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Bulgaria's govt resigns after mass street protests

Bulgaria's govt resigns after mass street protests

Sofia [Bulgaria], December 13: Bulgaria's pro-Western government unexpectedly resigned on Thursday in the wake of large-scale street protests and allegations...

Leader Kim hails North Korean soldiers returning from Russia's Kursk region

Leader Kim hails North Korean soldiers returning from...

Pyongyang [North Korea], December 14: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has welcomed back soldiers deployed to Russia to support...

Belarus frees 123 prisoners, including opposition activist, as US lifts sanctions

Belarus frees 123 prisoners, including opposition activist, as...

Minsk [Belarus], December 14: Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to...

Russian attacks cut power for thousands in Ukraine as peace talks press on

Russian attacks cut power for thousands in Ukraine...

Moscow [Russia], December 14: Russian attacks have left thousands without power in Ukraine, while a drone attack killed two people...

Hamas slams Israeli escalation in Gaza

Hamas slams Israeli escalation in Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 14: The Israeli military said it had killed senior Hamas leader Raed Saad in an attack...

Severe flooding affects parts of US and Canada

Severe flooding affects parts of US and Canada

Los Angeles [US], December 14: Severe rainfall has triggered major flooding in the US and Canada.

Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind bars, is freed from prison

Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind...

Washington [US], December 14: Human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski fought for decades on behalf of political prisoners in Belarus, earning...

At least two killed, eight injured in Brown University shooting

At least two killed, eight injured in Brown...

Rhode Island [US], December 14: Two people were killed and eight were critically wounded at a shooting at Brown University,...

Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia after Trump ceasefire claim

Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia after Trump...

Bangkok [Thailand], December 14: Thailand's leader vowed to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck...

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in...

Washington [US], December 14: Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria by a suspected Islamic...

Thousands march in Hungary in protest over child abuse scandal

Thousands march in Hungary in protest over child...

Budapest [Hungary], December 14: Thousands of Hungarians marched to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's offices, led by opposition leader Peter Magyar,...

China's Foreign Minister, Special Envoy of UAE President to China discuss strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership between two countries

China's Foreign Minister, Special Envoy of UAE President...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 14: Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Special Envoy of UAE President to China, and Chairman of the...

Two US soldiers, interpreter killed in terrorist attack in Syria

Two US soldiers, interpreter killed in terrorist attack...

Washington [US], December 14: Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed today in an attack carried out by...

Security advisors of Ukraine, U.S., Europe discuss peace plan

Security advisors of Ukraine, U.S., Europe discuss peace...

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: National security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and European countries held a video conference on...

Report urges Netherlands to boost investment in high-productivity sectors

Report urges Netherlands to boost investment in high-productivity...

The Hague [Netherlands], December 13: The Netherlands needs to invest between 151 billion euros (177 billion U.S. dollars) and 187...

Ukrainian president visits Kupyansk city

Ukrainian president visits Kupyansk city

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday on X that he had visited the city of Kupyansk...

EU temporarily bans transfers of Russian central bank assets

EU temporarily bans transfers of Russian central bank...

Brussels [Belgium], December 13: The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday decided to temporarily prohibit any transfers of...

New study shows Romania hosts Europe's biggest brown bear population

New study shows Romania hosts Europe's biggest brown...

Bucharest [Romania], December 13: Romania has the largest brown bear population in Europe, with an estimated 10,657 to 12,787 animals,...

Russia says over 90 pct of fuel oil collected after 2024 spill in Kerch Strait

Russia says over 90 pct of fuel oil...

Moscow [Russia], December 13: More than 90 percent of the fuel oil spilled in an incident in the Kerch Strait...

Russia to update communications sector strategy through 2035

Russia to update communications sector strategy through 2035

Moscow [Russia], December 13: Russia will update its communications sector development strategy through 2035 to reflect changes in domestic and...

Hungarian FM urges NATO chief to "stop fueling war tensions"

Hungarian FM urges NATO chief to "stop fueling...

Budapest [Hungary], December 13: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Friday called on NATO Secretary General...

Britain's economy contracts 0.1 pct in August-October period: statistics

Britain's economy contracts 0.1 pct in August-October period:...

London [UK], December 13: Britain's economy shrank during the period of August-October 2025, with the real gross domestic product (GDP)...

Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is top choice to lead Fed: media

Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is...

New York [US], December 13: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top...

U.S. stocks sink as AI concerns weigh on tech sector

U.S. stocks sink as AI concerns weigh on...

New York [US], December 13: U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday, with technology shares extending sharp declines amid renewed investor...

Canada announces Ottawa-Montreal as first segment of high-speed rail

Canada announces Ottawa-Montreal as first segment of high-speed...

Ottawa [Canada], December 13: The Canadian government announced Friday that the first segment of the Alto High-Speed Rail project will...

Chapman University forecasts slow U.S. economic growth in 2026 amid tariff pressures

Chapman University forecasts slow U.S. economic growth in...

Los Angeles [California], December 13: Chapman University economists projected slow U.S. economic growth in 2026, according to the university's annual...

Google rolls out beta version of real-time headphone translation

Google rolls out beta version of real-time headphone...

San Francisco [California], December 13: Google announced Friday the rollout of a beta feature that allows users to hear real-time...