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...
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...
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...
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...