bansko, the...
Interview: Bridging cultures is enduring legacy of Marco Polo's journey, says curator
Rome (Italy), December 21: Respecting diversity and building bridges between cultures is a crucial legacy of Marco Polo's adventure, an Italian curator of a Marco...
EU signals readiness for talks with Trump amid tariff threats
Brussels (Belgium), December 21: The European Union (EU) is open to discussing trade issues, including energy, with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a European Commission spokesperson...
Ukraine to stop Russian gas transit on Jan. 1, 2025: PM
Kyiv (Ukraine), December 21: Ukraine will halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory starting Jan. 1, 2025, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on...
Italian regulator fines OpenAI 15 mln euros for personal data abuses
Rome (Italy), December 21: Italy's data protection agency announced on Friday that it has fined artificial intelligence company OpenAI 15 million euros (15.6 million U.S....
Black boxes of crashed DHL plane show no signs of illegal interference:...
Vilnius (Lithuania), December 21: A preliminary analysis of the black boxes of the DHL cargo plane that crashed in Vilnius in November shows no signs...
Roundup: Volkswagen, unions reach agreement, cutting 35,000 jobs by end of 2030
Berlin (Germany), December 21: German automotive giant Volkswagen and employee representatives concluded their five-day intense talks over the company's far-reaching cost-cutting plans on Friday. Both...
Man accused of hoax gunman report in Prague
Prague (Czech Republic), December 21: Czech police announced Friday that a man has been accused of scaremongering after falsely reporting the presence of a gunman...
Slovak gov't agrees with medical trade union over salary rise
Bratislava (Slovakia), December 21: The Slovak government approved an agreement with the Medical Trade Union Association (LOZ) on Friday to resolve a dispute over doctors'...
ar hits Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2
Berlin (Germany), December 21: A car plowed through a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least two...
Heatwave looms as fires burn nation's east and west
Canberra (Australia), December 21: Out-of-control bushfires are raging in different corners of the nation, confirming grim forecasts of a difficult emergency season ahead.
Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue
Canberra (Australia), December 21: Hundreds of Australians are now back on home soil after being airlifted out of earthquake-stricken Vanuatu on Royal Australian Air Force...
Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol denies the charges of rebellion
Seoul [South Korea], December 20: According to Reuters, defense attorney Seok Dong-hyeon yesterday asserted that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not commit the...
Israel continues bombing campaign
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20: The Middle East war continues to rage despite positive signs of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Mr. Trump 'takes action' before taking office
Washington [US], December 20: President-elect Donald Trump has put pressure on the US House of Representatives to not pass a spending bill and the current...
US government close to shutdown despite Trump's support for new proposal
Washington [US], December 20: Republicans in the US Congress reached a consensus on a new spending package and voted to avert a government shutdown on...
Russia sentences 2 men to 21 years in prison for working for...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: AFP news agency reported on December 20 that a Russian military court has sentenced two people to 21 years in prison...
President Biden to meet Pope Francis before Trump's inauguration
Vatican City, December 20: US President Joe Biden will meet Pope Francis during a trip to Italy early next year, in what is likely to...
Cambodia, US consider resuming joint military exercise suspended after nearly 10 years
Washington [US], December 20: The Khmer Times reported today, December 20, that Cambodia and the US are considering the possibility of resuming the joint military...