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Macron, Tusk discuss Ukraine, European security, France-Poland ties

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

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

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

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, says John Rabe's great-grandson

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 2025, institutes warn

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 for anti-terrorism purpose: deputy FM

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 Protected Geographical Indication

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 in addressing global challenges

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 of AI in shaping future of higher education

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

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

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 motion in parliament

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

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

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

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 rioting

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

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 Year'

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 torture under Assad

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

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 over martial law

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 first time since 2019

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, West Bank

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

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 soils in 50 years

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

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...