The US town of Bristol, population around 44,000, is a divided community. Split between Virginia and Tennessee, the state line runs literally down main street. While both sides have much in common, there is one major difference - abortion is illegal in Tennessee. This has been the case since the 20»»»

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti jet ski racers Mohammad Bourabee, Mohammad Al-Baz, Yusuf Abdulrazzaq and Rashed Al-Dawas of the Kuwaiti national team shined in the final round of the World Cup (King of Thailand Cup) tournament held in the city of Pattaya, Thailand.Bourabee came first in »»»

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard attends the National Day of Reflection vigil and commemoration for the victims and survivors of the Bondi Massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2025. Photo by Dean Lewins/EPA Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Seven days after a mass shooting devastate»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha Lotus has introduced an extensive refinement of its Emeya Hyper-GT model range for the new model year, unveiling a clearer naming convention, enhanced equipment levels, and broader customisation options. The global update coincides with Lotus’ strengthened presence in Qatar, m»»»

A batch of files, which includes a photo of US President Donald Trump, were removed by the justice department because of concerns raised by victims, the deputy attorney general said on Sunday. Todd Blanche said the photo that included Trump also showed unredacted images of women, and rejected criti»»»

AMMAN — Gold prices remained near record highs this week, while trading in Jordan’s local market stayed slow as consumers postponed purchases amid global economic uncertainty and anticipated changes in US monetary policy.Head of the Jordanian Jewellers Association Ribhi Allan said that local demand»»»

AMMAN — The Board of Directors of the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC), chaired by Minister of Agriculture, approved the corporation's 2026 budget on Sunday.The meeting, which brought together ACC Deputy Director and board members from the public and private sectors, passed a lending budget of»»»

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accused the Nobel Foundation of breaking Swedish law when it bestowed its highest honor upon the pugilistic Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Before he died in 1896, the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel made sure that his last will and testament was»»»

Visitors walk through the Salle des Fetes where major dinner parties and other ceremonies take place at the Elysee Palace in Paris. File Photo by Eco Clement/UPI | License Photo Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The head steward responsible for formal silverware has been arrested for stealing fine cutlery and porce»»»

Abuja: Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month. "Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity," Sunday »»»

South African authorities are investigating the whereabouts of around 20 African men who were allegedly misled into fighting for Russia in Ukraine. FRANCE 24 has reviewed a letter from former president Jacob Zuma, testimony from a father in Botswana and analysis from a defence expert to understand »»»

French fashion giant Shein was issued with an "injunction" on Friday as a Paris court ordered the e-commerce giant not to resume selling "sexual products that could constitute pornographic content, without implementing age-verification measures". But the court stopped short of handing Shein an outr»»»

France ​will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost ​its ‍capacities ​as a maritime ​power, President Emmanuel Macron told French troops gathered at a military ‍base in ​Abu Dhabi. Macron arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to celebrate Christmas with troops and to discuss bilateral ties »»»

European aerospace corporation Airbus has decided to move critical digital systems away from Google’s cloud services. Company executives say the decision is driven by security and data sovereignty concerns linked to US jurisdiction over sensitive industrial information. The decision comes as Google»»»

Vila-real, Spain: Barcelona wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal guided the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win at 10-man Villarreal on Sunday. Brazil international Raphinha won and converted an early penalty before Villarreal's Renato Veiga was sent off before half-t»»»

Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said he is confident in the actions of the United States authorities following the death of a Bulgarian citizen in an immigration detention facility in Michigan. Speaking to Bulgarian National Television, Georgiev noted that an official investigation is underway and »»»

Al-Tameer Mortgage Finance Company (Al Oula) has signed a cooperation protocol with the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to support Egypt’s mortgage finance system and expand access to housing finance for customers seeking to purchase units owned by the Authority. Ayman Abdel Hameed, Vice Cha»»»

Greece is on track for "another record year" for tourism in 2025, despite ongoing labor shortages in a key sector of its economy, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Sunday. Between January and the end of September, the Mediterranean nation -- long beloved by tourists for its sunny islands a»»»

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Sunday killed one person and wounded another, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel's military said it targeted Hezbollah members. Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure or operatives, despite»»»

US Senator Lindsey Graham accused Hamas and Hezbollah of rearming during a visit to Israel on Sunday, and charged that the Palestinian group was also consolidating power in Gaza. After two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory, a fragile ceasefire has held since October»»»

Gold prices in Egypt continued their upward trajectory last week, rising by 0.8% in local markets, while global gold prices gained about 1%, driven by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will maintain a monetary easing cycle in 2026, according to a report by iSagha. Saied Embaby, CEO of iSagha»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has mocked EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, suggesting that she believes she can do better against Russia than Napoleon and Adolf Hitler did. Speaking at a conference in the southern Hungarian city of Szeged, Orban argued that many European countries view t»»»

Israel's security cabinet has approved the recognition of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government continues its settlement expansion push. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a settler who proposed the move alongside Defence Minister Israel Katz, said the decision wa»»»

Tunis, Dec 21 (TAP) — Road traffic fatalities in Tunisia were up by 6.27% from the start of the year to December 18, 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, according to the latest data released on December 18 by the National Road Safety...»»»

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that measures aimed at further deepening interaction within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) would be discussed at the leaders' summit in St. Petersburg on Sunday. "I am pleased to welcome you all. Today, as is customary, we will su»»»

The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) reported yesterday that, in cooperation with the Germany’s GIZ, it had held a high-level national workshop to review and discuss the draft renewable energy law in Libya. The workshop was held in Tunis from 18 to 19 December. REAoL said the two-day wor»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) unveiled on Sunday the details of the Rawda Award for Excellence in Social Work. This came during a press conference attended by a contingent of national leaders, representatives of public agencies, civil society institutions, and media pro»»»

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in 2024, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve, which tracks executions in Saudi Arabia an»»»

Jerusalem, Dec. 21 (SANA) Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood killed three Palestinians on Sunday, in a continued violations of the ceasefire agreement in place since October. Medical officials said one man was killed in a drone strike targeting a gathering of civilians, while two »»»

US President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Trump has already surged immigration agents into major US cities, where the»»»

London: From school and university canteens to football stadiums and theatres, venison is muscling in on beef as UK chefs hunt for greener options. As climate change concerns mount, some catering services are turning to deer meat as a low-carbon alternative to farmed livestock like beef. Since the »»»

The National Assembly building in Seoul. Photo by Asia Today Dec. 19 (Asia Today) -- A South Korean civic group said most retired National Assembly officials subject to post-employment screening were cleared to take private-sector jobs, calling the results evidence of a serious revolving-door probl»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on 14 October 2025. File Photo by EPA/YONHAP Dec. 19 (Asia Today) -- President Lee Jae-myung on Friday told the Unification Ministry to take the lead in easing inter-Korean hostili»»»

Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41th season as a professional footballer, local media reported Sunday. Miura, known as "King Kazu", will join Fukushima United on a year-long loan after spending last season with fourth-tier Atl»»»

A Kremlin envoy reported that peace talks in Florida on a US-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine are progressing "constructively" as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing diplomatic efforts. The talks, involving both Ukrainian and European officials, come amid sharply dive»»»

At least 16 Jeffrey Epstein–related files abruptly disappeared from the Justice Department’s public website within a day of their release. The unexplained missing files, including an image with a photo of President Donald Trump, fuelled speculation online about what was taken down and why the publi»»»

Rabat: Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning from injury, aim to see off stiff competition to claim continental glory. Senegal, reigning champions Ivory Coast, Mohamed Salah's Egy»»»

Tokyo: Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41th season as a professional footballer, local media reported Sunday. Miura, known as "King Kazu", will join Fukushima United on a year-long loan after spending last season with fourth-t»»»

Peoples offer flowers and prays during the 2nd anniversary of late former President Shinzo Abe's assassinated at the site where he was shot near Yamato-Saidaiji station in Nara-Prefecture, Japan on Monday, July 8, 2024. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Dec. 19 (Asia Today) -- Japanese p»»»

At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. The missing file»»»

Australians held a moment of silence on Sunday in tribute to the 15 Bondi Beach shooting victims, marking one week since gunmen fired into Jewish crowds on one of the nation's darkest days. A father and son are accused of targeting the family-thronged Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach, a touris»»»

News report by Fawaz Al-Otaibi BEIRUT, Dec 21 (KUNA) -- Amid growing indications of recovery, commercial and tourism activity in Lebanon is witnessing noticeable momentum as the New Year holiday season approaches, traditionally one of the most economically active periods of the year. Preliminary in»»»

Egypt has approved a $300 million tyre manufacturing plant by Prometeon Tyre Group, marking another major step in the country’s drive to localise automotive manufacturing and expand export-oriented industry. The project received formal approval in mid-December 2025 during a session of the Ministeri»»»

Total net wealth across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) exceeded $7.5 trillion in 2024, underscoring the region’s growing financial depth and asset accumulation, according to data from Boston Consulting Group. Saudi Arabia ranked as the region’s wealthiest economy, with total net wealth reaching»»»

Dubai: If you are one of those drivers who likes to cruise along in the fast lane, you might want to think twice. Authorities in Dubai have once again issued a stern reminder about a traffic rule that many motorists continue to violate, and it could cost you Dh400. The Roads and Transport Authority»»»

Dubai: A special court has sentenced former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-II case, which revolves around allegations that the couple retained a Saudi gift at a fraction of its value. The case concerns a Bulgari jewellery set give»»»

Brussels’ policy forces local authorities to adopt strict austerity measures, cancel holiday events, and abandon traditional lighting, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. In the EU, including its economic heart, Germany, amid authorities' failure to save New Year and Christma»»»

Israel's military said it killed two Palestinians in the north of the occupied West Bank Saturday, accusing one of throwing "a block" and the other an explosive at its soldiers. In a statement the military said that during an operation "in the area of Qabatiya, a terrorist hurled a block toward the»»»

Germany’s mass-circulation tabloid Bild published a sharply critical piece targeting outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, focusing on his behavior during a high-level EU summit dedicated to major geopolitical and economic decisions. In the article, Bild describes how Zhelyazkov drew »»»

North Korea said on Sunday that Japan's nuclear ambitions "must be prevented at any cost", after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. Pyongyang's reaction came after the unnamed official in the prime minister's office was quoted by Kyodo News on Thursday »»»