The US Supreme Court refused to expedite a ruling against Mr. Trump
Washington [US], December 23: The US Supreme Court has not provided an explanation or voting results for the decision not to soon consider the issue...
Cuba passes euthanasia law
Havana [Cuba], December 23: Cuba has become the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to license euthanasia, after Colombia.
The US accuses Iran of being 'deeply involved' in Houthi attacks on...
Washington [US], December 23: The US is more harsh in accusing Iran of involvement in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea conducted by...
Biden pardons marijuana offenders, cuts non-violent drug sentences
Washington [US], December 23: U.S. President Joe Biden reduced the prison terms of 11 people serving decades-long sentences for non-violent drug charges and pardoned potentially...
U.N. pushes for more aid into Gaza, Israel widens offensive
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23: The U.N. Security Council approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday that stopped short of...
US takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority
Washington [US], December 23: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order threatening penalties for financial institutions that help Russia circumvent sanctions, the...
After same-sex blessing ruling, pope decries inflexible ideologies
Vatican City, December 22: Pope Francis warned against inflexible ideological positions that can hinder the Church from seeing reality and moving forward, speaking days after...
Putin, Maduro exchange views on establishing fair world order: Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro expressed common ground on establishing a fair world order during a...
UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting
United Nations, December 22: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shocked and saddened by a mass shooting at a university in
Over 4.5 mln stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], December 22: Myanmar authorities have seized over 4.5 million stimulant tablets, 124 kg of methamphetamine and 40.7 kg of heroin in Mandalay region,...
Japan issues alert for heavy snow
Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The Japanese weather agency on Friday issued a heavy snow alert for northern Japanese prefectures, as heavy snow continued to hit...
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection
New York [US], December 22: Rudy Giuliani, who once worked as a personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Czech gov't declares state mourning after university shooting
Prague [Czech Republic], December 22: The Czech Republic on Thursday night announced a state mourning on Dec. 23 following a university shooting in the capital...
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22: Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated with some of the most intense Israeli bombardment of the war and Hamas demonstrated...
France welcomes UN General Assembly's adoption of the resolution concerning the Ocean...
Paris [France], December 22: France welcomes the UN General Assembly's adoption on December 18 of the resolution it introduced with Costa Rica establishing the terms...
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22: Northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies, the World...
UN calls for probe as Israeli army 'summarily execute' Palestinians
London [UK], December 22: The United Nations human rights office has called for an independent inquiry into allegations that Israeli forces "summarily executed" at least...
Tehran warned of 'danger' in allowing Houthis to target ships
London [UK], December 22: Iran has been warned about the danger of allowing Tehran-backed Houthis to target shipping in the Red Sea.
US plans to send astronaut to moon this decade
Washington [US], December 22: The United States has announced that alongside American astronauts, it plans to land an international astronaut on the surface of the...
Venezuela releases 10 US hostages in exchange for Maduro ally
Washington [US], December 22: Venezuela has agreed to release 10 US hostages and extradite a fugitive billionaire in exchange for the release of Alex Saab,...
Australia must make remand 'exception' and ban use of spit hoods, UN...
Sydney [Australia], December 22: The United Nations Committee against Torture has slammed Australia for the "extraordinary number" of people on remand in the country, in...
Argentina's ultra-liberal President Milei issues hard reform decree
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 22: The new Argentinian government of ultra-liberal President Javier Milei has begun to restructure the South American country's strictly regulated economy.
Gunman kills 15, wounds 24 at Prague university
Prague [Czech Republic], December 22: A gunman opened fire at a university in the centre of Prague on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 15 people...
German authorities shut down illegal darknet marketplace
Berlin [Germany], December 21: German authorities have shut down the server infrastructure of the illegal darknet marketplace "Kingdom Market," the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)...
Vietnam to increase regional minimum salary
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 21: Vietnam will lift regional minimum salary for laborers by 6 percent next year, local media reported on Wednesday.
S. Korea's top court orders Japanese firms to compensate WWII forced labor...
Seoul [South Korea], December 21: South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered Japanese firms to compensate the victims who were forced into harsh labor without...
UNICEF chief raises alarm about drinking water crisis for children in Gaza
United Nations, December 21: The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday issued a dire warning that the absence of safe drinking water...