Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Monday a cable of congratulations to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, on the occasion of his country's National Day»»»

Political consultations began on Monday in Bulgaria as President Rumen Radev is scheduled to meet with representatives of parliamentary groups in the 51st National Assembly to discuss forming a new government following the resignation of the Zhelyazkov cabinet. The resignation was unanimously accep»»»

Vladimir Putin may have a reputation among some as a ruthless autocrat, a master manipulator of the international scene. But one thing Russia's president does not have is a poker face. The late US Senator John McCain used to joke that when he looked into Putin's eyes, he saw three things, "a K and »»»

Scientists working at a remote British research station in Antarctica have received a new Royal Mail post box in time for Christmas – thanks to the King. Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, wrote to the monarch »»»

Scientists working at a remote British research station in Antarctica have received a new Royal Mail post box in time for Christmas – thanks to the King. Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, wrote to the monarch »»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

On Dec. 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association reversed its longstanding position and declared that being gay isn't a mental illness. 1 of 6 | Spectators kiss from a window while watching parade-goers move down the parade route at the 2023 NYC Pride March on June 25, 2023, in New York City.»»»

Dubai: Dubai is stepping up the fight against economic fraud with the launch of a national awareness campaign by the Economic Security Center of Dubai (ESCD) under the slogan ‘Strong Economy … An Aware Society.’ The initiative is designed to arm individuals, businesses, and institutions with the kn»»»

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Lucid Group, the manufacturer of some of the world’s most advanced electric vehicles, announced on Sunday the inauguration of the first Electric Vehicle Innovation Center in the Middle East, located in Saudi Arabia. The new center, inaugura»»»

Romania did not collect about 35% of the estimated profit tax for 2019, the year analyzed by a European Commission report, the non-collection rate being three times higher than the average rate estimated at 10.9% of the 23 EU member states included in the analysis, representatives of consulting com»»»

Romania cannot progress if one of the state's fundamental powers loses credibility, the Romanian Business Leaders (RBL) organisation warns, urging judicial institutions, professional magistrates' associations and good-faith colleagues to take a stand and call for clear, swift, and thorough investig»»»

The US has lifted sanctions on a Brazilian judge who led investigations into Jair Bolsonaro, days after a bill which would cut the former president's jail sentence passed a major hurdle. Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election, but would see his t»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could be forgiven for wondering who his true friends are. Once rock solid, his reliance on his two main allies - China and Russia - now appears increasingly uncertain. For years, both countries supported Venezuela's socialist-led government politically, financial»»»

South Korean special prosecutors concluded Monday that former President Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for his short-lived martial law declaration more than a year in advance. This photo shows police guarding the National Assembly building on Dec. 4, 2024, shortly after Yoon's declaration. File P»»»

Clashes erupted for a second night on Saturday between police and youths in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan after a man died following a police chase, according to his family, fueling authorities’ fears that protests could spread across the country. As Tunisia prepares to mark the January ann»»»

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of colluding with foreign forces under the the city's controversial national security law (NSL). The 78-year-old, who has been in jail since December 2020, pleaded not guilty. He faces life in prison and is expected»»»

The era of ‘Pax Americana’ is over for Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, adding that the global economy and political order are undergoing a “tectonic shift” in centers of power worldwide. The term ‘Pax Americana’ (American Peace) describes the transatlantic order that emerged afte»»»

King Abdulaziz International Airport recorded a new historic milestone, reaching 50 million passengers in 2025, marking the highest number ever recorded by a Saudi airport since the launch of civil aviation in the Kingdom, and placing it among the world's mega airports in terms of passenger numbers»»»

President Rumen Radev will begin consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 51st National Assembly on Monday morning, the presidential press secretariat reported. Radev will meet with GERB-UDF at 10 a.m. and with Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria at 11:30 a.m. On »»»

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and then–Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun had plotted since October 2023 to suspend parliament and replace it with an emergency legislative body, Reuters cites a special prosecutor as saying. To justify declaring martial law in December 2024, Yoon Suk-yeol »»»

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has invited José Antonio Kast — who won a decisive 58.18% of the vote — to La Moneda Palace to begin the transfer of power. Who is Kast? A lawyer and founder of the Republican Party, born to German immigrants in 1966.A former UDI congressman who has run for president»»»

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported that a 5-hour meeting in Berlin between Volodymyr Zelensky, Jared Kushner, and US/Ukrainian delegations resulted in significant progress on Trump's 20-point peace plan and economic agendas. "A lot of progress was made, and they will meet again tomorrow morning,"»»»

Sanam, an Iranian immigrant who came to the US over a decade ago, was finally about to become a US citizen. Years of navigating paperwork, approvals, tests, and security vetting, had brought her to the last step: a naturalization ceremony. But then, just two days before she was to take her oath on »»»

Chile has elected the far-right wing José Antonio Kast to be its next president, after an election campaign that was dominated by themes of security, immigration and crime. Kast won decisively with more than 58% of the vote in his third attempt at running for president. It marks the biggest shift t»»»

On the edge of the sleepy town of Figueruelas, a single, vast wind turbine spins around, casting its shadow over the buildings nearby. It's a reminder of the importance of renewable electricity in this windswept area of Aragón, in north-eastern Spain, whose plains are host to many of the country's »»»

Jose Antonio Kast has become Chile's president on his third attempt, bringing the far right to power by pledging a "firm hand" on security and order. The 59-year-old lawyer and father of nine has vowed to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, mostly Venezuelans. Also In This Packag»»»

Chilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory and his rival quickly conceding defeat. With about 80 percent of the votes counted, Kast had 58 percent of the vote, an »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees as he held talks in Berlin with US envoys that were set to continue on Monday. The Ukrainian leader rejected the US push for ceding territory to »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in November, said there will be "a lot of damage" in retribution for the attack on U.S. and Syrian security forces in Syria on Saturday. Photo by Syrian Presidency/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A gunman who a»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at No.10 Downing Street for a conference on peace in Ukraine in London on Dec. 8. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country m»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- 1914 -- Kuwait's seventh Ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, known as Mubarak Al-Kabeer, ordered the hoisting of a red flag bearing the word "Kuwait" in white. The flag was used until November 1961. 1933 -- Kuwait's first electricity company, Kuwait Electricity Company, was foun»»»

The presidential candidate of the Chilean Republican Party presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, pictured at an election event in 2021, was leading in polls as Chile conducted its presidential election on Sunday. Photo by Elvis Gonzalez/EPA-EFE Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Chileans head to the polls Sunday»»»

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, pictured speaking to the press last week, said he thinks legislators can reach a deal on subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday that he believes a d»»»

Dubai: A number plate bearing the characters “KLZ 1” has become the most expensive in the history of the Riyadh Car Show, fetching a record SAR 15.7 million in a high-stakes auction that drew intense bidding. The plate was initially sold for SAR 13.4 million. With taxes and administrative fees, SAR»»»

The National Bureau of Investigation (BKH) has issued a statement rejecting claims made by Prime Minister Edi Rama regarding a security incident at the Prime Ministry. Earlier on Sunday, speaking at the opening of his podcast Flasim, Rama said that several BKH agents had knocked on the door of the »»»

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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for a serious institutional review after what he described as a security incident involving agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH). Speaking on his weekly podcast 'Flasim', Rama said BKH agents had entered the Prime Minister’s Office without»»»

Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country. The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a»»»

Chileans vote Sunday in a runoff presidential election that is likely mark the sharpest rightward shift of the South American country since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. Even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical views los»»»

The result of last month’s parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, confirming that the party of caretaker prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the largest number of seats — but not enough to assure him a second term. The court confirmed that the vo»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the US push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with US envoys on ending the war. Zelenskyy sat down with US President Dona»»»

EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Russian central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based depository which holds most of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets, calling it “speculative.” Kiev’s Western backers froze around $300 billion in Russian central b»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukraine was ready to abandon the goal of joining NATO if it received security guarantees from individual partner countries, including security assurances from the United States modeled on Article 5 of the NATO charter. "Ukraine's conditions »»»

Dubai: The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has introduced a new child safety initiative at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, issuing identification bracelets for children upon arrival. The bracelets include guardians’ contact details»»»

Bozhidar Bozhanov, deputy chair of the "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) parliamentary group and co-chair of "Yes, Bulgaria", announced that early next week his coalition will submit proposed amendments to the Electoral Code aimed at restoring machine voting, paired with control»»»

Slovakia will vote against anything that would allow frozen Russian assets to be used to arm Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. He warned that further military aid would lead to the “senseless daily killing of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians.” Kiev’s Western backers froz»»»

At the beginning of next week, we will submit amendments to the Election Code that include restoring machine voting with sufficient control counting so that there are no speculations or explanations that someone somewhere is tampering with something, said Bozhidar Bozhanov, Deputy Floor Leader of C»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump hinted that Republicans could lose the 2026 midterm elections, despite touting the "greatest economy in history," in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Saturday. The Republican, who returned to the White House in January, has reg»»»

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY, Russia, (Sputnik) - NATO specialists entering Ukraine served as a trigger for Russia's special military operation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "NATO specialists infiltrated Ukraine directly, entered its government bodies, and the first [Western] arms deliveries »»»

US envoys arrived in Berlin Sunday morning for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were spotted in downtown Berlin by a photographer for German news agency dpa. Ukrai»»»