STC military deployments threaten gov't authority: Yemeni presidential council chief
Aden [Yemen], December 9: Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) chief Rashad Al-Alimi on Monday warned that recent military deployments by the Southern Transitional Council (STC)...
UN chief condemns Israel's unauthorized entry into UN compound in East Jerusalem
London [UK], December 9: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel's unauthorized entry earlier in the day into the UN Sheikh Jarrah compound held...
Israel, Costa Rica sign free trade agreement
Jerusalem [Israel], December 9: Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat and Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar Rivera signed a free...
Ukraine, Europe to jointly work on amendments to peace plan: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], December 9: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that national security advisors of Ukraine and European countries will jointly work on amendments to...
8 dead, 6 injured after small bus plunges into ravine in Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], December 9: At least eight people were killed and six others injured on Monday after a small bus plunged into a ravine...
Latvia declares start of influenza epidemic, advises vaccination
Riga [Latvia], December 9: Latvia's Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) on Monday informed of the start of the annual influenza epidemic in the...
Slovenia condemns Israel's unauthorized entry into UN compound in East Jerusalem
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 9: Slovenia on Monday condemned Israel's unauthorized entry earlier in the day into the compound of the UN Relief and Works Agency...
German corporate insolvencies hit decade-high in 2025
Berlin [Germany], December 9: German corporate insolvencies rose to their highest level in more than a decade in 2025, underscoring mounting pressure on businesses amid...
Interview: AI, drones accelerate Sagrada Familia construction, says general manager
Barcelona [Spain], December 9: New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), drone scanning and off-site prefabrication are helping accelerate the construction and long-term preservation of...
Putin outlines 6 strategic tasks for Russia in 2026
Moscow [Russia], December 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday outlined six priorities for 2026 as he urged the government and regional authorities to intensify...
European Council gives final approval for Defence Industry Programme
Brussels [Belgium], December 9: The European Council has formally adopted the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), an instrument designed to boost the EU's defence readiness...
Paramount launches $108.4b hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery
New York [US], December 9: Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), opens new tab on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O),...
Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods,...
France, Germany, UK leaders discuss Russian asset use for Ukraine aid
London [UK], December 9: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany discussed the "positive progress" made to use frozen Russian...
Indonesia needs $3.1b for Sumatra flood recovery
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods,...
Thousands flee Thai-Cambodia border after deadly clashes
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 9: Residents on both sides of Thailand's and Cambodia's border evacuated in droves on Monday as fresh clashes erupted, killing at...
UN chief Guterres condemns Israeli raid on UNRWA compound
New York [US], December 9: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Monday an Israeli raid on the East Jerusalem compound of the U.N....
Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite
Bangkok [Thailand], December 9: Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused...
Senator Cotton: No objection to releasing U.S. strike video
New York [US], December 9: A video of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of...
Community police among five killed in Michoacan explosion
Mexico City [Mexico], December 9: The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacan over...
Vietnam's real estate attracts new generation FDI
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 8: Vietnam's real estate sector continues to consolidate its position as a major magnet for foreign investors, ranking second only after processing...
Korea's exports likely to decrease this year excluding semiconductor shipments
Seoul [South Korea], December 8: Korea's exports are projected to exceed a record $700 billion in 2025, but shipments excluding semiconductors are expected to post...
Egyptologists find 225 'exceptional' figurines in pharaoh's tomb
Cairo [Egypt], December 8: A French team of excavators found hundreds of funerary figurines in a pharaoh's tomb in Tanis, Egypt, in early October, uncovering...
7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska
Los Angeles [US], December 8: An earthquake measuring magnitude 7.0 struck the US state of Alaska on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Death toll rises to 627, several hundred missing after Cyclone Ditwah's fury...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 8: As Sri Lanka reels under the impact of Cyclone Ditwah, the death toll has soared to 627, with several hundred...
What Trump's immigration freeze means
Washington DC [US], December 8: United States President Donald Trump announced drastic measures against immigration in late November. All asylum procedures were suspended indefinitely "until...
Behind the scenes of Berlin's Pergamon Museum renovation
Berlin [Germany], December 8: As part of the UNESCO-listed Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum is one of Berlin's "must-see" attractions. But seeing it isn't so...