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Trump gives TikTok the green light
Washington [US], December 23: US President-elect Donald Trump on December 22 signaled that he supports allowing TikTok to continue operating...
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on...
Magdeburg [Germany], December 23: A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an...
Small plane crashes into Brazil tourist city, killing...
Gramado (Rio Grande do Sul) [Brazil], December 23: A small plane carrying 10 people crashed into shops in the center...
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
Washington [US], December 23: President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.
Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital
Istanbul [Turkey], December 23: Four people were killed in southwest Turkey when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building...
US warplane shot down in Red Sea 'friendly...
Washington [US], December 23: An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly...
Trump's tougher stance on Fentanyl
Washington [US], December 23: Donald Trump's return to power signifies a shakeup in the U.S. approach to addressing America's fentanyl...
Iraq, Oman sign two MoUs to strengthen cooperation
Baghdad [Iraq], December 23: Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi...
Unstable weather conditions expected across UAE until Thursday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The UAE is expected to experience unstable weather conditions in the coming days due to...
Rival protests over S Korea's impeached President Yoon...
Seoul [South Korea], December 22: Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred...
Nine-year-old among five killed in Germany Christmas market...
Magdeburg [Germany], December 22: A nine-year-old child is among the five people killed in the car-ramming attack at a Christmas...
US Senate votes through last-gasp bill to keep...
Washington [US], December 22: The US Congress has averted a government shutdown following days of chaos on Capitol Hill, after...
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after...
Kursk [Ukraine], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region....
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after...
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region....
8 sentenced in France over beheading of teacher
Paris [France], December 22: Eight people have been convicted in France in connection with the Islamist-motivated murder of teacher Samuel...
Frigid temperatures as winter solstice marks astronomical start...
Washington [US], December 22: Early Saturday morning, the occurrence of the 2024 winter solstice marked the astronomical start of winter,...
King Charles' cancer treatment progressing well
London [UK], December 22: King Charles' cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace...
German far right brings political edge to Magdeburg...
Berlin [Germany], December 22: A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas...
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
Washington [US], December 22: The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity...
Japanese anime industry sales top 3 trillion yen...
Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The market size of Japan's anime industry hit a record high of over three trillion yen...
Mohammed Al Sharqi attends closing ceremony of Fujairah...
Fujairah [UAE], December 22: The ninth edition of the Fujairah International Arabian Horse Championship, held under the patronage of H.H....
Rulers of Emirates congratulate Emir of Kuwait on...
Emirates [UAE], December 22: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of congratulations...
Emir of Kuwait inaugurates Arabian Gulf Football Cup
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 22: The Arabian Gulf Football Cup, "Khaleeji Zain 26," officially kicked off on Saturday evening with...
Dozens of martyrs, wounded on 442nd day of...
Gaza [Palestine], December 22: Israel continued bombardment of areas in the Gaza Strip on the 442nd day of the war,...
U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avert...
Olympia (Washington), December 21: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for...
Brazil's central bank need to intervene to stabilize...
BrasÃlia (Brazil), December 21: Brazil's Central Bank must intervene to stabilize the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar amid recent...
Hungarian parliament approves 2025 budget
Budapest (Hungary), December 21: Hungary's parliament approved the 2025 budget on Friday, projecting 3.4 percent economic growth, 3.2 percent inflation,...