Washington: Twenty US states filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, arguing the policy is unlawful and threatens essential public services. The lawsuit targets a policy implemented by the Department of Homeland Security t»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial-intelligence chips to “approved customers” in China is rippling across global tech and geopolitical circles. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.On the surface, the move appears to reop»»»

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against a Georgia county seeking access to 2020 voting records, as Donald Trump continues to assert the presidential election was stolen from him. The justice department lawsuit asks the state to turn over "all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots»»»

"Every moment of that abortion was a surprise to me," says Annie Ernaux. The French Nobel literature laureate is talking about an illegal abortion that nearly ended her life in 1963. She was a 23-year-old student with ambitions to become a writer. But as the first in a family of labourers and shopk»»»

Warehouses supplying the vast majority of Ukraine's pharmacies have been destroyed in a series of Russian attacks over recent months. Medical supplies worth about $200m (£145m) were destroyed in just two strikes in December and October. A large warehouse storing medicines in the city of Dnipro was »»»

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The Al-Sabah Archaeological Collection under the Dar al-Athar Al-Islamiyah in Kuwait participated on Friday in the opening ceremony of the "Networks of the Past" gallery.The gallery, called a "Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World" organized by the Chhatrapati Shi»»»

LONDON, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The United Kingdom sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday, over what it said were their links to mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate attacks on civilians in the African country.Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, the »»»

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- European Union governments on Friday approved an agreement to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a major hurdle to the possible future use of these funds to support Ukraine.Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Malta confirmed in a joint state»»»

CAIRO, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE affirmed on Friday the indispensable role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in safeguarding the rights and well-being of Pale»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Kuwait's strongest condemnation of the Israeli occupation forces' raid on the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Je»»»

A new Bollywood spy film is generating praise - and unease - in India and Pakistan for its contentious portrayal of the longstanding hostilities between the South Asian neighbours. Dhurandhar, which hit cinemas last week, plunges audiences into a high-octane world of espionage, gang wars and patrio»»»

When China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurated Peru’s Chancay megaport in November 2024, he was doing far more than opening a Chinese offshore project; he was executing a vision that has reshaped global power three times before and is poised to do so again. The $1.3bn deep-water facility, capable of»»»

A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok's US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app's sale looms. The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the platform's Chinese owner, Bytedance, must sell or be blocked for American users. US President »»»

Ongoing problems with the V-22 Osprey aircraft must be addressed and new systems put in place to prevent deadly accidents, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Friday. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircr»»»

The former University of Michigan football coach, who was fired and arrested earlier this week, faces three criminal charges, including home invasion and stalking in a domestic relationship, according to court documents. The university terminated Sherrone Moore, alleging they had "credible evidence»»»

The operation to refloat the tanker Kairos, which ran aground near Ahtopol, is proceeding on schedule and without delays, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said on Friday. The government approved BGN 1.2 million to finance the operation, and the agreement with the selected contractor is »»»

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – United Left will consistently advocate for the adoption of a socially oriented budget, whose guiding principle is the protection of the social rights of a wide range of citizens, BSP Chair and outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said at a press confer»»»

3265571 KUWAIT -- French Minister of Foreign Trade Nicolas Forissier hails the launching of the French Business Council in Kuwait. 3265454 WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump announces that the Gaza Strip "Peace Council" will be formed at the start of 2026. 3265618 WASHINGTON -- CENTCOM: The US»»»

Bulgaria's Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Anguelieva hosted a farewell reception for the ambassadors of the Arab states accredited to Bulgaria on Friday, the Ministry said. Anguelieva was appointed ambassador to Hungary in November. Arabist Dimitar Mihaylov, advisor in the Minister's Cabinet and soo»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- The US Department of Homeland Security announced that the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have made more than 10,000 arrests of illegal aliens in Los Angeles, California since June 2025."Some of the most heinous crimi»»»

Tunis, Dec. 12 (TAP) - A working session was held Thursday, between Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh, and Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fisheries, Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid, on the...»»»

Britain's King Charles III said his cancer treatments are going well and will be less frequent during a video address released Friday. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Britain's King Charles III is making good progress in his personal fight against cancer and will un»»»

Ukrainians hold signs during a protest demanding the use of frozen Russian assets on the sidelines of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Friday. Belgium has been blocking an EU plan to approve a large "reparations loan" for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian state asset»»»

Tunis, Dec. 12 (TAP) – Friday’s issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia, No. 148, has published Law No. 17 of 2025, dated December 12, 2025, concerning the Finance Law 2026.The President of the Republic issued the Finance Law 2026...»»»

Ukraine and its European backers are hoping to wait out US President Donald Trump’s term in office to pursue a war with Russia with the support of his successor, according to a professor at the Institute of European Studies in Belgrade, Stevan Gajic. Trump has expressed frustration with Ukrainian l»»»

A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday. The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the Chornomorsk port. Ukraine's President »»»

LONDON, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed the need of keeping pressures on Russia and providing Ukraine with the necessary support until the end of the war, He co-chaired a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing this afternoon, a 10 Downing Street statement said»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on six shipping companies operating in Venezuela's oil sector, three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's wife; and a Maduro-affiliated businessman from Panama.In»»»

DOHA, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- Saudi Arabia's football team have qualified for the FIFA Arab Cup championship 2025 after defeating Palestine 2-1 at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Thursday.The first half ended in a goalless draw, while Saudi Arabia's Firas Al-Buraika broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. Pales»»»

Bulgaria, together with Belgium, Italy, and Malta, presented a joint declaration to the Council of the European Union in which the four countries insist that any decision on the use of frozen Russian assets must be in full compliance with EU and international law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to»»»

Admiral Alvin Holsey relinquished his leadership of U.S. Southern Command on Friday ahead of his pending retirement after serving 37 years in the Navy. Photo by Mariano Macz/EPA Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Southern Command leader Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished his command on Friday amid his pending retir»»»

Today’s (12 December) attack on Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port, in which a foreign flagged vessel owned by a Turkish company was damaged, validates our previously stated concerns regarding the spread of the ongoing war in the region to the Black Sea, and its impact on maritime security and freedom of n»»»

El Salvador President Nayib Armando Bukele's government announced it has reached an agreement with Elon Musk's xAI company to introduce Grok-based tutoring in more than 5,000 public schools. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- El Salvador has reached an agreement with »»»

DOHA: President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the winners of the T100 Triathlon World Championship, whose final round was hosted in Doha with the participation of a selection of the sport's top international athletes. The medal ceremony was attended»»»

US President Donald Trump has said the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will halt fighting "effective this evening". Trump made the announcement after telephone conversations with the two leaders following deadly border clashes in recent days which have left at least 20 people dead and half»»»

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling governments, or supporting authoritarian figures aligned with its strategic interests. Few of these efforts produced the stability sought in Washington.»»»

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling governments, or supporting authoritarian figures aligned with its strategic interests. Few of these efforts produced the stability sought in Washington.»»»

When China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurated Peru’s Chancay megaport in November 2024, he was doing far more than opening a Chinese offshore project; he was executing a vision that has reshaped global power three times before and is poised to do so again. The $1.3bn deep-water facility, capable of»»»

Tunis, Dec. 12 (TAP) - A number of members of the Tunisian-European Parliamentary Cooperation Group held a working session on Friday with Bruno Fuchs, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, accompanied by French...»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday on social media that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting effective Friday evening. "I had a very good conversation this morning with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, and the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Man»»»

Skopje, 10 December 2025 (MIA) - Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska will attend Dec. 11-12 Istanbul Economy Summit 2025, bringing together senior officials from governments, international organizations, business and academia. On Dec. 11, Dimitrieska-Kochoska will deliver an opening addre»»»

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House is seen during construction in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 17. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit to stop construction of the ballroom. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The National Trust for His»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority on Friday launched a new classic taxi service designed to give tourists a nostalgic travel experience that reflects the transportation methods of previous generations. The service aims to allow visitors to glimpse the past and immerse themselve»»»

Tunis, Dec. 12 (TAP) - The military cooperation between Tunisia and the United States, ways to strengthen it, and the agenda of the Tunisian-American Joint Military Commission, scheduled to be held in May in the U.S., were the focus of a phone call...»»»

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on the Israeli occupation to comply with the International Court of Justice’s ruling and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The resolution requires the Israeli occupation entity to provide food, water, medicine, and shelter to »»»

Damascus,12. Dec (SANA) Mohammad al Bakour, Head of the Syrian Economists Syndicate, stressed the importance of the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to repeal the “Caesar Act,” noting that it will help reposition the Syrian economy on sound foundations that directly improve citizens’ lives and s»»»

President Donald Trump might sign an executive order as soon as Monday to compel the federal government to reclassify cannabis and make it legal for medicinal but not recreational use. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has voiced support for r»»»

More images from the estate of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The Democrats said the 19 images came from a tranche of 95,000 photos the committee received from Epstein's estate as part of its ongoing investigation. US President»»»

Former pro-basketball player Jason Collins, the first openly-homosexual male athlete in a major American professional sport, has announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Collins was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, he wrote in an article for sport broadca»»»