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Ukraine to stop Russian gas transit on Jan....
Kyiv (Ukraine), December 21: Ukraine will halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory starting Jan. 1, 2025, the...

Italian regulator fines OpenAI 15 mln euros for...
Rome (Italy), December 21: Italy's data protection agency announced on Friday that it has fined artificial intelligence company OpenAI 15...

Black boxes of crashed DHL plane show no...
Vilnius (Lithuania), December 21: A preliminary analysis of the black boxes of the DHL cargo plane that crashed in Vilnius...

Roundup: Volkswagen, unions reach agreement, cutting 35,000 jobs...
Berlin (Germany), December 21: German automotive giant Volkswagen and employee representatives concluded their five-day intense talks over the company's far-reaching...

Man accused of hoax gunman report in Prague
Prague (Czech Republic), December 21: Czech police announced Friday that a man has been accused of scaremongering after falsely reporting...

Slovak gov't agrees with medical trade union over...
Bratislava (Slovakia), December 21: The Slovak government approved an agreement with the Medical Trade Union Association (LOZ) on Friday to...

ar hits Christmas market in Germany, killing at...
Berlin (Germany), December 21: A car plowed through a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday...

Heatwave looms as fires burn nation's east and...
Canberra (Australia), December 21: Out-of-control bushfires are raging in different corners of the nation, confirming grim forecasts of a difficult...

Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue
Canberra (Australia), December 21: Hundreds of Australians are now back on home soil after being airlifted out of earthquake-stricken Vanuatu...

Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol denies the charges of...
Seoul [South Korea], December 20: According to Reuters, defense attorney Seok Dong-hyeon yesterday asserted that South Korean President Yoon Suk...

Israel continues bombing campaign
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20: The Middle East war continues to rage despite positive signs of a ceasefire in the...

Mr. Trump 'takes action' before taking office
Washington [US], December 20: President-elect Donald Trump has put pressure on the US House of Representatives to not pass a...

US government close to shutdown despite Trump's support...
Washington [US], December 20: Republicans in the US Congress reached a consensus on a new spending package and voted to...

Russia sentences 2 men to 21 years in...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: AFP news agency reported on December 20 that a Russian military court has sentenced two people...

President Biden to meet Pope Francis before Trump's...
Vatican City, December 20: US President Joe Biden will meet Pope Francis during a trip to Italy early next year,...

Cambodia, US consider resuming joint military exercise suspended...
Washington [US], December 20: The Khmer Times reported today, December 20, that Cambodia and the US are considering the possibility...
UN seeks World Court opinion on Israel's Palestinian...
New York [US], December 20: The United Nations General Assembly voted to ask the International Court of Justice for an...

Suspect in UnitedHealth executive killing faces federal murder
Washington [US], December 20: The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), executive Brian Thompson was charged with federal...

Syrian girls' right to schooling unrestricted
Damascus [Syria], December 20: Syria will remove all references to the former ruling Baath party from its educational system as...

As cyclone Chido waned, baby Chido was born...
Mayotte [France], December 20: Early last Sunday, after a night spent working at a small Mayotte maternity ward as a...

Israel strikes port and energy targets in Yemen
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20: Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen and threatened...

US officials who have quit over Biden's support...
Washington [US], December 20: President Joe Biden's support for Israel during its more than 14-month war in Gaza has spurred...

Qantas plans to avoid Xmas chaos from industrial...
Canberra [Australia], December 20: Qantas has sought to reassure passengers industrial action by maintenance engineers will not impact the airline's...

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks...

Clear skies after days of drenching but more...
Washington [US], December 20: The Sunshine State is not getting any sunnier, with more heavy showers and flooding on the...

Iraq repatriates 1905 Syrian soldiers
Baghdad [Iraq], December 20: Iraq said on Thursday that it had repatriated 1,905 Syrian soldiers, who had sought refuge in...

MSF report exposes Israel's campaign of total destruction...
Gaza [Israel], December 20: Repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the...