U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown
Olympia (Washington), December 21: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect...
Brazil's central bank need to intervene to stabilize exchange rate: finance minister
BrasÃlia (Brazil), December 21: Brazil's Central Bank must intervene to stabilize the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar amid recent disruptions in its financial market,...
Hungarian parliament approves 2025 budget
Budapest (Hungary), December 21: Hungary's parliament approved the 2025 budget on Friday, projecting 3.4 percent economic growth, 3.2 percent inflation, and a 3.7 percent budget...
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4-year jail term for corruption
Madrid (Spain), December 21: Rodrigo Rato, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain's deputy prime minister, was sentenced on Friday to...
Six killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia's Kursk region: local governor
Moscow (Russia), December 21: Six people were killed and 10 injured after a Ukrainian missile attack on the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region,...
Romania's new parliament convenes amid political deadlock
Bucharest (Romania), December 21: Romania's newly elected Parliament convened on Friday following the Dec. 1 elections, as efforts to form a pro-European coalition government remain...
Avalanche kills snowboarder, injures skier in Bulgaria
Sofia (Bulgaria), December 21: A snowboarder was killed, and a skier sustained injuries on Friday in an avalanche near Bulgaria's largest ski resort, Bansko, the...
Interview: Bridging cultures is enduring legacy of Marco Polo's journey, says curator
Rome (Italy), December 21: Respecting diversity and building bridges between cultures is a crucial legacy of Marco Polo's adventure, an Italian curator of a Marco...
EU signals readiness for talks with Trump amid tariff threats
Brussels (Belgium), December 21: The European Union (EU) is open to discussing trade issues, including energy, with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a European Commission spokesperson...
Ukraine to stop Russian gas transit on Jan. 1, 2025: PM
Kyiv (Ukraine), December 21: Ukraine will halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory starting Jan. 1, 2025, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on...
Italian regulator fines OpenAI 15 mln euros for personal data abuses
Rome (Italy), December 21: Italy's data protection agency announced on Friday that it has fined artificial intelligence company OpenAI 15 million euros (15.6 million U.S....
Black boxes of crashed DHL plane show no signs of illegal interference:...
Vilnius (Lithuania), December 21: A preliminary analysis of the black boxes of the DHL cargo plane that crashed in Vilnius in November shows no signs...
Man accused of hoax gunman report in Prague
Prague (Czech Republic), December 21: Czech police announced Friday that a man has been accused of scaremongering after falsely reporting the presence of a gunman...
Slovak gov't agrees with medical trade union over salary rise
Bratislava (Slovakia), December 21: The Slovak government approved an agreement with the Medical Trade Union Association (LOZ) on Friday to resolve a dispute over doctors'...
ar hits Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2
Berlin (Germany), December 21: A car plowed through a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least two...
Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol denies the charges of rebellion
Seoul [South Korea], December 20: According to Reuters, defense attorney Seok Dong-hyeon yesterday asserted that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not commit the...
Israel continues bombing campaign
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20: The Middle East war continues to rage despite positive signs of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Mr. Trump 'takes action' before taking office
Washington [US], December 20: President-elect Donald Trump has put pressure on the US House of Representatives to not pass a spending bill and the current...
US government close to shutdown despite Trump's support for new proposal
Washington [US], December 20: Republicans in the US Congress reached a consensus on a new spending package and voted to avert a government shutdown on...
Russia sentences 2 men to 21 years in prison for working for...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: AFP news agency reported on December 20 that a Russian military court has sentenced two people to 21 years in prison...
President Biden to meet Pope Francis before Trump's inauguration
Vatican City, December 20: US President Joe Biden will meet Pope Francis during a trip to Italy early next year, in what is likely to...
Cambodia, US consider resuming joint military exercise suspended after nearly 10 years
Washington [US], December 20: The Khmer Times reported today, December 20, that Cambodia and the US are considering the possibility of resuming the joint military...
UN seeks World Court opinion on Israel's Palestinian aid obligations
New York [US], December 20: The United Nations General Assembly voted to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel's obligations to...
Suspect in UnitedHealth executive killing faces federal murder
Washington [US], December 20: The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), executive Brian Thompson was charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in...
Syrian girls' right to schooling unrestricted
Damascus [Syria], December 20: Syria will remove all references to the former ruling Baath party from its educational system as of next week but will...
As cyclone Chido waned, baby Chido was born in Mayotte home
Mayotte [France], December 20: Early last Sunday, after a night spent working at a small Mayotte maternity ward as a vicious storm devastated the French...
US officials who have quit over Biden's support of Israel
Washington [US], December 20: President Joe Biden's support for Israel during its more than 14-month war in Gaza has spurred over a dozen U.S. administration...