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Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500...
Washington DC [US], December 14: Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted...

I understand France's struggles: Bayrou
Paris [France], December 14: Centrist leader François Bayrou has become France's latest prime minister, chosen by President Emmanuel Macron in...

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack
Moscow [Russia]/Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic...

Russia warns Ukraine on US long-range missiles
Moscow [Russia]/Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: The Kremlin says heavy Russian air strikes are its response to Ukraine's use of weapons...

New Estonian law bans tattoo, tanning services for...
Tallinn [Estonia], December 13: Estonia's parliament passed a new public health law on Wednesday, making it illegal to provide tanning...

Hungary proposes Russia-Ukraine truce: official
Budapest [Hungary], December 13: Hungary has proposed a truce between Russia and Ukraine, according to Minister of the Prime Minister's...

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...