Nigerian Defense Minister Resigns After Mass School Kidnappings
Abuja [Nigeria], December 2: Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - has long faced insecurity, but a recent spate of kidnappings has forced the country...
Russia claims victory over Pokrovsk, Vovchansk
Moscow [Russia], December 2: The Russian army announced it had taken control of the city of Pokrovsk after months of fighting, as well as the...
China warns after 5 citizens killed on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border
Beijing [China], December 2: China on December 1 warned citizens and businesses on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border after attacks in the area.
Landmine casualties hit 4-year high, driven by conflicts in Syria, Myanmar
Damascus [Syria], December 2: Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar,...
Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
New York [US], December 2: Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare (UNH.N), opens new tab executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared...
Honduras election on a knife edge as Trump-backed man slightly ahead
New York [US], December 2: Early results from the general election in Honduras show the leader of the right-wing National Party, Nasry Asfura, has a...
Son of 'El Chapo' set to change plea in US drug prosecution
Washington [US], December 2: A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was set on Monday to change his not guilty plea...
Canada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending
Ottawa [Canada], December 2: Canada has reached an agreement to join the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defense...
Minister of Economy & Tourism: 77.5% non-oil share of real GDP; AED36...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 2: Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, affirmed that the 54th UAE Eid Al Etihad arrives this...
UAE, Kuwait explore enhanced space cooperation
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 2: H.H. Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, received Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General, Mohammed...
Ajman secures Guinness World Record with 603-vehicle formation of 'EID AL ETIHAD...
Ajman [UAE], December 2: The Emirate of Ajman has marked a significant achievement by officially entering the Guinness World Records. This follows the successful formation...
Eid Al Etihad embodies spirit of unity, solidarity, human fraternity: Muslim Council...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 2: His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, has extended...
Participation in Lebanon's interfaith gathering strengthens shared values of tolerance: Global Council...
Beirut [Lebanon], December 2: Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, said that his participation in the interfaith...
Thousands march in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], December 1: Tens of thousands of people have marched in the Philippine capital, Manila, demanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's resignation over a corruption...
Tropical storm batters Southeast AsiaDeath toll from floods and landslides surpasses 600;...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 1: The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia,...
Hondurans begin presidential vote overshadowed by Trump threat
Mexico City [Mexico], December 1: Hondurans began voting for a new president on Sunday under the shadow of a threat from US President Donald Trump...
US, Ukraine talks begin as Trump pushes to bring war to an...
Washington [US], December 1: American and Ukrainian officials are engaged in talks aimed at creating "reliable security guarantees" for Ukraine as part of a US-backed...
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia
Kiev [Ukraine], December 1: Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials...
Three children among four killed in shooting at 'birthday party' in California
California [US], December 1: At least four people, including three children, have been killed in a mass shooting at a family gathering in California, authorities...
Venezuela condemns US President Trump's airspace closure warning
Caracas [Venezuela], December 1: Venezuela has condemned US President Donald Trump's statement that the airspace around the country should be considered closed.
Winter storm wallops parts of Midwest in US
Washington [US], December 1: A 45-car pileup in Indiana and a Delta jet skidding off the runway in Iowa are among the travel disasters stemming...
Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela's Maduro
Washington [US], December 1: Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with...
'I saw them driving over injured people' - the terrifying escape from...
Khartoum [Sudan], December 1: Abdulqadir Abdullah Ali suffered serious nerve damage to his leg during the long siege of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher because...
Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 1: Sri Lanka's death toll from Cyclone Ditwah climbed to 212 with 218 missing, officials said on Monday, as flood waters...
Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 1: U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of...
National Guard shooting suspect radicalized in US, homeland secretary says
Washington [US], December 1: U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he...
Swiss voters reject proposed tax on super rich
Davos [Switzerland], December 1: Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more,...