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Macron, Tusk discuss Ukraine, European security, France-Poland ties
Warsaw [Poland], December 13: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday on...
Belarusian president approves defense plan for 2026-2030
Belarus [Minsk], December 13: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday approved the country's defense plan for 2026-2030.
Roundup: ECB cuts key interest rates by 25bp
Frankfurt [Germany], December 13: The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday...
94 BiH citizens stranded in Syria: ambassador
Bosnia and Herzegovina [Sarajevo], December 13: There are 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) citizens, including women and children, currently stranded...
Interview: Forgetting history is to risk its repetition,...
Germany [Berlin], December 13: Societies that forget or deny their past risk repeating the same mistakes, said Christoph Reinhardt, the...
Roundup: German economy likely to remain weak in...
Germany [Berlin], December 13: Germany's long-awaited economic recovery appears to be slipping further out of reach, with key economic institutes...
Russia hopes to keep military bases in Syria...
Russia [Moscow], December 13: Russia hopes to keep its military bases in Syria as they are important in the fight...
BiH's Livno Cheese added to EU' register of...
Bosnia and Herzegovina [Sarajevo], December 13: The European Commission has officially recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's "Livno Cheese" (Livanjski sir) as...
2024 Imperial Springs Int'l Forum highlights collective actions...
Spain [Madrid], December 13: The 2024 Imperial Springs International Forum (ISIF) concluded here on Thursday, with attendees from various fields...
Int'l conference held in London to explore role...
England [London], December 13: An international conference on online education and massive open online courses (MOOC) opened in London on...
US House passes massive defense policy bill
Washington DC [US], December 13: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record...
UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing...
Tonga's prime minister quits moments ahead of no-confidence...
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], December 13: Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in parliament on Monday ahead of a planned no-confidence...
Tech giants must pay news
Canberra [Australia], December 13: Social media giants Meta, Google and TikTok's owner ByteDance will be forced to pay Australian media...
Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated
Damascus [Syria], December 13: The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said he would ask Syria's new leaders to grant...
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes in Gaza that Gaza medics and Hamas said were...
Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for...
Hong Kong, December 13: A Hong Kong court convicted prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after a white-shirted...
Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike
Australia [Melbourne], December 13: Major surgeries will be halted at a major hospital as hundreds of nurses and midwives strike...
Time magazine to name Trump 'Person of the...
New York [US], December 12: Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday...
Syria's Golani vows to punish those responsible for...
Damascus [Syria], December 12: The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said that anyone involved in the...
Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal
New York [US], December 12: Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending...
South Korea police try to raid Yoon's office...
Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office but have not been...
Vienna Airport welcomes over 30 million passengers for...
Vienna [Austria], December 12: Vienna International Airport has announced surpassing 30 million passengers for the first time since 2019, signalling...
UN appeals for $4.07 billion to support Gaza,...
New York [US], December 12: The United Nations launched an urgent humanitarian appeal today, calling for US$4.07 billion to address...
2024 hottest year on record: WMO report
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has projected that 2024 is on course to become the hottest...
FAO launches first major global assessment of salt-affected...
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released the first major global assessment of salt-affected soils...
EU spent €381.4 billion on R&D in 2023
Brussels [Belgium], December 12: In 2023, the EU spent €381.4 billion on research & development (R&D), which is 6.7% more...