Hungarian FM urges NATO chief to "stop fueling war tensions"
Budapest [Hungary], December 13: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Friday called on NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to stop "fueling...
Britain's economy contracts 0.1 pct in August-October period: statistics
London [UK], December 13: Britain's economy shrank during the period of August-October 2025, with the real gross domestic product (GDP) edging down 0.1 percent compared...
Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is top choice to lead...
New York [US], December 13: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top choice to lead the U.S....
U.S. stocks sink as AI concerns weigh on tech sector
New York [US], December 13: U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday, with technology shares extending sharp declines amid renewed investor concerns over potential over-investment in...
Canada announces Ottawa-Montreal as first segment of high-speed rail
Ottawa [Canada], December 13: The Canadian government announced Friday that the first segment of the Alto High-Speed Rail project will link Ottawa and Montreal.
Chapman University forecasts slow U.S. economic growth in 2026 amid tariff pressures
Los Angeles [California], December 13: Chapman University economists projected slow U.S. economic growth in 2026, according to the university's annual economic forecast.
Google rolls out beta version of real-time headphone translation
San Francisco [California], December 13: Google announced Friday the rollout of a beta feature that allows users to hear real-time translations through headphones, as the...
EU vote on Mercosur trade deal set for next week
Paris [France], December 13: European Union countries are set to vote early next week to determine whether the bloc should sign a contentious trade agreement...
King Charles says his treatment for cancer can be reduced
Washington DC [US], December 13: King Charles said his treatment for cancer can be reduced in the next year as he talked about his experience...
Joint Saudi-Emirate delegation in Aden for talks
Riyadh [Saudi], December 13: A joint Saudi-Emirati military delegation arrived in Aden to discuss measures aimed at defusing tensions in southern Yemen.
US briefly withheld some intelligence from Israel during Biden era
Washington DC [US], December 13: U.S. intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Biden administration over concerns about its conduct...
Cuba on edge as US seizure of oil tanker puts supply at...
Washington DC [US], December 13: A U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation...
Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge
Madrid [Spain], December 13: Spanish authorities have detected four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the central Madrid region, where forestry agents collected...
Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo as US peace deal...
Washington [US], December 12: More than 400 civilians have been killed following the recent surge in fighting as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues its...
Cambodia asks UNSC to intervene
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 12: Cambodia has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene in its reignited border dispute with Thailand.
Thailand reports first civilian deaths in clashes with Cambodia
Bangkok [Thailand], December 12: Thailand has for the first time acknowledged civilian deaths in its newly reignited border conflict with Cambodia.
Rights experts accuse Venezuela's National Guard
Caracas [Venezuela], December 12: Human rights activists commissioned by the United Nations have accused the Venezuelan National Guard of serious crimes in its treatment of...
Venezuela denounces US military seizure of oil tanker as 'piracy'
Caracas [Venezuela], December 12: Venezuela's Foreign Ministry has condemned the US military's seizure of an oil tanker off its coast, calling the operation "a blatant...
President Putin announces capture of eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk
Moscow [Russia], December 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Thursday announced the capture of the eastern...
Trump, Europe want same thing for Ukraine: Starmer
London [UK], December 12: US President Donald Trump and European leaders want the "same thing" for Ukraine with a "just and lasting" ceasefire, British Prime...
WHO pushes back on US government doubts over vaccine safety
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) has firmly rejected assertions from the US government suggesting a possible link between vaccines and autism.
Nobel laureate Maria Machado welcomed in Oslo after ceremony
Copenhagen [Denmark], December 12: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the early hours of Thursday, after being honoured in absentia at...
Bangladesh president, feeling 'humiliated', wants to step down halfway through term
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 12: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said he plans to step down midway through his term.
First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific
Sydney [Australia], December 12: The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links...
Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales
Mexico City [Mexico], December 12: Mexico's Senate has passed legal reforms that could impose up to eight years in jail and fines of up to...
Heavy rains trigger widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
Washington [US], December 12: Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon north through Washington...
Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest
Lisbon [Portugal], December 12: Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Thursday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and schools closed as unions launched...