Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

Western Balkan countries need to move faster to wean themselves off Russian energy, integrate more deeply into the European Union’s electricity market and accelerate the shift away from coal if they are to strengthen their security and advance their EU ambitions, according to a new report published»»»

In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working. Now bosses might frown upon a worker caught labouring over a spreadsheet. Excel, owned by Microsoft, is 40-years-old. Among some tech leaders it's seen»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries strongly condemned the visit by an official of the Israeli occupation to Somaliland region in the northern part of the Federal Republ»»»

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has advised all Ukrainian nationals to leave Iran due to the deteriorating security situation, the ministry's press service said on January 8. Iran has faced sustained economic pressure from curr»»»

Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a "serious medical condition" affecting one of the astronauts. The agency did not disclose the name of the crew member or the medical condition, citing »»»

Vice President JD Vance announces the creation of a Fraud Division within the Justice Department and a new fraud assistant attorney general position while at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday the creation»»»

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Paramount Skydance Chief Executive Officer David Ellison on Thursday said its offer to buy Warner Brothers Discovery and HBO is superior to a competing offer by Netflix after receiving a rejection letter from WBD officials. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Officials for»»»

The US has announced it is withdrawing from dozens of international bodies that no longer serve American interests, including major UN and non-UN forums focused on climate, migration, social policy, peace, and democracy. President Donald Trump had signed a memorandum suspending support for a total »»»

The US military on Wednesday seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea, Russia’s Transport Ministry said. The ministry stated that US personnel boarded the vessel “on the high seas outside the territorial waters of any state,” afte»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Years of Culture (YoC)initiative will unveil a new children’s book, ‘The Mysterious Desert Delicacy’, at the Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF), taking place from January 14 to 24, 2026. Developed in collaboration with Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Pre»»»

3269656 KUWAIT -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya receives the copy of credentials of China's new Ambassador to Kuwait Yang Xin. 3269718 GAZA -- The Israeli occupation forces launch deadly attack on a three-story house in Al-Tuffah district, east Gaza City. 3269693 BEIRUT -- One perso»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- 1930 -- Chairman of the Shura Council Hamad Abdullah Al-Sager died at the age 59. He became chairman in 1921. 1955 -- The social affairs department issued identity cards for non-Kuwaiti servants working in government or private sector, charging each one Rupee. 1967 -- Al-Sah»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that President Donald Trump has given the "green light" to advance a bipartisan bill imposing tougher sanctions on Russia.Graham said Wednesday, on X, that following a "very productive" meeting with President Trump, approval was »»»

US national security officials have reportedly ruled out plans to deploy ground troops in Venezuela following the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. The claims refute US President Donald Trump’s earlier threats of further military action. The US triggered international outrage on Saturday when »»»

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has condemned Kiev’s Western European backers for planning to deploy troops to Ukraine, warning the move risks a “direct war” with Russia. UK and French leaders said Tuesday they had signed a “declaration of intent” to deploy forces to Ukraine “in the even»»»

At least eight people, including four children, have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza in the last 24 hours, the territory's civil defence agency has said. Four people, including three children, were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, the agency»»»

CAIRO, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas affirmed that Egypt is "an indispensable partner" to the EU."Just last year, we opened a new chapter in our relationship with the first ever EU-Egypt Summit," she said at a joint pre»»»

CAIRO, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- Egypt has re-affirmed the necessity for the Israeli occupation to pull out from Gaza, and forming a Palestinian interim technocratic committee to manage the Strip and an international force.This came during a telephone conversation between Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdela»»»

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members, NASA pilot Mike Fincke, NASA commander Zena Cardman, mission specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos and mission specialist Kimiya Yui from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency walk out of the operations center before boarding a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space»»»

Arrested while reporting on an anti-Trump protest outside Atlanta, Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara spent 112 days in ICE detention before being deported to El Salvador despite holding a valid US work permit and press credentials. He spoke to FRANCE 24 about press freedom und»»»

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi affirmed on Thursday that his country has always stood by Lebanon against Israeli aggression and occupation, voicing Tehran’s readiness to reinforce the bilateral ties withy Beirut. Speaking during his visit to the shrine of the Master of the Umm Martyrs, late »»»

1 of 2 | Federal officers push back protesters Thursday after a scuffle broke out outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, Minn., a day after a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Photo by Craig Lassig/EPA Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The Minneso»»»

A Lebanese soldier stands guard near the entrance to a tunnel during a media tour in the village of Zibqin, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon in November. The tour was intended to demonstrate that the Lebanese Army maintains control south of the Litani River and functions independent»»»

Beirut: One person was killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone targeted a car on the Zita-Bnaafoul road, killing at least one person. It is worth noting that a ceasefire agreement in southern Lebanon came into eff»»»

Hours after the call with President Donald Trump, , Colombian President Gustave Petro addressed a rally in Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar, convened “in defense of sovereignty,” and acknowledged that he softened a previously tougher attitude toward the American president. Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA Jan. »»»

Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous Al-Zubaidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates with Emirati help after a failed military advance that strained relations between the Gulf countries, the country's Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday.  Al-Zubaidi was accused of high treason and»»»

Russia will free Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving ​a ‍three-year ​prison sentence for flouting laws requiring "foreign agents" to register with authorities. Vinatier will be exchanged for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, accused by the US of hacking. Russian media reported t»»»

Russia has freed Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving ​a ‍three-year ​prison sentence for flouting laws requiring "foreign agents" to register with authorities. Vinatier will be exchanged for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, accused by the US of hacking. Russian media reported t»»»

OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature in the US which can analyse people's medical records to give them better answers, but campaigners warn it raises privacy concerns. The firm wants people to share their medical records along with data from apps like MyFitnessPal, which will be analysed to gi»»»

BEIRUT, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- One person was killed on Thursday in an airstrike carried out by Israeli occupation aircraft on a town in southern Lebanon.The Lebanese Ministry of Health's Emergency Operations Center said in a statement that an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle on the Zaita-Bnaful road in t»»»

WASHINGTON (RIA Novosti) – The US Senate passed the resolution banning the use of armed forces against Venezuela. During the vote on Thursday, 52 senators supported the resolution, and 47 opposed it. “The motion is agreed to,” a chairman of the meeting said. On January 3, the US launched a massive »»»

Gaza: Three Palestinians have been killed and three others wounded in an Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, according to Palestinian officials. The Palestinian news agency (Wafa) said an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al Mawasi area of Khan »»»

Russia has freed Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving ​a ‍three-year ​prison sentence for flouting laws requiring "foreign agents" to register with authorities. Vinatier will be exchanged for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, accused by the US of hacking. Russian m»»»

The Trump administration is signalling no retreat in its goal of acquiring Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, after the White House said the president wasn't ruling out the use of military force. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, an expert on hydrogen geopolitics and Greenland»»»

Russia is freeing French researcher Laurent Vinatier in a prisoner swap deal after he spent more than a year in prison for failing to register as a "foreign agent". Vinatier's release is in exchange for Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, who has been imprisoned in France since last June at »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Direct Investment Fund head and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev urged European "warmongers" on Thursday to disclose information about their defense-related earnings. According to a Politico report citing an unnam»»»

The UK provided “enabling support” to the US military in seizing the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera, the British Defence Ministry has said. The oil tanker was interdicted on Wednesday in international waters to the northwest of Scotland. The Pentagon claimed the vessel, formerly known as ‘Bella 1’»»»

GAZA, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- Gaza Civil Defense on Thursday recovered three Palestinian bodies and three people wounded, one critically due to an Israeli strike that hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.In a press statement, the Civil »»»

The Lebanese army says it has taken over security in the south of the country, which for decades had been dominated by the Iranian-backed movement Hezbollah, amid fears that Israel could escalate its military offensive against the group. Lebanon has been under intense international pressure, partic»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China highly values Russia's efforts in defending the historical truth about World War 2, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday. Last week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that in 2026 Russia will continue to expose the war cr»»»

Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, the country’s foreign minister said Thursday. Speaking upon arrival in Beirut, Abbas Araghchi told reporters that Iran is also ready for negotiations with the US over its nuclear program as long a»»»

US President Donald Trump has “greenlit” a new Russia sanctions bill that has been in the works for months, Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed. The US Senate could vote on the bill as soon as next week, he added. Trump proposed a roadmap to resolving the Ukraine conflict in November, which Kiev and»»»

BEIRUT, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed the need to provide the Lebanese Army with logistical and financial support to enhance its capabilities and enable it to swiftly implement the second phase of the arms control plan.In a statement on Thursday, Salam praised the sig»»»

A Ukrainian police vehicle leads an evacuation convoy along a road covered with anti-drone netting in the Zaporizhzhia region after authorities issued a mandatory order to families with children to leave areas near the front line amid constant shelling by nearby Russian forces. Photo by Oleg Movcha»»»

The Lebanese military said Thursday it had concluded the first phase of their plan to fully deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, notably Hezbollah. Israel said it is encouraging but “far from sufficient.” The effort to disarm Hezbollah comes after a Washington-brokered ceasef»»»

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