Does Trump have plans to expand US territory?
Washington [US], December 25: US President-elect Donald Trump has made a series of statements related to territorial expansion, such as buying Greenland, "reclaiming" the Panama...
Ukraine 'counterattacks' Slovakia over Russian gas
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday, December 24, criticized Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico regarding the conflict over the Russian gas deal.
French Prime Minister announces new cabinet
Paris [France], December 25: New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou officially announced the composition of his new cabinet on December 23, more than 2 weeks...
Civil aviation fears the Middle East's fiery cauldron
Washington [US], December 25: Unpredictable developments in the Middle East make civil aviation pilots worried every time they fly over conflict hotspots.
$1 billion Mega Millions jackpot awaits winner on Christmas Eve
Washington [US], December 25: For US lottery players, a fortune of up to $1 billion awaits them this Christmas Eve, and everyone has an equal...
South Korea officially becomes 'super-aged society'
Seoul [South Korea], December 25: According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of South Korea, there are currently more than 10 million people...
American Airlines delays flights across the US due to technical error
Washington [US], December 25: A technical problem has caused a brief delay in American Airlines flights during the peak Christmas travel season.
President Biden signs law recognizing bald eagle as US national bird
Washington [US], December 25: CBS News reported today, December 25, that US President Joe Biden signed a total of 50 bills into law on Christmas...
Canada condemns China's steps against Canadian institutions over Uyghurs, Tibet
Ottawa [Canada], December 25: The Canadian government condemned China on Tuesday for taking steps against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights...
Toyota is donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration
Washington [US], December 5: Toyota Motor (7203.T), opens new tab of North America is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a...
Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores on Christmas Eve,...
Washington [US], December 25: A strike at Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab will expand to over 300 U.S. stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000...
Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid
New York [US], December 25: It's a simple but brutal equation: The number of people going hungry or otherwise struggling around the world is rising,...
Japan to cut 60% of emissions by 2035
Tokyo [Japan], December 25: The Japanese government on Tuesday won an approval for a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal...
Kuwaiti Cabinet approves bill imposing 15 % tax on multinational entities
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 25: The Kuwaiti Cabinet endorsed on Tuesday a draft resolution on issuing a law imposing a 15-percent tax on multinational entities,...
Two Palestinian martyrs in Israeli airstrike on Tulkarm
Tulkarm [Palestine], December 25: Two young Palestinian men were martyred on Tuesday evening following an airstrike by an Israeli drone targeting the Al-Hamam neighborhood in...
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...
German police contacted suspect weeks before Christmas market attack
Magdeburg [Germany], December 24: The alleged perpetrator of the deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market last week in Germany had been contacted by police...
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...