22 killed in Israeli Gaza strikes
Jerusalem [Israel], December 16: At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it...
Syrian Christians attend services, schools reopen a week after Assad's overthrow
Damascus [Syria], December 16: Syrian Christians attended regular Sunday services for the first time since the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad a week ago,...
Trump and Netanyahu discuss Gaza hostages and Syria
Gaza City [Gaza]/Damascus [Syria], December 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about developments in Syria and a recent push...
Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone
Mamoudzou [Mayotte], December 16: Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit...
Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
Paris [France], December 16: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for...
Israel attacks schools and homes in Gaza, a day after Nuseirat massacre
Gaza border [Israel], December 15: Israel is still attacking homes and schools across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several people just one day after...
South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks following his botched attempt to...
Turkey reopens its Syrian embassy after 12 years
Istanbul [Turkey], December 15: Turkey reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state broadcaster TRT reported, a week after a rebel alliance...
PA forces move against Hamas in West Bank
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15: Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces moved against the Hamas movement and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin in the West...
Iran jails journalist for 'hostile' US collaboration
Tehran [Iran], December 15: A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of "collaborating...
Arab FMs urge support for inclusive and 'peaceful' Syria transition
Aqaba [Jordan], December 15: Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition in Syria with UN and...
Efforts to find a peaceful solution for Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 15: US President-elect Donald Trump's team is preparing to push for peace talks, while many others hope for a ceasefire between Russia...
TikTok continues to be rejected in the US
Washington [US], December 15: Reuters reported on December 13 that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected TikTok's request related...
Injured while on a business trip abroad, Nancy Pelosi must have hip...
Washington [US], December 15: Ian Krager, spokesman for Nancy Pelosi , said the former US House Speaker is recovering from hip replacement surgery....
Trump chooses CEO of social network Truth Social as intelligence adviser
Washington [US], December 15: On December 14, US President-elect Donald Trump selected Mr. Devin Nunes, CEO of social networking company Truth Social, to serve as...
ABC News apologizes, pays $15 million for defaming Trump on air
Washington [US], December 15: ABC News will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit with US President-elect Donald Trump and apologize for anchor George Stephanopoulos'...
First European country to join CPTPP
Washington [US], December 15: Britain today, December 15, became the first European country to officially join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP),...
Doctor sued for sending abortion pills to patient
Washington [US], December 15: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued New York state physician Margaret Carpenter after she prescribed and sent abortion pills to...
Ukraine replaces commander as Russia advances fast in the east
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 15: Ukraine's military leadership has replaced the commander overseeing defences in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces are making swift advances,...
Founder of fashion chain Mango dies in cave accident
Spain [Barcelona], December 15: Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of high street fashion chain Mango, died in an accident on Saturday while exploring caves near...
Three killed and dozens injured by bomb at Thai festival
Bangkok [Thailand], December 15: At least three people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an explosive was thrown into a crowd at a...
Sharjah Ruler attends ceremony honouring winners of SSACSY
Sharjah [UAE], December 15: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, emphasised that the name Youth Energies...
Ukraine dismisses commander as Russia advances on key logistics hub?
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: A Ukrainian official confirmed to the Financial Times on December 13 that Oleksandr Lutsenko had been removed from his position as...
South Korea arrests more military and police commanders ahead of impeachment vote...
Seoul [South Korea], December 14: Lee Jin-woo is the third senior military official to be arrested in connection with the martial law crackdown, following former...
DEWA offers over 740 charging points across Dubai to support growing EV...
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) now provides a network of more than 740 electric vehicle (EV) Green Charger points across...
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Maule, Chile, ESMC says
Santiago [Chile], December 14: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Maule, Chile on Friday, according to Reuters.
Britain's economy shrinks for second month in a row
London [UK], December 14: Britain's economy shrank by 0.1% in October, for the second month in a row, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS)...