US President Donald Trump has denounced Western Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” leaders, accusing its governments of mishandling migration and failing to help end the Ukraine conflict. In an interview with Politico published on Tuesday, Trump described Western Europe’s politic»»»

Poland has received formal approval from the European Commission for state aid to build its first nuclear power plant, clearing a major financing hurdle. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said construction could start in December, with the full PLN 60 billion budget secured. The first PLN 4.6 billion in T»»»

Eurocash has unveiled a sweeping 2026–2027 strategy that triggers the largest restructuring in its history. The plan centers on transforming the Group into a fully integrated franchise organization under its “Network of People from Here” program, with a sharp pullback from operating its own Delikat»»»

1 of 3 | Executive Director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Exploited Children's Division Lauren Coffren speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on protecting children against online predators at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License P»»»

Sharjah: Authorities in Sharjah have issued a public warning about the growing risks of AI-driven deepfake scams. Sophisticated forgeries can now be created with minimal effort, putting residents at risk of fraud and online deception. AI makes digital deception easier than everIn an awareness video»»»

Damascus, Dec.9 (SANA) Syria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the First Liberation Day, drawing diplomats from UN member states and senior officials from the international body. Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, sa»»»

A Cretan pulmonology professor has reported that 20 oncology patient appointments had to be cancelled at Iraklio University General Hospital due to the occupation of Iraklio Airport by protesting farmers. Professor Nikos Tzanakis, of the University of Crete Medical School, linked the disruption dir»»»

Billionaire Andrej Babis has been appointed as the Czech Republic's new prime minister, with his full cabinet expected to take office within days. His appointment followed a key demand from President Petr Pavel - a public pledge by Babis to relinquish control over his vast food-processing, agricult»»»

Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Tuesday. Photo by Vatican Media/EPA Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday, offering prayers for the safe return of Ukrainian prisoners of war »»»

US President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday where he is expected to defend his economic record and address voter concerns about the rising cost of living. His trip to the town of Mount Pocono comes as polls suggest public trust in his administration's handling of the econ»»»

An uninhabited island at the centre of a century-old Canada–US territorial dispute is back in the spotlight after a Canadian senator urged Ottawa to assert sovereignty over the piece of land. Senator Jim Quinn from New Brunswick has taken issue with an American boat tour group that describes Machia»»»

Tunis, Dec. 9 (TAP) - UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, praised the achievements of women in Tunisia and the country’s leading role in international forums, particularly within the...»»»

GENEVA, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- UN Women's Policy Specialist on Ending Violence against Women and Girls Yeliz Osman warned of the escalating global crisis of online violence against women in the public sphere.In a press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, she noted that seven in ten women human rights defenders»»»

Egypt stressed the need to speed up the formation of an international stability force in Gaza and establish a Palestinian technocratic committee to manage the enclave, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday. During a phone call to discuss the implementatio»»»

A senior Iraqi security official urged his driver to pick up speed as they raced toward Damascus airport. He needed to catch a flight back to Baghdad, while alerts kept lighting up his phone. One message stood out: “The Syrian factions are on their way to the capital.” It was Saturday evening, Dece»»»

The American tech broligarchy is fighting with Brussels Euligarchs again. When can they all just blast off to Mars already? Brussels fined multi-billionaire tech titan Elon Musk’s social media platform X €120 million for failing to comply with its Digital Services Act. Musk replied in part by posti»»»

The European Union risks a severe internal rift if it presses ahead with controversial plans to seize frozen Russian assets without the approval of Belgium, where the vast majority of the assets are held, The Economist has reported. Senior bloc officials could reportedly invoke an EU treaty provisi»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday her work focused on stepped-up parliamentary diplomacy and presenting all of Serbia's accomplishments on the EU path to countries that were skeptical about them, such as the Baltic, Nordic and Benelux states. "I have always believed »»»

Dr Jamal Mohammed Obaid Al Kaabi, Vice Chairman of BRIDGE, led a high-profile session titled “In the Spotlight: Privacy, Risk and Resilience in the Age of Misinformation” at the BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi. The discussion featured Richard Attias, Strategic Adviser to the Chairman of the BRIDGE Allia»»»

X8 Cloud CEO Juan Carlos Dueñas said the company selected Paraguay for its artificial intelligence data center because of its abundant hydroelectric supply and its stable relationship with the United States. Photo by franganillo/Pixabay Asuncion, Paraguay, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. based X8 Cloud announ»»»

A joint communiqué issued Tuesday at the conclusion of the Iranian–Saudi–Chinese trilateral meeting called for the “immediate cessation” of Israeli military aggression against Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria. Iran welcomed what it described as the clear and principled Saudi and Chinese positions cond»»»

One by one, the soldiers squeezed through a narrow entrance to a tunnel in southern Gaza. Inside a dark hallway, some bowed their heads to avoid hitting the low ceiling, while watching their step as they walked over or around jagged concrete, crushed plastic bottles and tattered mattresses. On Mond»»»

The parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday voted, 12-8 with no abstentions, to approve Bulgaria's 2026 State Budget Bill on first reading. This is a second version of the country's annual financial plan, after the first one was withdrawn by the Council of Ministers on December 2. Bud»»»

Starbucks workers and union members in England, Scotland and eight other countries are protesting on Wednesday in support of striking US employees, the company's US union told the BBC. Starbucks Workers United last month launched a strike, which the union said has expanded to 3,000 baristas in more»»»

Dubai: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has been ordered to slash its operations by 10 per cent after days of massive disruptions that saw more than 2,000 flights cancelled, despite the carrier insisting that its services had stabilised. With IndiGo operating roughly 2,200 flights a day, the curtai»»»

On 11 December 2025, the next edition of the European Trade & Export Forum will take place – one of Poland’s most prestigious events dedicated to global trade, international expansion, e-commerce, and the resilience of logistics systems. The Forum will bring together leading representatives of busi»»»

Power was out for roughly half of residents in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Tuesday after the latest Russian attacks on the country's energy system, the energy ministry said. "The situation in Kyiv remains one of the most difficult – currently, up to 50% of consumers in the capital are without ele»»»

The Lithuanian government has declared a "nationwide emergency situation" in response to a series of incursions from neighbouring Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene condemned the balloon incursions as a "hybrid attack" by Belarus that posed a rea»»»

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani confirmed that he and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will move into Gracie Mansion after he assumes office in January. In a social media post, Mamdani said the decision prioritises his family’s safety and allows him to fully focus on his affordability agenda for New»»»

LONDON, Dec 9 (KUNA( -- The United Kingdom will host a key peacebuilding conference on 12 March next year "to help establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement on Tuesday.The conference at Lancaster House will bring togethe»»»

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A federal judge has ruled the US Department of Justice can publicly release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking investigation. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer said he was ordering the release of material because of a recent law passed by Congress, which requires the just»»»

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments Tuesday about whether coordinated spending limits violate the First Amendment. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case questioning whether limits on how much»»»

President Donald Trump's ban on issuing new wind energy permits has been ruled "unlawful" by a US court. In January the president signed an executive order freezing federal approval of offshore and onshore wind projects, halting construction of several projects in the US that were already under way»»»

Abu Dhabi: Industry leaders highlight AI disruption, capital shifts to the Global South, and a new era of cognitive economies At a packed session titled “Mobilising Capital for a Future Media Ecosystem” on day two of the BRIDGE Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi, experts and investors explored how artificial»»»

US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico, he said "decaying" European countries had failed to control migration or take decisive action to end Ukraine's war with Russia, a»»»

Politicians, business leaders, diplomats and policy experts gathered in Sofia on Tuesday for the Powers Summit, a high-level forum dedicated to examining security in all its dimensions — from defence and energy to healthcare, education, finance and digital resilience. The event, co-organized by the»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his view that Volodymyr Zelensky is a great salesman. "He [Zelensky] is a great salesman. I call him P.T. Barnum. One of the greatest on Earth. He could sell any product at any time," Trump said in an interview with Western medi»»»

The US, currently still the single most militarily powerful country in the world, has issued a new National Security Strategy (NSS). As this is the US, what makes Washington feel safer is making quite a few governments around the world feel less secure. So far, so unremarkable: If you are in Latin »»»

French celebrities and feminists have voiced their outrage at first lady Brigitte Macron's language about activists who had protested at a comedian's show. Activists wearing masks of Ary Abittan interrupted his stand-up show on Saturday shouting "Abittan rapist". Abittan was accused of rape in 2021»»»

Dubai: Stargazers in the UAE are gearing up for one of nature's most spectacular celestial displays as the Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, with two dedicated viewing events scheduled in Dubai. The 2025 edition of the Geminids promises exceptional viewing conditions, with minim»»»

As the Malayalam film industry absorbs the impact of actor Dileep’s acquittal on conspiracy charges, attention has swung back to the woman at the heart of the 2017 case — actress Bhavana Menon. Her story, marked by a brutal attack and an equally brutal wave of public scrutiny, reshaped Malayalam ci»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States is concerned by ongoing clashes and casualties along the Cambodia-Thailand border and urges an immediate halt to hostilities and a return to the de-escalation measures established in the October 26 Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, US Secretary of State Marco Rubi»»»

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, including beating detainees to death with an axe. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October o»»»

Twelve fired FBI agents are alleging that they were unlawfully sacked because they knelt during a racial justice protest in Washington DC five years ago. In a recently filed lawsuit, the former agents argue that their decision to kneel - adopting a gesture used by demonstrators - helped to deescala»»»

Manila: Two Philippine Senators — Erwin Tulfo and Panfilo "Ping" Lacson —revealed on Tuesday (December 9, 2025), that certain House Representatives members are resisting livestreaming the bicameral conference committee meeting on the proposed 2026 national budget. The bicameral conference committee»»»

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last five years alone. Just a few days after soldiers took power in Guinea-Bissau while a presidential election vote count was still under way, leaders of the West African groupin»»»

CAIRO, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammad Al-Yamahi strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's storming of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied city of Jerusalem, describing the assault as a blatant violation of»»»