Fans of Jane Austen celebrated the acclaimed author's 250th birthday on Tuesday with a church service in her home village, festive visits to her house — and a virtual party for those paying tribute from afar. Thousands of enthusiasts around the world have already taken part in a yearlong celebratio»»»

An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in Tuqu' on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town's mayor said. Violence has escalated in the West Bank since the beginning of the war in Gaza in October 2023. Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank »»»

Doha, Qatar: The United States Air Force’s premier ceremonial and musical units in the region, the US Air Forces Central Band and the US Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, will represent the US at the first-ever Doha International Music and Marching Festival in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 16-20, 2025. This la»»»

Steve Cahillane will be the new CEO of Kraft Heinz on Jan. 1, overseeing the company's split into two separate companies. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Steve Cahillane will become the new CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company on Jan. 1, the company announced Tuesday. Th»»»

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- At least two people, including a police officer, were killed on Tuesday when unknown assailants opened fire at polio vaccinators in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.The attack took place in Tangai area of Bajaur tribal district, District police in ch»»»

Following a request from the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime Structure (SPAK) to lift the parliamentary immunity of Deputy Prime Minister and MP Belinda Balluku, Parliament Speaker Niko Peleshi has taken action to advance the process. Sources confirmed that Peleshi has ca»»»

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has disputed portions of a Vanity Fair article in which she paints an unflattering picture of the Trump administration and many of its top officials. In the interview, Wiles described Donald Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality" and Vice President JD Va»»»

DOHA:The National Day 2025 celebrations continued at Darb Al Saai in the Umm Salal area, amidst a large public turnout and a remarkable diversity of cultural, heritage, and awareness programs, under the slogan 'With you it rises, and from you it awaits', organized by the Ministry of Culture from De»»»

Dubai: Students at BRAC University in Dhaka were caught in a frightening moment on campus after a technical malfunction caused an escalator to suddenly accelerate, triggering panic among those using it. The incident, which took place inside the university, was captured in a 16-second video that has»»»

Hossam Heiba, Chief Executive Officer of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), said the Authority places strong emphasis on activating the Permanent Start-up Support Unit and strengthening the role of the Investor Dispute Settlement Centre, describing them as key mechanisms fo»»»

Mohamed El-Shimy, Minister of the Public Enterprises Sector, announced that exports by affiliated companies reached approximately $1bn during fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025, with 40% of companies now exporting to international markets. He added that sector revenues rose by around 20% year-on-year, whil»»»

Egypt is targeting an “exceptional” improvement in its budget debt indicators while implementing a second package of tax facilities that includes cutting value-added tax (VAT) on medical equipment to 5% from 14%, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Hapi Journal Conferen»»»

Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met executives from Curagita Group and ACH on Tuesday to discuss investment opportunities and cooperation in the healthcare sector, with a particular focus on upgrading the radiology department at the Nile Medical City project, the health ministry said i»»»

Egypt has marked a major milestone in its biopharmaceutical development with the laying of the foundation stone for the GENNVAX vaccine manufacturing facility, which is set to become the largest fully integrated vaccine production complex in the Middle East and Africa. The project represents a stra»»»

GENEVA, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait has re-affirmed its firm commitment to backing international efforts exerted to protect refugees and enhance constructive cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).This came in a speech delivered on Tuesday by Kuwait's Permanent Representative to»»»

Italian paleontologists have uncovered thousands of dinosaur footprints on a near-vertical rock face more than 2,000 meters above sea level in the Stelvio National Park, a discovery they say is among the world's richest sites for the Triassic period. The tracks, some up to 40 cm wide and showing cl»»»

The opposition members of parliament will not attend the parliamentary committee meetings. As it was reported, they will boycott until the massive protest called againt the government. The decision follows an order from Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, who has instructed opposition MPs to rema»»»

A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US. Corneille Nangaa's statement came days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the capture of Uvira by rebel forces violated a peace deal, and the US would "take act»»»

Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training c»»»

More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the UN food aid agency warned Tuesday. The number at risk is some 3 million more than a year ago. Economic woes, recurrent drought, shr»»»

Hundreds of protesters rallied in central Athens on Tuesday and doctors and teachers joined public-sector workers who walked off the job in protest at low wages and a cost-of-living crisis ahead of a vote, Tuesday night, on the 2026 budget. Greece has recovered from the 2009-2018 debt crisis after »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met with Libyan Ambassador to Belgrade Mohamed Omar Atadjiba bin Galbun on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations, characterised by traditional friendship and decades-long cooperation between the two countries. "Macut recalled that this year marks the 70th annivers»»»

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), chaired the CBUAE board meeting which was held on Tuesday at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dha»»»

Share: Two men have been charged with terrorism offences as part of a proactive investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London. Annis Makki 40 and Mohamad Hadi Kassir, 33 have both been charged with attending terrorist training in Lebanon in September 2021 and belonging to a proscribed organiza»»»

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), chaired the CBUAE board meeting which was held on Tuesday at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dha»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., on February 27. The Trump administration suspended talks with Britain on a technology deal between the two countries. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/»»»

Shots were fired Tuesday morning on a roadway near John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI. | License Photo Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Police are investigating shots fired near John F. Kennedy Airport in New York after a fender-bender ended in a Customs and Border Protection office»»»

Lockheed Martin has completed production of all F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia’s initial fleets, equipping both air forces with advanced F-16s ready for NATO and allied operations, the representative of the manufacturer for Bulgaria announced on Tuesday. The aircraft were produced»»»

Riyadh, Dec. 16 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry, Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, discussed with Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, means of strengthening cooperation between the two countries in economic and industrial fields. During the meetin»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s tourism sector has generated over Dh40 billion in hotel revenues during the first ten months of 2025 – an 8 per cent jump compared to the same period last year – as the country launched the sixth edition of its World’s Coolest Winter campaign. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met with Czech Ambassador to Belgrade Jan Bondy on Tuesday and noted that bilateral political dialogue needed to be intensified at all levels. "Macut said that the Czech Republic is an important foreign policy partner of Serbia, adding that Serbia is therefore dete»»»

Nepal has launched a nationwide census to track the recovery of Himalayan tigers that were once on the verge of extinction. The country has been widely praised for its conservation efforts, with an earlier survey finding that the tiger population had tripled to 355 between 2010 and 2022. Nepal laun»»»

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed on Tuesday three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with major international shipping lines: MSC, Maersk, and CMA CGM. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the Made in Saudi Expo 2025 and in partnership with the Saudi Export Development Authority (»»»

Paul Doyle, the driver who ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans celebrating their team's Premier League championship, injuring 134 people, was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years and six months in prison for the "horror and devastation" caused by his fit of road rage. A driver who in a fit of road rag»»»

Liverpool: A driver who in a fit of road rage drove into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League victory was on Tuesday jailed for 21 years and six months for unleashing scenes of "horror and devastation" on the city's streets. Paul Doyle, 54, sobbed openly in court as victim impact statement»»»

The Powerball sign pictured Nov. 2022 as the Powerball hit its new billion-dollar jackpot record in St. Louis, Missouri. Wednesday's jackpot will be the year's second-largest Powerball prize and only the second time in Powerball history it generated back-to-back billion-dollar payouts. File Photo b»»»

GAZA, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- The municipality of the town Teqoa in the occupied West Bank announced on Tuesday the martyrdom of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy after he was shot by an Israeli settler in the town located in southeast Bethlehem. The shooting occurred immediately after the funeral procession »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party leader Milos Vucevic, who is also adviser to the president of Serbia for regional affairs, said on Tuesday Serbia's path was full EU integration, cooperation with the region and traditional friends in Asia, Africa and South and Latin America, as well as building»»»

BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- The European Union on Tuesday announced the allocation of an additional 29 million euros to support the response to the worsening humanitarian crises in Myanmar and the situation of Rohingya refugees.Of the total amount, 15 million euros has been earmarked as humanitarian»»»

In a phone call from prison, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargis Mohammadi said she endured blows during her incarceration that were so "heavy, forceful and repeated" that she had to be hospitalised twice, the family-run Narges Foundation said Monday. Mohammadi was re-arrested in Tehran »»»

In France's Loire Valley, castles are relying on the magic of Christmas to secure their future. Each winter, historical landmarks are turned into festive, fairy-tale settings, drawing tens of thousands of visitors. But beyond the lights and decorations lies a pressing challenge: how to preserve the»»»

A Paris labour court on Tuesday ordered Paris Saint-Germain football club to pay former player Kylian Mbappé €60 million ($70.6 million) in unpaid salary and bonuses, bringing a partial end to one of the most acrimonious disputes in French football. Lawyers for PSG and Mbappé argued last month befo»»»

Protesting French farmers blocked roads across France Tuesday over a mass cull to prevent the spread of a bovine disease. Anger over the sanitary measure combined with farmers’ concerns about a planned Mercosur trade deal has forced France to seek a delay in the EU vote, which officials say is»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that a father and son who opened fire at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach appeared to be driven by Islamic State group ideology. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration, in what authorities called »»»

Tunis, Dec 16 (TAP) - The Tunis Stock Exchange recorded a marginal decline on Tuesday, with the benchmark TUNINDEX slipping 0.1% to close at 13,181 points. Trading activity remained robust, with turnover reaching TND 17.3 million, according to...»»»

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In acquisitions on the Polish commercial real estate market, domestic capital is increasingly making its presence felt, as this form of asset allocation is becoming a natural investment direction. Local investors are gradually building the position of a strategic group of market participants. The m»»»

BusinessSerbiaTrump Tower Belgrade: Kushner scraps Serbia hotel planRichard Connor with AFP, EFEAn investment firm linked to Jared Kushner has abandoned a planned redevelopment in Belgrade. The decision follows protests, legal action, and growing anger over the removal of heritage status for the fo»»»

An umbrella lies on the floor inside the police cordon at the scene where a car collided with people during the Liverpool FC trophy parade in Liverpool, England, on May 25. The driver, Paul Doyle, 54, was sentenced to 21 years in prison Tuesday. File Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Paul »»»

US unemployment ticked up last month in the latest sign of job market weakness, but the mixed official report still leaves room for debate among central bankers. The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, up from 4.4% in September, according to Labor Department figures on T»»»