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Trump and Netanyahu discuss Gaza hostages and Syria
Gaza City [Gaza]/Damascus [Syria], December 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about developments in...

Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in...
Mamoudzou [Mayotte], December 16: Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone...

Macron has a new prime minister but the...
Paris [France], December 16: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his...

Israel attacks schools and homes in Gaza, a...
Gaza border [Israel], December 15: Israel is still attacking homes and schools across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several...

South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law...
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks...

Turkey reopens its Syrian embassy after 12 years
Istanbul [Turkey], December 15: Turkey reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state broadcaster TRT reported, a...

PA forces move against Hamas in West Bank
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15: Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces moved against the Hamas movement and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...

Iran jails journalist for 'hostile' US collaboration
Tehran [Iran], December 15: A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after...

Arab FMs urge support for inclusive and 'peaceful'...
Aqaba [Jordan], December 15: Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition...

Efforts to find a peaceful solution for Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 15: US President-elect Donald Trump's team is preparing to push for peace talks, while many others hope...

TikTok continues to be rejected in the US
Washington [US], December 15: Reuters reported on December 13 that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...

Injured while on a business trip abroad, Nancy...
Washington [US], December 15: Ian Krager, spokesman for Nancy Pelosi , said the former US House Speaker is...

Trump chooses CEO of social network Truth Social...
Washington [US], December 15: On December 14, US President-elect Donald Trump selected Mr. Devin Nunes, CEO of social networking company...

ABC News apologizes, pays $15 million for defaming...
Washington [US], December 15: ABC News will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit with US President-elect Donald Trump and...

First European country to join CPTPP
Washington [US], December 15: Britain today, December 15, became the first European country to officially join the Comprehensive and Progressive...

Doctor sued for sending abortion pills to patient
Washington [US], December 15: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued New York state physician Margaret Carpenter after she prescribed...

Ukraine replaces commander as Russia advances fast in...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 15: Ukraine's military leadership has replaced the commander overseeing defences in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian...

Founder of fashion chain Mango dies in cave...
Spain [Barcelona], December 15: Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of high street fashion chain Mango, died in an accident on...

Three killed and dozens injured by bomb at...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 15: At least three people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an explosive was thrown...

Sharjah Ruler attends ceremony honouring winners of SSACSY
Sharjah [UAE], December 15: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, emphasised...

Ukraine dismisses commander as Russia advances on key...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: A Ukrainian official confirmed to the Financial Times on December 13 that Oleksandr Lutsenko had been...

South Korea arrests more military and police commanders...
Seoul [South Korea], December 14: Lee Jin-woo is the third senior military official to be arrested in connection with the...

DEWA offers over 740 charging points across Dubai...
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) now provides a network of more than 740 electric vehicle...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Maule, Chile, ESMC says
Santiago [Chile], December 14: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Maule, Chile on Friday, according to Reuters.

Britain's economy shrinks for second month in a...
London [UK], December 14: Britain's economy shrank by 0.1% in October, for the second month in a row, the UK's...

Sharjah Ruler witnesses launch of Desert Theatre Festival
Sharjah [UAE], December 14: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...

Saud bin Saqr attends evening of Finnish music
Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], December 14: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras...