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US has critical bird flu case, California declares...
California [US], December 19: The US recorded a case of bird flu in a patient with critical condition, while the...

Defense bill passes Congress despite transgender provision
Washington [US], December 19: The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly for an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon on...

Congress to vote on new restrictions on US...
Washington [US], December 19: The U.S. Congress is set to vote in the coming days on legislation restricting U.S. investments...

World Bank approves $2 billion for Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 19: The World Bank said on Wednesday its executive board approved $2.05 billion in Development Policy Operation...

Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons...
Moscow [Russia], December 19: Russia said it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a...

Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill...
Gaza border [Israel], December 19: The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought to conclude an agreement between Israel and...

ACRES 2025's Egypt pavilion features over 400 property...
Sharjah [UAE], December 19: The upcoming edition of Sharjah Real Estate Exhibition - ACRES, set to take place from January...

ENOC Group, Drive Terra announce strategic partnership to...
Dubai [UAE], December 19: ENOC Group partnered with Drive Terra (TERRA), a company dedicated to advancing electric vehicle technology, to...

Arab League calls for adopting 'Arab Reading Challenge'...
Cairo [Egypt], December 19: The Arab League (AL) has called on ministries of education in Arab countries to adopt the...

OPEC Fund signs €50 million loan agreement with...
Vienna [Austria], December 19: The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed its first loan agreement with...

France launches Franco-Chinese cultural exchange event in southern...
Pernes-les-Fontaines [France], December 18: The Chinese Tour in France's Most Beautiful Villages, an event designed to boost Franco-Chinese cultural exchanges,...

S. Korea's prosecution to transfer Yoon's martial law...
Seoul [South Korea], December 18: South Korea's prosecution on Wednesday decided to transfer the case on President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial...

The race to 'win over' Mr. Trump is...
Washington [US], December 18: US President-elect Donald Trump's path to the White House has received continuous support from leaders of...

Russia confirms 2-star general assassinated, convenes Security Council...
Moscow [Russia], December 18: Russia has confirmed that its chemical weapons chief was assassinated in Moscow and will raise the...

NATO takes over coordination of aid to Ukraine...
Washington [US], December 18: Reuters on December 17 quoted a source confirming that NATO had just taken over the coordination...

Electors vote to confirm Trump as US President
Washington [US], December 18: On December 17, electors in 50 states met to confirm the election results in each state,...

Drug driver who killed 16-year-old jailed for 14...
Washington [US], December 18: A high and drunk driver who sped through three red lights and killed a 16-year-old girl...

Women rescued from floodwaters as deluge continues
Washington [US], December 18: Two people have been rescued from floodwaters after a rain-hit state was again struck by storms...

Teen girl's motive unclear in Wisconsin Christian school...
Washington [US], December 18: Police in Wisconsin were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old...

UAE Attorney-General receives Indonesian Ambassador
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: Chancellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, received Husin Bagis, Ambassador of the Republic...

Dubai Municipality receives three new international standards certificates
Dubai [UAE], December 18: Dubai Municipality has added three new international standards certificates to its impressive list of achievements, including...

Dubai unveils 2025 Retail Calendar
Dubai [UAE], December 18: Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET),...

Israel destroyed 93% of bank branches in Gaza:...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 18: The World Bank reported that the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has destroyed approximately 93...

12 staff members, their families trapped west of...
Gaza [Israel], December 18: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), known as Doctors Without Borders, reported that 12 of its staff members...

V4 leaders discuss security, Ukraine, floods
Warsaw [Poland], December 17: The leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries met on Monday in Wisla, Southern Poland, to...

Kids' painting event held in Serbia, focusing on...
Belgrade [Serbia], December 17: A children's painting competition was held on Monday at the HBIS Smederevo Steel Plant, Serbia, celebrating...

Hungary blocks EU funding for arms shipments to...
Budapest [Hungary], December 17: Hungary has once again vetoed the European Union's (EU) allocation of 6.5 billion euros (6.83...