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Ukraine dismisses commander as Russia advances on key logistics hub?

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 ahead of impeachment vote against President Yoon

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 to support growing EV adoption

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

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

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 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

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 1 of UIM XCAT World Championship

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

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, challenges in Dubai

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

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

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

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 after fall on stairs

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 ban

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 face of U.S. deportation

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 others

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

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

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

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 minors

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

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

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

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

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

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, says John Rabe's great-grandson

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...