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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex...
Vatican City [Italy], December 19: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people...

Death toll rises to 111 after earthquake in...
Beijing [China], December 19: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan...

Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war, after...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza.

US-led force to patrol Red Sea in response...
Washington [US], December 19: Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf...

Seven European countries pledge CO2-free power systems by...
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants...

Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of...
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 19: A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide...

Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election
Cairo [Egypt], December 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has secured a third term in office, the National Election Authority...

Abdullah bin Zayed commends sustainable partnership between UAE...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has commended the...

Hamdan bin Zayed briefed over phone on progress...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, Chairman of...

SAF announces winners of 6th Sharjah Film Platform...
Sharjah [UAE], December 19: The Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) revealed on Sunday the winning works in the 6th edition of...

UAE Leaders congratulate President of Egypt on re-election
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Abdel Fattah El-Sisi...

Libya, Italy sign agreements on air transport cooperation
Tripoli [Libya], December 18: The Libyan Ministry of Transport and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday signed two agreements...

Greece's parliament passes 2024 state budget
Athens [Greece], December 18: Greece's parliament approved on Sunday the 2024 state budget, which foresees 2.9 percent gross domestic product...

Bangladesh to deploy army ahead of national polls
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 18: Army troops will be deployed in Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security ahead...

At least 13 dead as violent storm hits...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 18: At least 13 people were killed in a violent storm on Argentina's Atlantic coast, Bahía...

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli...
Paris [France], December 18: The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential...

Kuwait bids farewell to late Amir Sheikh Nawaf
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 18: Kuwait's late Amir HH Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who passed away on Saturday...

NATO membership strains Russian ties with Finland: Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "problems" with neighboring Finland after it joined NATO earlier...

Zuma calls for boycotting ANC in S African...
Soweto [South Africa], December 18: Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling...

Chad votes on new constitution ahead of military...
N'Djamena [Chad], December 18: Polls opened in Chad on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen...

North Korea fires short-range missile, condemns U.S. for...
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 18: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday

Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 18: Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its...

Modric leads Real Madrid to 4-1 win over...
Madrid [Spain], December 18: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value with a goal and a brilliant assist...

Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text
Santiago [Chile], December 18: Chileans on Sunday rejected a new conservative constitution to replace its current text that dates back...

Israel uncovers 'biggest Hamas tunnel' near Gaza border
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed...

Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of...
Beijing [China], December 18: A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion...

Israel-Hamas war: WHO says al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the emergency department at the al-Shifa hospital in northern...