US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs
New York [US], December 4: When handbag designer Sherrill Mosee learned that roughly 2,700 purses and backpacks she had ordered from her Chinese manufacturing partner...
Cambodia jails 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 4: Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried...
Trump appears to threaten Hamas with 'all hell to pay' over hostages
New York [US], December 4: US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an apparent warning to Hamas, threatening "all hell to pay" if hostages held in...
Cairo Conference calls for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], December 4: The Cairo Ministerial Conference for Emergency Humanitarian Response to Gaza concluded with a firm stance on increasing humanitarian aid and ensuring...
EU Commission commits €4.6 billion to support cleantech projects
Brussels [Belgium], December 4: The newly appointed European Commission (EC) announced today plans to invest €4.6 billion in decarbonisation technology and clean hydrogen projects, utilising...
AFC Champions League Elite: Pakhtakor 1-1 Al Ain
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 4: Reigning continental champions Al Ain continue to cling on to their hopes of a place in the knockout rounds of the...
UNHCR receives record $1.1 bn of early funding to provide protection, life-saving...
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4: Donor governments pledged a record US$ 1.143 billion today to provide protection, life-saving assistance and solutions to millions of people uprooted...
People of Determination crucial component of social fabric, role models of resolve:...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4: The Muslim Council of Elders, led by His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, emphasised that people...
Maccabi Tel Aviv signs sponsorship deal with Chinese carmaker BYD
Jerusalem [Israel], December 3: Israeli Europa League club Maccabi Tel Aviv announced on Monday that it has signed a sponsorship deal with Chinese car company...
Vanuatu leads calls for legal framework on climate
The Hague [Netherlands], December 3: Vanuatu on Monday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to declare failure to address climate change...
Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine VP Duterte
Manila [Philippines], December 3: An impeachment complaint was filed on Monday against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on allegations of corruption, breach of public trust...
President Biden pardons son; Trump slams 'miscarriage of justice'
Washington [US], December 3: US President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, despite previously promising he would not do...
6 dead after mass panic at football match in Guinea
Conakry [Guinea], December 3: At least 56 people have been killed in Guinea and many injured after a mass panic among football fans, the government...
Thirteen charged in Australia over country's largest cocaine seizure
Sydney [Australia], December 3: Australian authorities have charged 11 men and two minors over what police on Monday called the largest ever seizure of cocaine...
Death toll in Syrian clashes rises above 500, says monitor group
Beirut [Lebanon], December 3: More than 500 people have been killed in the course of the new escalation in Syria between Islamist rebels and government...
In Kiev, Scholz promises Ukraine further weapons but not NATO invite
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 3: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kiev for the first time in two and a half years on Monday with a message...
Confidence vote looms in French parliament
Paris [France], December 3: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday pushed through his social security budget without a vote in the National Assembly, making...
Bangladesh condemns attack on its diplomatic mission in India
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 3: The Bangladeshi government has strongly condemned an attack on its consulate in Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura,...
UK premier Starmer calls for ceasefire, return of hostages
London [UK], December 3: No ceasefire can be reached in Gaza that does not include the return of hostages by Hamas, British Prime Minister Keir...
3,700 people killed or missing since Israel's siege of northern Gaza, says...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 3: The Israeli military has continued "its intensive land, air and sea aggression on northern Gaza for 60 days" that also wounded...
NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
Washington [US], December 3: NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting.
Biden's Angola visit aims to showcase his attempts to rival China
Washington [US], December 3: Joe Biden has begun his long-anticipated maiden visit to sub-Saharan Africa as US president but it comes amidst uncertainty over future...
Top UN court to rule on key climate questions
New York [US], December 3: The world's top court has begun hearing evidence in a significant case that may clarify the legal responsibilities of governments...
Australian police seize $500m of cocaine after boat breaks down
Sydney [Australia], December 3: Australian Police have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from a broken-down boat off the coast of Queensland, authorities said on Monday.
Landmark World Drought Atlas reveals systemic nature of hazard risks, underlines need...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 3: As record-breaking droughts are becoming a new normal around the globe, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the...
Israeli attacks left 37 martyrs in Gaza over past 24 hours
Gaza [Palestine], December 3: Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing...
UAE President, Rulers attend 53rd Eid Al Etihad ceremony in Al Ain
AL Ain [UAE], December 3: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers...