Finland brings tanker suspected of damaging undersea cable to shore
Helsinki [Finland], December 29: Finnish police on Saturday transported a Russia- linked suspected of intentionally damaging a Baltic Sea power cable to shore.
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay law that could ban TikTok in...
Washington [US], December 29: US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday stepped into the ongoing dispute over the potential ban of the China-based video app TikTok...
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: Study
Brasilia [Brazil], December 29: Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a new study says.
World Health Organization finds no mysterious 'Disease X' in Congo
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29: International health experts believe the wave of illnesses in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been...
Record number of children living in conflict zones: UNICEF
New York [US], December 29: More children than ever before live in conflict zones or have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to fighting,...
Thick fog continues to cause flight disruption at UK airports
London [UK], December 29: Disruption is continuing at some of the UK's busiest airports as thick fog blankets the country.
UK rail disruption warning after theft of £100k cable
London [UK], December 29: Trains in the north of England will be disrupted after more than £100,000 ($125,750) worth of high-voltage power cable was stolen...
Putin apologizes after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Moscow [Russia], December 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in...
Voting begins in Chad as opposition calls for boycott
N'Djamena [Chad], December 29: Voting has begun in general elections in Chad, which President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has portrayed as a key step in...
Lebanon arrests 67 Syrians over illegal entry
Beirut [Lebanon], December 28: Lebanese security forces on Friday arrested 67 Syrian nationals for illegally entering Lebanon, along with a Lebanese bus driver who was...
Saudi Arabia allocates 500 mln USD to support Yemeni government
Aden [Saudi Arabia], December 28: Saudi Arabia has allocated 500 million U.S. dollars to the Yemeni government to cover state employees' salaries and other expenses,...
Iran seeks calm rather than chaos in Syria: FM
Tehran [Iran], December 28: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday expressed concern over the "acts of sedition" in Syria while assuring that Iran...
8 killed in Mexico bus accident
Mexico City [Mexico], December 28: At least eight people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a semi-trailer truck early...
Israel turns to Houthi forces in Yemen?
Jerusalem [Israel], December 28: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it intercepted a missile apparently launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels early on Monday, after air...
'Virtual' money in the US promises to explode
Washington [US], December 28: The US Congress and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump are expected to bring about policies friendly to businesses and investors...
Cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon extradited to the US
Montenegro's Justice Ministry announced on December 27 that Minister Bojan Bozovic had ordered the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to the United...
China sentences man to death for driving into crowd
Beijing [China], December 28: A man who drove his car into a crowd at a stadium in the city of Zhuhai in November has been...
Trump demands the right to decide TikTok's fate
Washington [US], December 28: US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to suspend the enforcement of the law against TikTok, giving him the...
Billionaire Elon Musk urges US to add hypersonic missiles, UAVs
Washington [US], December 28: Billionaire Elon Musk asserts that the US needs a large stockpile of hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in...
The most powerful women in the world in 2024
Washington [US], December 28: As economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions reshape the global order in 2024, a key question arises about whether women's power is...
Homeless people in the US hit a record high
Washington [US], December 28: An annual report released by the US government on December 27 showed that the number of homeless people in the country...
Bushfire rages but cool change a chance to check damage
Sydney [Australia], December 28: A cool change has given fire crews a chance to create more fire breaks and assess damage as they continue to...
Israel raids north Gaza hospital, ministry says staff out of contact
Gaza [Palestine], December 28: Israeli forces on Friday raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, ordering...
Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Dubai [UAE], December 28: Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at...
Abu Dhabi Police enforce comprehensive security plan for New Year's Eve celebrations
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 28: Abu Dhabi Police have developed a comprehensive security plan to ensure the safety and security of New Year's Eve celebrations...
Mansoor bin Mohammed crowns winners of 15th Globe Soccer Dubai Awards
Dubai [UAE], December 28: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), today crowned the winners of...
UAE eliminated from Arabian Gulf Football Cup 26
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 28: The UAE were eliminated from the Arabian Gulf Football Cup, 'Khaleeji Zain 26', tonight following a 1-1 draw against Oman...