The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has expelled a member after he sparked controversy by delivering a speech reminiscent of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler at a youth event for the party over the weekend. Identified as Alexander Eichwald, the man was vying for a leadership position in th»»»

Line 3 of the Athens Metro is currently operating only between Dimotiko Theatro and Ethniki Amyna stations due to a power supply problem on the Holargos–Doukissis Plakentias section, metro operator STASY has announced. The disruption coincides with widespread power outages in northern suburbs, incl»»»

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was removed last week from February's planned Crew 12 mission after being accused of taking photos of a SpaceX engine and other sensitive information and sharing it. File Photo by Bill Ingalls/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has be»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ben Ayed, met on Wednesday Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Tunisia, Bukhari Ghanim Mohamed Afandi.According to a statement...»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) - The Assembly of People’s Representatives, on Wednesday evening, approved Article 135, which authorises farmers to use drones to spray agricultural treatments over farmland, ensuring faster and more efficient intervention and...»»»

Tunis The Ministry of Interior (MoI) won the Best Awareness Film award in the competition held annually by the General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council as part of efforts to raise awareness about crime and prevent its dangers. The winning film aims to encourage drug addicts to see»»»

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the European Commission signed in Brussels Wednesday evening a memorandum of cooperation on the development of transport infrastructure in the region. On behalf of Bulgaria, the document was signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications G»»»

Damascus, Dec. 3 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani received in Damascus the Lebanese Ambassador Henry Qastoun, who presented a copy of his credentials in preparation for assuming his duties as Lebanon’s Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic. MHD Ibrahim»»»

Elon Musk has predicted that Vice President J.D. Vance will succeed Donald Trump as US president, and that the country will enter a “great 12-year span” of leadership that will include Trump’s current tenure and successive terms for Vance, Politico has reported. Musk made the remarks during a close»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied US President Donald Trump for stronger backing for his bid for a presidential pardon over a long-running corruption case, Axios has reported, citing officials. Netanyahu last week formally asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon him from a ca»»»

1 of 10 | A room is shown inside the private island home of the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Image courtesy of the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands Dec. 3 (UPI) -- House Democrats on Wednesday released images of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's »»»

The proposal to trim the workweek, presented by Labor Secretary Marath Bolaños, would be implemented gradually starting in 2027 with a two-hour reduction each year until reaching a 40-hour workweek in 2030. .File Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/EPA Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Mexico's federal government introduced a re»»»

Walmart Chile's vehicle, the first of its kind in Latin America, operates through a water-electrolysis process that uses renewable electricity to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. Photo courtesy of Walmart Chile SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- After a $15 million investment, Chile has built»»»

Damascus, Dec. 3 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, in Damascus, received the credentials of the United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Syria, Hamad Rashid bin Alwan al-Habsi. MHD Ibrahim»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, Manal Awad, held two meetings on Wednesday with Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Capital to discuss key financial and environmental priorities, including support for the waste manag»»»

Egypt and Bulgaria have signed a protocol to strengthen cooperation across 19 strategic sectors, including renewable energy, industry, and investment, aiming to bolster economic relations ahead of the centenary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. The agreement was finalised at the conclusio»»»

Tunis: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) won the Best Awareness Film award in the competition held annually by the General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council as part of efforts to raise awareness about crime and prevent its dangers. The winning film aims to encourage drug addicts to se»»»

Manama: The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) commended the pivotal role played by the State of Qatar with regional and international parties and guarantor states, and its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and detainees. The Council also p»»»

1 of 3 | NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman underwent a rare second hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Billionaire tech mogul Jared Isaacman underwen»»»

GERB-UDF Floor Leader Boyko Borissov said that the Government should take into consideration what people think and only do what is approved. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, he emphasized the importance of coalition work, recalling that his party has many years of experience in governing alongsid»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) - The Assembly of People’s Representatives, on Wednesday evening, approved Article 123, which allows people with special needs, once every five years, to benefit from a tax exemption when importing a passenger or commercial...»»»

The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters are pictured in February in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, the FBI's uniform crime reporting unit released its "flash mob shoplifting incident" report for 2020-2024. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A five-year FBI report»»»

British adults are hiding their outgoings on things like beauty products, gambling and cryptocurrencies from their partners as part of a pattern of "secret spending", a new report has found. More than half of adults in relationships spent in secret on a range of products, according to the research »»»

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island. The photographs and video appear to show several bedrooms in the US Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks on a wall and a phone with names written on speed-dial button»»»

A 61-year-old Turkish national living in Greece is under investigation for espionage after his arrest last week on Chios. Security officials said he was detained by Hellenic Coast Guard security officers, working with the National Intelligence Service, on an outstanding Turkish warrant for robbery »»»

A 36-year-old driver was rescued after his car veered off the road and overturned Wednesday in Iraklio, Crete, at the Giofyro junction on the northern highway. Firefighters freed the man after a careful extraction. He was conscious when taken by ambulance to Venizeleio Hospital. A woman who was als»»»

A band of snow and ice is forecast to create slippery travel on the northern edge of a fast-moving storm tracking over the eastern United States late this week. The storm, which AccuWeather meteorologists have monitored for over a week, will tap into enough cold air to produce ice and snow from por»»»

Two anti-government protests were held in Sofia on Wednesday - one initiated on Facebook by the Buditeli Civic Initiative and another organized through a website originally used for Monday’s protests against the 2026 state budget bill. Initially, protesters gathered in front of the President's Admi»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) has launched a comprehensive awareness program consisting of a series of workshops targeting priority sectors within the national economy. The initiative aims to enhance the awareness of companies operating in these sectors regarding the provisions»»»

Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa, Minister of State for Military Production, met with Agostino Palese, Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt, and his accompanying delegation on the third day of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2025) to discuss mechanisms for enhancing bilateral relations. The Minister affirmed the d»»»

Anyone who follows Ashraf Abdel Baky’s artistic journey quickly realises he is far more than a popular entertainer; he is a creative force who revived the pulse of Egyptian theatre, reignited the audience’s connection to the stage, and opened long-awaited doors for young talent. His recent tribute »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Wednesday with Switzerland’s Ambassador to Cairo, Andreas Baum, to discuss broadening bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. The meeting highlighted the “longstanding »»»

Egypt signed two cooperation agreements with foreign defence companies on Wednesday to locally manufacture military equipment, as the country seeks to boost exports to Africa and the region. Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah witnessed the signing between two ministry-affiliate»»»

Egypt’s Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) signed a cooperation protocol with Turkish firm Amiston International Group on Wednesday to localise advanced technologies and systems within the defence industry. The agreement marks a step towards deepening industrial ties between the two nati»»»

The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a cooperation agreement with the French company Sofema on the third day of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2025). The agreements aim to strengthen collaboration in the maintenance and overhaul of aircraft »»»

Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that the Authority has issued Instruction No. 46 of 2025, outlining new procedures for offsetting credit and debit balances for registered taxpayers in accordance with Article 50 of Law No. 206 of 2020. She noted that the instruct»»»

Yasser Abbas, Deputy CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), announced that economic relations between Egypt and Greece continue to strengthen, with bilateral trade reaching approximately $2bn and more than 200 Greek companies now active across various sectors in the Egyp»»»

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Delegation of the European Union to Egypt, the government of Finland, and the Egyptian ministry of industry, together with major technology partners including Orange Group, Nokia and Cordon, celebrated the progress of the One Circl»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) launched a national digital platform developed to empower people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and service providers to access information and services tailored to them more reliably and clearly. The launch was attended by »»»

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ has accused Vladimir Putin of "wasting the world's time", a day after high-stakes talks between the US and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine failed to produce tangible results. "Russia must end the bloodshed it has started. If this doesn't happen and Pu»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) – “Tunisia, the United States, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Peru, Saudi Arabia, are gearing up for an exciting Christmas and New Year’s travel boom,” said Travel And Tour World (TTW).Tunisia: Africa’s rising star in...»»»

Jeddah: President of the State Audit Bureau HE Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Emadi held separate meetings with Auditor General of the National Audit Department of Malaysia HE Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, and President of the Supreme Audit Institution of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Ahmed Issa»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (C) is pictured this month in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control said Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, who goes by "Rosita" in Venezuela, was allegedly part of a network of five individuals affiliated with the entertainment industry that su»»»

The longstanding issue of reparations for WW II crimes cast a shadow over a meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday. In what is a highly sensitive historical grievance, Tusk restated Polish demands for compensation, a request Merz rebuffed. »»»

Someone in northern Afghanistan near the Tajik border is targeting Chinese workers just across the river inside Tajikistan. On November 26, three Chinese miners were killed in an attack in which assailants used a drone equipped with firearms and grenades, while on November 30, two Chinese roadworke»»»

ED: bne IntelliNews has launched a beta version of our AI assisted analysis tool “IntelliNews Lambda” that makes use of sophisticated mathematical modelling to identify causal links in both reporting and statistics that gives more accurate analysis and can make forward predictions with quantifiable»»»

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put US personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday. Hegseth»»»

Europe is turning into an underground desert as groundwater reserves are severely depleted due to intensifying climate impacts and long-term overextraction, according to a new study reported by The Guardian on November 29. The findings have rung alarm bells as future supplies of drinking water will»»»

ED: bne IntelliNews has launched a beta version of our AI assisted analysis tool “IntelliNews Lambda” that makes use of sophisticated mathematical modelling to identify causal links in both reporting and statistics that gives more accurate analysis and can make forward predictions with quantifiable»»»

A review into the case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin in the Republic of Ireland has concluded that what happened to him "could not have been anticipated from knowledge that was available" to Tusla, the state agency responsible for child welfare. Kyran was reported missing from his home in Drogh»»»