UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after Trump criticism
New York [US], December 4: One of the candidates to become the U.N.'s first female secretary-general, senior U.N. official Rebeca Grynspan, has pledged to restore...
Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money
New York [US], December 4: The Federal Reserve appears to have finally turned the corner on a three-year-long string of unprecedented loss-making tied to how...
UAE, Japan hold 3rd round of Subcommittee on Political Diplomacy & International...
Tokyo [Japan], December 4: The United Arab Emirates and Japan convened the third round of the Subcommittee on Political Diplomacy and International Cooperation under the...
European Commission revisits its economic doctrine
Brussels [Belgium], December 4: The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new economic security strategy meant to better anticipate risks facing the EU market amid...
UN Secretary-General proposes to reduce budget and staff in 2026
Washington [US], December 3: Speaking before the UN General Assembly's Committee on Budget and Administration on December 1, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlined the financial...
Trump in a difficult position regarding Venezuela
Washington [SU], December 3: US President Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government is at risk of becoming a political and legal...
The White House's New Style of Foreign Political Interference
Washington [US], December 3: US President Donald Trump is increasingly pushing a diplomatic strategy of supporting right-wing allies in other countries.
President Trump threatens to attack any country that smuggles drugs into the...
Washington [US], December 3: On December 2 (Washington time), US President Donald Trump declared that any country smuggling drugs into the US could be attacked.
20,000 German army bullets stolen
Munich [Germany], December 3: The German Defense Ministry confirmed on December 2 that tens of thousands of bullets in a shipment for the army were...
Russia reveals results of negotiations with the US on the Ukraine conflict
Moscow [Russia], December 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin spent about five hours negotiating with US President Donald Trump's special envoys on possible outlines for a...
Mr. Trump posted 160 posts on social networks in one night.
Washington [US], December 3: During the 5 hours of December 1 (local time), US President Donald Trump's Truth Social social network account posted 160 articles...
The US has suspended all immigration applications and naturalization ceremonies for people...
This morning (December 3, Vietnam time), CBS reported that the US has stopped processing all immigration applications from citizens of 19 countries following the shooting...
Peruvian presidential candidate survives after being shot in car
Lima [Peru], December 3: Peruvian presidential candidate Rafael Belaunde was driving a car when he was shot multiple times by a gunman on a motorbike...
China and its space tourism ambitions
Beijing [China], December 3: China is boosting its commercial space industry with more than 600 businesses selling space tourism tickets, allowing visitors to experience zero...
US lawmakers to force vote on war powers if Trump attacks Venezuela
Caracas [Venezuela], December 3: U.S. lawmakers who have tried repeatedly to rein in President Donald Trump's aggression against Venezuela said on Tuesday they would file...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied West Bank
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 3: Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian teenagers in separate incidents in Hebron and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
More than 1,100 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across...
Washington [US], December 3: Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 1,100 people in a week of destruction for...
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup
Abuja [Nigeria], December 3: Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of...
Cyclone Ditwah kills 410, leaves hundreds missing in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 3: Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central...
Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from U.S.
Caracas [Venezuela], December 3: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has approved a migrant repatriation flight from the United States, Venezuelan authorities said on Tuesday, days after...
UAE marks 54th Eid Al Etihad with growing standing as global leader...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 3: The United Arab Emirates is celebrating its 54th Eid Al Etihad as it continues its steady journey towards a bright...
Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support
Baghdad [Iraq], December 3: The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, Mohammed Al Hassan, briefed members of the Security Council for the last time as the...
Imports worldwide worth USD 2,640 bn affected primarily by tariff: WTO
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3: The value of global goods imports affected by new tariffs and other import measures increased more than fourfold from mid-October 2024...
Arms companies 'make a killing' from conflicts
Washington [US], December 2: The world's largest arms manufacturers are set to see record sales in 2024 thanks to conflicts and tensions, according to a...
More than 1,000 people died due to floods and landslides in 4...
Washington [US], December 2: AFP reported on December 1 that the death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka has...
President Trump sends ultimatum to Venezuela?
Washington [US], December 2: Yesterday (Vietnam time), US President Donald Trump confirmed a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, while newspapers reported that...
Young man was mauled to death after climbing into lion cage at...
Brasilia [Brazil], December 2: A young man mauled to death after climbing into a lion cage has been identified as having serious mental health problems...