World

The race to 'win over' Mr. Trump is...
Washington [US], December 18: US President-elect Donald Trump's path to the White House has received continuous support from leaders of...

Conclusions have been reached about the 'mysterious' disease...
Kinshasa [Congo], December 18: The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on December 17 that the...

Russia confirms 2-star general assassinated, convenes Security Council...
Moscow [Russia], December 18: Russia has confirmed that its chemical weapons chief was assassinated in Moscow and will raise the...

NATO takes over coordination of aid to Ukraine...
Washington [US], December 18: Reuters on December 17 quoted a source confirming that NATO had just taken over the coordination...

Electors vote to confirm Trump as US President
Washington [US], December 18: On December 17, electors in 50 states met to confirm the election results in each state,...

Australia's government spends its way to bigger budget...
Sydney [Australia], December 18: Australia's government on Wednesday trimmed its likely budget deficit for the current fiscal year, but flagged...

Drug driver who killed 16-year-old jailed for 14...
Washington [US], December 18: A high and drunk driver who sped through three red lights and killed a 16-year-old girl...

Women rescued from floodwaters as deluge continues
Washington [US], December 18: Two people have been rescued from floodwaters after a rain-hit state was again struck by storms...

Vanuatu rocked by second quake this morning
Port-Vila [Vanuatu Islands], December 18: Vanuatu has reportedly been hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, a day after a 7.3...

New Zealand to assist Vanuatu on earthquake response
Wellington [New Zealand], December 18: New Zealand is providing Vanuatu assistance following yesterday's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.

Teen girl's motive unclear in Wisconsin Christian school...
Washington [US], December 18: Police in Wisconsin were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old...

Fiji Airways awaits assessment before resuming flights
Fiji Airways is closely monitoring the situation in Vanuatu following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in it's capital Port Vila.

UAE Attorney-General receives Indonesian Ambassador
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: Chancellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, received Husin Bagis, Ambassador of the Republic...

Dubai Municipality receives three new international standards certificates
Dubai [UAE], December 18: Dubai Municipality has added three new international standards certificates to its impressive list of achievements, including...

Dubai unveils 2025 Retail Calendar
Dubai [UAE], December 18: Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET),...

Israel destroyed 93% of bank branches in Gaza:...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 18: The World Bank reported that the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has destroyed approximately 93...

12 staff members, their families trapped west of...
Gaza [Israel], December 18: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), known as Doctors Without Borders, reported that 12 of its staff members...

V4 leaders discuss security, Ukraine, floods
Warsaw [Poland], December 17: The leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries met on Monday in Wisla, Southern Poland, to...

Kids' painting event held in Serbia, focusing on...
Belgrade [Serbia], December 17: A children's painting competition was held on Monday at the HBIS Smederevo Steel Plant, Serbia, celebrating...

Hungary blocks EU funding for arms shipments to...
Budapest [Hungary], December 17: Hungary has once again vetoed the European Union's (EU) allocation of 6.5 billion euros (6.83...

Italian inflation rate climbs to 1.3 pct in...
Rome [Italy], December 17: Italy's annual inflation rate rose to 1.3 percent in November, up from 0.9 percent in October,...

Long truck lines recorded at Lithuanian-Belarusian border
Vilnius [Lithuania], December 17: Long truck lines have formed at the Lithuanian border with Belarus, possibly due to system disruptions,...

EU approves six-month extension for Slovakia's Russian oil...
Bratislava [Slovakia], December 17: The European Union have approved a six-month extension of Slovakia's exemption on exporting oil products derived...

TCM training institute inaugurated in Malta
Valletta [Malta], December 17: A collaborative education institute dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) skills training was inaugurated on Monday...

Iran to receive EAEU observer state status: Russian...
Moscow [Russia], December 17: Iran will be granted observer state status in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), local media quoted...

OPEC Fund approves close to $1 billion in...
Vienna [Austria], December 17: The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) has approved close to $1 billion in new...

12-year-old girl in UK charged with killing pensioner...
London [UK], December 17: A 12-year-old girl has appeared in court in central England charged with the manslaughter of pensioner...