Tokyo: Japan has removed the final obstacle to restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, after the Niigata prefectural assembly approved the move on Monday, marking a major shift in Japan’s energy policy 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa»»»

Dubai: The Department of Education (DepEd) has commenced the distribution of year-end incentives to approximately one million employees nationwide following a directive from Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The package, which includes various bonuses for both teaching and non-teaching »»»

Russia has intensified its strikes on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, causing widespread power cuts and threatening the region's maritime infrastructure. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Moscow was carrying out "systematic" attacks on the region. Last week, he warned that»»»

Katrina, a killer whale in captivity for most of her 50 years, including 40 years at SeaWorld Orlando, has died. Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA Dec. 22 (UPI) -- SeaWorld Orlando announced that Katina, a killer whale in captivity for most of her 50 years, including 40 years at the Florida park, has die»»»

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will initiate action against the Department of Justice for only releasing a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will create legislation to "init»»»

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2025. DHS increased its stipend to $3,000 for undocumented immigrants to self-deport. Photo »»»

In a Facebook post Monday, GERB said the party leader, Boyko Borissov, has reiterated his call to the party representatives in the Varna municipal election commission "to stay out of possible attempts to terminate the term in office" of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. The post on social media was prom»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced the closure of Flamingo Restaurant on their official website. The closure took place on December 17, 2025 and will last for a total of 30 days. The Ministry stated the reason for the closure was due to violation of Law no. 08 of 1990 Regul»»»

London: A British man was charged on Monday with drugging and raping his ex-wife and five other men were charged with sexual offences against her over a 13-year period, UK police said. Philip Young, 49, will appear on Tuesday at a court in Swindon, west of London, charged with dozens of offences ag»»»

1 of 2 | Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pictured Nov. 4 speaking to supporters at an election night watch party after winning the New York City mayoral race at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in New York City. New York's Attorney General Letitia James will swear in Mamdani at midnight on Jan. 1. Sen. Be»»»

DOHA: As part of its efforts to make football truly global and enable more clubs, leagues and players from all around the world to compete at the highest level, FIFA has renewed its partnership with the Qatar Stars League (QSL) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA). FIFA President Gianni Infanti»»»

Bulgaria's naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) docked at the Chilean port of Punta Arenas on December 21 on its way to Livingston Island, which is home to the Bulgarian Antarctic Base, the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna wrote on its website on Monday. Two maritime pilot»»»

The US is immediately pausing leases for offshore wind energy projects currently being built near the Atlantic coastline, citing security concerns. In a statement, the Department of the Interior said it was pausing five large-sale projects to look into how windmills could interfere with radar and c»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) – Ways to develop industrial investment by companies with foreign participation operating in Tunisia was at the heart of a meeting between Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub and representatives of the...»»»

Bulgarian broadcaster bTV announced on Monday that it has decided to part ways with one of the best-known personalities, journalist Maria Tsantsarova, a host of the channel’s morning show. bTV cited multiple reasons for her dismissal, including alleged on-air political bias, accusations against her»»»

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CBS News is facing scrutiny after pulling a segment from its flagship Sunday broadcast about the Trump administration's deportations of Venezuelan men to a detention centre in El Salvador. The last-minute decision by top editor Bari Weiss sparked widespread criticism, including from the CBS corresp»»»

US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will say 2025 has been "a really great year for fascism", when he delivers this year's Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4. The presenter's ABC talk show was briefly taken off air in September after comments he made about the shooting of Charlie Kirk. The host'»»»

A major incident has been declared at a Shropshire canal where a giant hole has emerged, with boats left stricken in the cavity or teetering on the edge of the drop. The incident on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch has been blamed by engineers on an "embankment failure", with its col»»»

Doha: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed met on Monday with Member of Parliament and Minister of Finance, Economic Planning, and Decentralisation of the Republic of Malawi HE Joseph Mwanamvekha, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed trade and»»»

The UN and other aid agencies fear new Israeli registration rules for dozens of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) risk the collapse of the humanitarian response in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. INGOs not registered by 31 December face closure of their operations in Israe»»»

Election officials in the US state of Georgia have admitted to major violations of vote certification procedures during the 2020 presidential race. US President Donald Trump, who lost to Joe Biden, has repeatedly claimed that the election was “stolen” and marred by widespread fraud and irregulariti»»»

Eleven Ecuadorean soldiers have been sentenced to 34 years in prison each after being found guilty of the forced disappearance of four boys last year. The discovery of the beaten and burned remains of the four boys, aged between 11 and 15, shocked the violence-wracked nation. The court found a mili»»»

Around 100,000 vehicles are expected to leave Sofia for the upcoming Christmas holidays, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) reported on Monday. The highest number of vehicles is anticipated on the Trakia Motorway – around 35,000, followed by about 20,000 on Hemus, 20,000 on Struma, and 10,000 on »»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - The TunSea Association for Participatory Science is organiing, on Tuesday, December 23, 2023, at the Culture Centre in Ghar El Melh (Bizerte), an awareness-raising workshop for children on the importance of coastal dunes and...»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) -A workshop on the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and Authorised Exporter systems under the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) began on Monday, running until December 24, 2025. The event is attended by customs officials...»»»

DOHA: As part of its commitment to supporting work-life balance, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), in collaboration with Qatar Career Development Center, organised the 'Little Employee' event for the employees’ children. The programme aimedto introduce them to the corporat»»»

The Athens Municipal Council unanimously approved on Monday the study for the creation of a municipal public transportation system. “Our goal is for Athens to have its own municipal transport system. The proposed network will significantly contribute to easing traffic congestion in the city,” Mayor»»»

The grandfather of a three-year-old boy who died in a state of severe malnutrition several days ago was assaulted by unknown perpetrators at the family home in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece, and has been hospitalized in critical condition. The attack reportedly occurred just days after the ch»»»

Sofia Municipality Monday reported a notable improvement in air quality following recent measures prompted by spiking air pollution, including the discounted Green Tickets” for public transport, that were launched for the first time in response to forecasts of high air pollution. Also, stricter enf»»»

In el-Fasher, the sky seemed to collapse upon the weary shoulders of a city long strangled by siege, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flung open the gates of hell on 26 October, unleashing terror on those clinging to life like. The level of violence has reshaped the civil war in Sudan. Many now wo»»»

Egypt and Oman have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, with a focus on establishing integrated industrial projects, developing industrial zones, and enhancing maritime connectivity. Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Trans»»»

Pitcairn Food Industries has signed a contract to establish an $8 million (approximately EGP 400m) production facility in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said in a statement on Monday. The project, which will be located on 10,000 square metres within the Main Devel»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - The draft law on the regularisation of foreign exchange violations needs to be amended in order to identify the violations that may be regularised and to clearly define the beneficiaries, representatives of the Central Bank of...»»»

The EU’s sanctions on Russia have ended up “crushing” the bloc itself, diminishing its economic competitiveness, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. Budapest has consistently opposed Brussels’ policies on Ukraine since the escalation of the conflict with Russia in February 2022, includi»»»

Copenhagen has expressed outrage over US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new special envoy to Greenland, an island under Danish sovereignty that the American leader previously suggested should become part of the United States. On Sunday, Trump stated on his Truth Social account that Loui»»»

By Kholoud Al-Enezi MANAMA, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi on Monday affirmed significance of reciprocal visits by officials of Bahrain and Kuwait for boosting media cooperation and partnerships in various»»»

Reactor buildings unit one (L, rear) through unit four (R) pictured Feb. 2015 at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant -- the world's largest nuclear power plant -- in Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, in northern Japan. Photo Provided by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Dec. 22 (UPI) -- J»»»

Resources Ecuador could receive through the Millennium Challenge Corp. are typically directed toward sectors considered bottlenecks to growth, including road and logistics infrastructure, File Photo by Rodrigo Sura/EPA Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The United States has selected Ecuador to begin negotiations on»»»

Sharjah Charity International has prepared 6,000 relief parcels to support families in the Gaza Strip as part of the UAE’s Operation Gallant Knight 3, aimed at alleviating the humanitarian impact of the ongoing crisis, particularly during the winter season. The aid includes 2,370 food parcels, 1,00»»»

Syrian state media said Kurdish force shelling in Aleppo killed one person on Monday, after clashes erupted in Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of the city, with both sides trading blame over who started the violence. "A civilian was killed in SDF bombardment with mortar shelling and rocket launchers»»»

The Trump administration has paused the leases given to five offshore wind farms. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Interior Department announced Monday it would pause the leases of five offshore wind farms being built on the East Coast. The five projects are: Vineyar»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - Five advisory committees of the Industrial Upgrading Programme approved 484 upgrading applications in 2025, 65% of which concerned small and medium-sized enterprises, according to data released on Monday by the Ministry of...»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - Weather conditions on Monday night will be marked by the gradual appearance of dense clouds over the western regions, with scattered and temporarily thundery rain spreading to the rest of the northern areas and locally to the...»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Charge d'Affaires Alexander Titolo on Monday to discuss the priorities on the bilateral agenda. "Had a productive meeting this morning with Alexander Titolo, Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Serbia, on priority issues on our bilateral agenda," Dj»»»

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has revealed he will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung. Manilow, one of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s, said it was "pure luck" that doctors found the spot early when he had an MRI following weeks of bronchitis. The 82-year-old, known for a»»»

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that the total value of treasury bills allocated for issuance this week reached OR 83 million, maturing in 28 days. In a statement Monday, the CBO explained that the average accepted price was OR 99.705 per OR 100, while the average discount rate»»»

A group of Salvadorans asks the Supreme Court in November to declare unconstitutional the decree that allows the state of emergency in El Salvador to end a measure that, they claim, has led to arbitrary arrests of thousands of people and 'multiple human rights violations' as part of the fight again»»»

Dubai: The night skies over much of the Arab world are set to offer a quiet celestial finale to the year, as the Ursid meteor shower peaks late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday, December 23, coinciding with the astronomical start of winter. The Ursids, the final major meteor shower of t»»»