Security advisors of Ukraine, U.S., Europe discuss peace plan
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: National security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and European countries held a video conference on Friday to discuss a peace...
Report urges Netherlands to boost investment in high-productivity sectors
The Hague [Netherlands], December 13: The Netherlands needs to invest between 151 billion euros (177 billion U.S. dollars) and 187 billion euros over the next...
Ukrainian president visits Kupyansk city
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday on X that he had visited the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region in...
EU temporarily bans transfers of Russian central bank assets
Brussels [Belgium], December 13: The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday decided to temporarily prohibit any transfers of immobilized assets belonging to the...
New study shows Romania hosts Europe's biggest brown bear population
Bucharest [Romania], December 13: Romania has the largest brown bear population in Europe, with an estimated 10,657 to 12,787 animals, according to new national data...
Russia says over 90 pct of fuel oil collected after 2024 spill...
Moscow [Russia], December 13: More than 90 percent of the fuel oil spilled in an incident in the Kerch Strait in late 2024 has been...
Russia to update communications sector strategy through 2035
Moscow [Russia], December 13: Russia will update its communications sector development strategy through 2035 to reflect changes in domestic and external economic conditions, the government...
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...