Turkish parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week
Ankara [Turkey], December 23: Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week.
Canada sees record-strong growth in R&D spending in 2021
Ottawa [Canada], December 23: Canada's overall research and development (R&D) expenditures in 2021 reached 46.9 billion Canadian dollars (35.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 9.3 percent...
Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs space station
Los Angeles [US], December 23: Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday after a four-month mission.
Omran Sharaf participates in UNSC Arria-formula meeting on impact of AI on...
New York [US], December 23: At a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the impact of AI on hate speech, disinformation, and misinformation jointly organised...
UAE provides 100 tonnes of food supplies through World Food Programme to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: On Thursday, the UAE dispatched a plane to the Republic of South Sudan carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies to...
UAE, Mauritius conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The United Arab Emirates and Mauritius have concluded the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking the first...
Manchester City crowned FIFA Club World Cup winners for first time
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], December 23: Manchester City won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in its history, defeating Brazil's Fluminense FC 4-0...
Mexican, U.S. presidents discuss economy, immigration by phone
Mexico City [Mexico], December 23: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he has discussed economic and immigration issues with his U.S....
6 laborers killed in firing in NW Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23: Six laborers were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the wee hours of Friday...
Kyrgyz president signs law on changing national flag design
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], December 23: Kyrgyzstan will partially change the design on the country's national flag, with a corresponding law signed by President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr...
Southeast Asia increases vigilance against Covid-19
Washington [US], December 23: Governments in Southeast Asia are stepping up response efforts as the number of Covid-19 infections increases again and more foreign tourists...
The US Supreme Court refused to expedite a ruling against Mr. Trump
Washington [US], December 23: The US Supreme Court has not provided an explanation or voting results for the decision not to soon consider the issue...
Cuba passes euthanasia law
Havana [Cuba], December 23: Cuba has become the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to license euthanasia, after Colombia.
The US accuses Iran of being 'deeply involved' in Houthi attacks on...
Washington [US], December 23: The US is more harsh in accusing Iran of involvement in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea conducted by...
Biden pardons marijuana offenders, cuts non-violent drug sentences
Washington [US], December 23: U.S. President Joe Biden reduced the prison terms of 11 people serving decades-long sentences for non-violent drug charges and pardoned potentially...
U.N. pushes for more aid into Gaza, Israel widens offensive
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23: The U.N. Security Council approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday that stopped short of...
US takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority
Washington [US], December 23: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order threatening penalties for financial institutions that help Russia circumvent sanctions, the...
After same-sex blessing ruling, pope decries inflexible ideologies
Vatican City, December 22: Pope Francis warned against inflexible ideological positions that can hinder the Church from seeing reality and moving forward, speaking days after...
Putin, Maduro exchange views on establishing fair world order: Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro expressed common ground on establishing a fair world order during a...
UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting
United Nations, December 22: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shocked and saddened by a mass shooting at a university in
Over 4.5 mln stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], December 22: Myanmar authorities have seized over 4.5 million stimulant tablets, 124 kg of methamphetamine and 40.7 kg of heroin in Mandalay region,...
Japan issues alert for heavy snow
Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The Japanese weather agency on Friday issued a heavy snow alert for northern Japanese prefectures, as heavy snow continued to hit...
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection
New York [US], December 22: Rudy Giuliani, who once worked as a personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Czech gov't declares state mourning after university shooting
Prague [Czech Republic], December 22: The Czech Republic on Thursday night announced a state mourning on Dec. 23 following a university shooting in the capital...
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22: Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated with some of the most intense Israeli bombardment of the war and Hamas demonstrated...
France welcomes UN General Assembly's adoption of the resolution concerning the Ocean...
Paris [France], December 22: France welcomes the UN General Assembly's adoption on December 18 of the resolution it introduced with Costa Rica establishing the terms...
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22: Northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies, the World...