Hamas leader says ready to discuss with Israel on Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday that the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction is ready to discuss with Israel any arrangement or...
Egypt to increase volume of fuel sent to besieged Gaza: official
Cairo [Egypt], December 14: Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with...
German gov't to tackle budget crisis with savings
Berlin [Germany], December 14: The German government announced on Wednesday that the 17 billion euro (18.36 billion U.S. dollars) gap in the 2024 budget due...
Zelensky attends Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Norway
Oslo [Norway], December 14: The Nordic countries on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to providing further assistance to Ukraine when they hosted the visiting Ukrainian president...
Japan reports 1st death from mpox disease
Tokyo [Japan], December 14: A man in his 30s living in Japan's Saitama prefecture near Tokyo has died of mpox disease, the first such death...
3 Japanese ministers tender resignations over funds scandal
Tokyo [Japan], December 14: Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centering on the largest faction of the...
Xi says China, Vietnam must oppose attempt to 'mess up Asia-Pacific'
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 14: China and Vietnam should oppose any "attempt to mess up Asia-Pacific", President Xi Jinping said Wednesday during a trip to Hanoi,...
Tusk sworn in as Poland's new PM
Warsaw [Poland], December 14: Poland's president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of...
Zionists face heat as UN demands Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: The Zionist entity declared on Wednesday its determination to continue its Gaza war "with or without international support", after it came...
Kenya to scrap visas for all visitors, president says
Nairobi [Kenya], December 14: Visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January, President William Ruto said.
Israel suffers heaviest combat losses since October
Jerusalem [Israel], December 14: Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza and faced...
9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least...
Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures more than 50 people
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv on Wednesday, wounding at least 53 people.
Landmark summit takes direct aim at fossil fuels
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Nations at the UN climate summit have for the first time taken explicit aim at the use of fossil fuels.
Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions
Washington [US], December 14: Top Biden administration officials were labouring on Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by...
Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors
Washington [US],December 14: Prosecutors began outlining their case Wednesday against 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and serving as false electors for Donald Trump in...
Moscow Government Minister emphasises city-citizen collaboration in climate action
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Maria Bagreeva, Moscow Government Minister and Head of the Moscow Department of Economic Policy and Development, underscored the critical role...
U.S. Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged
Washington [US], December 14: The U.S. Federal Reserve voted during is meeting today to hold its overnight interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent - 5.50...
Ajman Tourism launches impactful roadshow to Egypt
Ajman [UAE], December 14: The Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD) announced today the commencement of an impactful roadshow to Egypt, led by Director-General Mahmood...
Russia launches more night-time drone attacks on Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], December 13: Several parts of Ukraine have again been attacked by Russia with combat drones, Kiev's military reported on Tuesday morning.
Death toll from suicide attack on Pakistani soldiers rises to 24
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: The death toll from the attack on security forces in north-western Pakistan has risen to 24, officials said on Tuesday.
Israeli forces launch deadly West Bank raids, bomb areas in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israeli forces have carried out deadly raids in the occupied West Bank while shelling and bombing many areas in the Gaza...
COP28 goes to overtime as division over fossil fuels delays agreement
Dubai [UAE], December 13: The global climate summit was in overtime on Tuesday with no deal on the meeting's final agreement, and countries were bitterly...
Spainish lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill
Madrid [Spain], December 13: Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday begin debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists that was pledged by Prime...
French parliament rejects Macron's immigration bill
Paris [France], December 13: France's government insisted Tuesday it would implement tough measures against illegal migrants as it battled a political crisis following the rejection...
Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make a last-ditch plea.
Georgia election worker says her life 'flipped upside down' by false fraud...
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 13: A former Georgia elections worker told a jury that she feared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other allies of...