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Germany defends Iran policy after activist criticism
Germany on Friday said it had a "very clear" position on Iran after a prominent women's rights campaigner stormed
US ‘intensely focused’ on hostages despite end of Gaza truce: Blinken
The United States remains “intensely focused” on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the resumption of the Israel-Hamas war after a week-long truce, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. “We remained intensely focused on getting everyone home,...
Pioneering US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93
Retired US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the nation's highest court and a noted
First trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI” on December 5
Rockstar Games said it will release a trailer next Tuesday for the first installment in a decade of "Grand Theft Auto,"
Trump can be sued for Capitol riot, court rules
A Washington DC court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is not immune to lawsuits over the Capitol Hill riot of 2021
Orban suggests putting off Ukraine’s EU membership
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban suggests postponing accession talks with Ukraine by several years and opting for a strategic partnership for now
US ready to impose visa ban on violent Israeli settlers: official
The United States is preparing to impose a visa ban on Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
UN top court orders Venezuela to ‘refrain’ from action in Guyana dispute
The UN’s top court on Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action to upset the status quo with Guyana, two days before a potentially explosive referendum over a disputed oil-rich territory. Without expressly mentioning the vote planned for December 3,...
Iran warns of ‘consequences’ as Gaza war resumes
Iran warned of "severe consequences" as the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas resumed on Friday after a seven-day
Gaza war worsening climate change threats, says Jordan’s king
Jordan's king said Friday that war was making the threats from climate change even worse in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities resumed
Canada unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in November
Canada's unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 percent in November, continuing an upward trend observed
Another BRICS member to join OPEC+
Brazil is set to become a member of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries led by Russia and Saudi Arabia in 2024
Israel plans global assassination campaign – WSJ
Israeli spies are preparing to assassinate Hamas leaders in Lebanon, Türkiye, and Qatar, the Wall Street Journal has reported
Russia takes control of major airport from foreign shareholders
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring all foreign-held shares of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport to Russian management
Israel govt spokesman says Hamas will ‘take the mother of all thumpings’
An Israeli government spokesman said Friday that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas “will now take the mother of all thumpings” after a truce pausing fighting in the Gaza Strip expired and hostilities resumed. “Unfortunately, Hamas decided to terminate...
Russia advancing in ‘all directions’ in Ukraine: defence minister
Russia on Friday said its troops were progressing in all sectors of the Ukrainian front, despite observers seeing little movement more a year and a half after Moscow launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. “Our servicemen are acting competently and deci...