Lebanese authorities have received warnings, via closed diplomatic channels, of Israel's preparation for large-scale military operation, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said on Friday. Earlier in the day, a Lebanese military source told Sputnik that Israeli warplanes attacked several areas »»»

Officers from the Department of Internal Affairs of Pervomaisky district of Bishkek detained a suspect in large-scale fraud. The press service of the District Department of Internal Affairs reported. A woman O.G. filed a complaint with the Investigative Service. According to her, from May to the en»»»

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to halt border clashes along their disputed border, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. The two countries had brokered a ceasefire in July but Thailand suspended the agreement the following month after Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines.  US President Do»»»

Romania is on NATO's eastern flank, and it is feeling the heat from drone incursions attributed to Russia, and from the Trump administration's strategic shift away from Europe. We speak to Romanian President Nicușor Dan about how his country is faring with these headwinds, and also about tough econ»»»

Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a selection of 19 photos from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some of Donald Trump before he became president and other prominent figures like former president Bill Clinton, then prince Andrew M»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed the Decree «On enhancing the status and strengthening the role of the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.» The press service of the head of state reported. The following paragraph has been added to the regulations of th»»»

Washington DC: The Democratic members of the US House Oversight Committee on Friday (local time) released 19 previously unseen photographs from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The photos depict prominent individuals including current US President Donald Trump, former US Pr»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast partly cloudy to cloudy weather for Saturday, with a chance of rain in scattered areas, especially along the coast and in northern regions. Conditions are expected to turn more humid overnight and into Sunday morning across some coastal a»»»

A raccoon that broke into a Virginia store and joyfully drank its way through the liquor aisle is now suspected of a wider crime spree, officials say. A Hanover animal control officer suspects the stripe-tailed mammal also broke into a nearby karate studio and then raided the Department of Motor Ve»»»

As we have just celebrated International Volunteer Day, we turn our attention to real stories, not abstract ideas. We see a child arranging a small reading corner in his classroom. We see a young woman teaching younger children in a camp. We see a mother cooking extra meals for her neighbours in an»»»

Dubai: Billionaires worldwide stand poised to transfer nearly $7 trillion in assets to their heirs by 2040, with $5.9 trillion likely flowing directly or indirectly to children. The US will capture the lion's share, but significant sums head to markets across Asia, Europe and the Middle East as old»»»

The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa's Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a peace deal was signed in Washington to end the decades-long conflict. US President Donald Trump Trump hailed the deal between DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's»»»

Washington DC: The Democratic members of the US House Oversight Committee on Friday (local time) released 19 previously unseen photographs from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The photos depict prominent individuals including current US President Donald Trump, former US Pr»»»

The staff of a Goodwill store in Palatka, Fla., found a live hand grenade among donations that a local bomb squad recovered and safely detonated at a secure location on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI. | License Photo Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Staff at a Goodwill store in Palatka, Fla., found a live gren»»»

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»»»

"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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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...»»»

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»»»

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»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border, which has killed at least 20 people this week. The latest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demar»»»

Tunis, Dec. 12 (TAP) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called for exploring new forms of strategic cooperation between Tunisia and the European Union and for rethinking existing frameworks to ensure the interests of both sides.He...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU countries have agreed to freeze the Russian Central Bank's assets held in Europe for an indefinite period, Reuters reported on Friday. The frozen assets are worth 210 billion euros ($246 billion), according to the report. An indefinite freeze in lieu of a vote every six months»»»