The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that would criminalize performing gender transition treatments on minors, approving a bill sponsored by Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The measure passed the House by a narrow 216-211 vote on Wednesday. To become law, »»»

Tunis, Dec. 18 (TAP) - President Kais Saied affirmed, during his meeting on Thursday at Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, that “the Tunisian people delivered on Wednesday (December 17), on the commemoration of the 15th...»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to HH Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the death of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.»»»

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem receives a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center CECOT with the Minister of Justice and Public Security Gustavo Villatoro in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The Trump administration used the Alien Enemies Act of 179»»»

Tunis, Dec. 18 (TAP) - President Kais Saied met, on Thursday afternoon, at Carthage Palace, Javier Puig Saura, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Tunisia, who paid a farewell visit to the Head of State at the end of his mission in the country.The...»»»

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Brazilian police arrested the husband of social media influencer Maria Katiane Gomes da Silva and are investigating her death as a suspected femicide after discarding an initial suicide hypothesis based on new evidence. Gomes, 25, died after falling from the 10th floor of a residen»»»

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., is seen February 18. The board of trustees voted Thursday to rename the facility to also honor President Donald Trump. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy»»»

Career diplomat Christian Turner is Britain's newest ambassador to the United States, the British government announced Thursday. File Photo by Mohamed Messara/EPA Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Career diplomat Christian Turner is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's choice to serve as the United Kingdom's ambas»»»

Violence has erupted in Bangladesh following the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked attackers while leaving a mosque in Dhaka last week and died of his injuries on Thursday while being treated in Si»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani stressed that the FIFA Arab Cup embodied feelings of fraternity and respect, voicing his pride in the tournament's excellent organization and outstanding sporting performance. In a post on his official X account on Thursday, HH the Amir voice»»»

Doha: During the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 final at Lusail Stadium, Media City Qatar revealed the new song ‘Nabd Qatar’ as the centerpiece of this year’s ‘Qatar SoundBeat’ campaign, in the presence of national leadership, government officials, visiting dignitaries, and football fans. The premiere to»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to HH Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the death of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the closing ceremony of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 at Lusail Stadium on Thursday evening. The closing ceremony was attended by HH Personal Representative of HH the Amir, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed that the FIFA Arab Cup embodied feelings of fraternity and respect, voicing his pride in the tournament's excellent organization and outstanding sporting performance. In a post on his official X account on Th»»»

Hyundai Rotem has made a deal to sell T 54 K2 main battle tanks like the one shown and 141 K808 armored personnel carriers to Peru with an expected value that exceeds $1.4 billion, File Photo by Yonhap Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Peru signed a strategic agreement with South Korean defense firm Hyundai Rotem f»»»

Doha His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the closing ceremony of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 at Lusail Stadium on Thursday evening. The closing ceremony was attended by HH Personal Representative of HH the Amir, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, HH »»»

New York, Dec.19 (SANA) Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, Ibrahim al-Olabi, said on Thursday that in another achievement for Syrian diplomacy at international forums, the United Nations General Assembly today adopted the resolution entitled “The Situation o»»»

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has apologized to people in Asia after several politicians, including members of his governing coalition, posted photos of themselves with slanted eyes. The scandal began in November, after 22-year-old beauty queen Sarah Dzafce was stripped of her Miss Finland ti»»»

Thursday’s plenary session in Albania’s parliament was marked by sharp confrontations and chaos after opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings inside the chamber. Tensions escalated further during the swearing-in of Endrit Shabani as the country’s new Ombudsman. MPs from the Democratic Party reac»»»

Meg O'Neill will be the new CEO of BP. Image courtesy of BP Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Meg O'Neill will take the reins as CEO of BP starting in April, as Murray Auchincloss steps down as CEO and board director effective Thursday. Carol Howle, executive vice president of supply, trading and shipping of BP, wi»»»

The House Oversight Committee has released a batch of around 70 photos from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's the third such release from a tranche of over 95,000 photos the committee has acquired from Epstein's estate. It includes images of quotes from the book Lolita»»»

A Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney. On Thursday, police detained seven men believed to be part of a planned "violent attack." Photo by NSW Premier's Office/UPI | License Photo Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Syd»»»

This is the second part of RT's special investigation on Igor Kolomoysky. You can find Part 1 here to read about Kolomoysky's rise to the status of godfather of Ukrainian corruption, his involvement in the Maidan revolution and the following years leading up to Vladimir Zelensky's election. Zelensk»»»

French first lady Brigitte Macron is facing a legal complaint after being filmed referring to feminist protesters as “stupid b***hes” at a Paris theatre earlier this month. A group of feminist associations filed a complaint against France’s first lady for public insult on Tuesday, “on behalf of 343»»»

Doha: Coach Tariq Sektioui sank to his knees, bowing in prostration, while jubilant players clung to one another in a mix of relief and euphoria as Morocco clinched the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 title with a thrilling 3-2 extra-time victory over Jordan in a rollercoaster final. Hana Ramadan/The Peni»»»

A Romanian court has sentenced Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for smoking cannabis on stage. The American rapper, real name Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to smoking a joint during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival last year in Costinesti. A Romanian appeals court overturned an »»»

With US-Canada trade talks still on hold, American officials have laid out their clearest demands yet for keeping free trade in place between the two countries. The list includes further opening the Canadian dairy market to US farmers, and overhauling an online streaming law that the US says "discr»»»

An HR executive caught on the big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing her boss has described how "the harassment has never ended" following the viral moment. Kristin Cabot has spoken publicly for the first time about the video in which she was seen hugging Andy Byron, then-CEO of tech company As»»»

Police have identified a person of interest in relation to a fatal mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others, sources familiar with the investigation told the BBC's US partner, CBS News. Authorities are now searching for the individual, the sources told CBS. N»»»

French police searched Culture Minister Rachida Dati's private home and offices on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation involving her European Parliament mandate, the French Financial Prosecutor has said. Dati, who is running for mayor of Paris in upcoming municipal electio»»»

The United States is sanctioning two more International Criminal Court judges for targeting Israel with politicized lawfare, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The State Department has sanctioned two more International Cri»»»

An Iraklio court sentenced a 33-year-old man to 15 years and 18 months in prison for the death of his friend during the summer of 2024. The court found him guilty by a 6-1 majority of manslaughter with possible intent and recognized a mitigating factor of good behavior in prison by a narrow 4-3 maj»»»

The parliamentary Committee on Internal Security and Public Order Thursday unanimously approved at first reading, with 18 votes in favour, a bill amending and supplementing the National Service for Protection (NSP) Act concerning the provision of security for Members of Parliament. The bill was tab»»»

More than two months after a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in Gaza, the group has steadily reasserted some security control in areas under its authority. Yet for Gaza’s residents, daily economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions show little sign of easing. Hamas’»»»

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A small plane crashed Thursday at a regional airport north of Charlotte, N.C., killing multiple people, local and federal authorities said. The Cessna C550, a light corporate jet, had six people on board when it crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in Iredell County around 10:15»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police have warned the public against spreading rumours and false information on social media and digital platforms, stressing that such acts carry strict legal penalties under UAE law. The police said that under Article 52 of Federal Decree Law No. 34 of 2021 on Coun»»»

Judge Fiona Papajorgji has been elected as the chair of Constitutional Court for a three-year term. She replaces Holta Zaçaj, whose mandate as head of the court officially ended in March this year. Papajorgji was the sole candidate for the position, following the creation of the vacancy after Zaçaj»»»

A British man was sentenced to 13 years by a Russian court after he fought for Ukraine and was captured. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A British man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia after he fought for Ukraine and was captured. Hayden Davies, 3»»»

When bullets began flying at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, strangers Wayne and Jessica found themselves in the same nightmare scenario. They couldn't find their three-year-olds. In the chaos, separately, they desperately scanned the green. People who'd gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanuk»»»

The EU wants to retain proceeds from frozen Russian assets by introducing a “Buy European” boost for its own defense industry as it arms Ukraine, and is moving to lock in strict procurement rules for a potential loan for Kiev, Bloomberg has reported. EU members have long debated tapping Russian cen»»»

DOHA: The FIFA Arab Cupended on the highest of notes as Morocco fought back to defeat Jordan 3-2 in a thrilling final in front of a capacity crowd at Lusail Stadium. It was another spectacular decider at the venue which staged the epic FIFA World Cup 2022final. Oussama Tannane gave Morocco the lead»»»

At a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the Democratic Party (PD) branch in Kavajë, the party’s leader, Sali Berisha, called on citizens to join a nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, 22 December. Speaking to supporters, Berisha praised the role played by Kavajë’s democrats in the overthr»»»

Nigerian Air Force officials said 11 military personnel detained in Burkina Faso following an emergency landing by an NAF cargo aircraft on Monday have been released. File Photo courtesy U.S. Africom Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Officials in Burkina Faso released 11 members of the Nigerian military after seizi»»»

WASHINGTON, December 18 (Sputnik) – The United States is preparing for a possible arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December 2026, the Russian G20 sherpa, Svetlana Lukash, told RIA Novosti. “[The presiding country] is preparing for Vladimir Putin's participat»»»

For more than a decade, the Greek island of Lesbos has been a symbol of Europe's migration crisis. Located close to Turkey, the island was a major entry point to the European Union back in 2015. But since then, arrivals have sharply decreased as Europe has tightened its border controls and outsourc»»»

Dubai: Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral has died after an alleged fall from a cliff along Kennon Road in Tuba, Benguet, authorities confirmed on Thursday night. Cabral was discovered unconscious and unresponsive near the banks of the Bued Ri»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Any actions to expropriate Russian assets in the West will receive a response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "We have repeatedly stated that any actions related to the expropriation of our assets will be met with a response," Peskov told the Rossiya 1 broadcas»»»

Fujairah: The Government of Fujairah has announced that all employees of local government entities will work remotely on Friday, December 19, in response to the ongoing unstable weather conditions affecting parts of the UAE. The decision applies to all government staff in the emirate, with the exce»»»