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Ukraine dismisses commander as Russia advances on key...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: A Ukrainian official confirmed to the Financial Times on December 13 that Oleksandr Lutsenko had been...
South Korea arrests more military and police commanders...
Seoul [South Korea], December 14: Lee Jin-woo is the third senior military official to be arrested in connection with the...
DEWA offers over 740 charging points across Dubai...
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) now provides a network of more than 740 electric vehicle...
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...
London [UK], December 14: Britain's economy shrank by 0.1% in October, for the second month in a row, the UK's...
Sharjah Ruler witnesses launch of Desert Theatre Festival
Sharjah [UAE], December 14: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...
Saud bin Saqr attends evening of Finnish music
Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], December 14: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras...
Fujairah Racing Team wins Dubai GP - Race...
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Boat No 96 for HPI Fujairah Racing Team, driven by Italian brothers Rosario and Giuseppe Schiano...
Hamdan bin Zayed visits Liwa International Festival 2025
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 14: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region,...
Harvard organises international conference on AI transformative potential,...
Dubai [UAE], December 14: The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, in collaboration with the Harvard Business School Club of...
Canadian gov't to unlock pension investment
Ottawa [Canada], December 14: The Canadian federal government announced Friday it will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension...
Number of active U.S. drilling unchanged this week
Houston [Texas], December 14: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 589 this week, unchanged...
U.S. stocks little changed to close week
Albany [New York], December 14: U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, as investors prepare for the Fed's interest rate...
Nancy Pelosi admitted to hospital in overseas trip...
Olympia [Washington], December 14: Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg after she "sustained...
Texas sues New York doctor of violating abortion...
Houston [Texas], December 14: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing a New York doctor of...
Mexican consulates to strengthen support for nationals in...
Mexico City [Mexico], December 14: Mexican consulates in the United States will strengthen legal support for Mexican nationals to ensure...
Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500...
Washington DC [US], December 14: Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted...
I understand France's struggles: Bayrou
Paris [France], December 14: Centrist leader François Bayrou has become France's latest prime minister, chosen by President Emmanuel Macron in...
Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack
Moscow [Russia]/Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic...
Russia warns Ukraine on US long-range missiles
Moscow [Russia]/Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: The Kremlin says heavy Russian air strikes are its response to Ukraine's use of weapons...
New Estonian law bans tattoo, tanning services for...
Tallinn [Estonia], December 13: Estonia's parliament passed a new public health law on Wednesday, making it illegal to provide tanning...
Hungary proposes Russia-Ukraine truce: official
Budapest [Hungary], December 13: Hungary has proposed a truce between Russia and Ukraine, according to Minister of the Prime Minister's...
Macron, Tusk discuss Ukraine, European security, France-Poland ties
Warsaw [Poland], December 13: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday on...
Belarusian president approves defense plan for 2026-2030
Belarus [Minsk], December 13: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday approved the country's defense plan for 2026-2030.
Roundup: ECB cuts key interest rates by 25bp
Frankfurt [Germany], December 13: The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday...
94 BiH citizens stranded in Syria: ambassador
Bosnia and Herzegovina [Sarajevo], December 13: There are 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) citizens, including women and children, currently stranded...
Interview: Forgetting history is to risk its repetition,...
Germany [Berlin], December 13: Societies that forget or deny their past risk repeating the same mistakes, said Christoph Reinhardt, the...