The U.S. Postal Service headquarters pictured August 2020 in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, USPS officials said they're ready for the massive influx of deliveries for the 2025 holiday season, but warned U.S. citizens to avoid scammy texts with links. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo »»»

Washington, United States: A divided US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Wednesday for a third consecutive time this year, flagging labor market concerns even as inflation remained elevated while President Donald Trump's tariffs bite. The cut by a quarter percentage point brings rates to a ra»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank, after having conducted an assessment of the current monetary policy of the State of Qatar, has decided to reduce the current interest rates for the QCB Deposit Rate, QCB Lending Rate, and QCB Repo Rate. QCB has decided to reduce the interest rates as follows: - Redu»»»

Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced late Wednesday it has decided to lower the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points to 3.65% from 3.90%. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.This decision was taken following the US»»»

Dubai: The US Federal Reserve delivered its third straight and final 25-basis-point rate cut of 2025, a highly anticipated move that offers clues about its outlook for 2026. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Policymakers voted 10–3 to lower the Fed’s key lending rate to »»»

Wednesday night's Powerball drawing features a $930 million jackpot, which is the seventh-highest in Powerball history. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Wednesday night's Powerball drawing features the seventh-largest prize in its history at $930 million, with a cas»»»

By Jana Hemmersmeier and Frederic PouchotBRUSSELS — Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales — hoping for a decision by year end.The European Commission is due to review the target on December»»»


AMMAN — Jordan marked a "strong" presence at the "Food Africa" exhibition in Cairo, where leading Jordanian food-industry companies are showcasing their products at one of the continent’s most prominent trade events.

The exhibition opened Tuesday in the Egyptian capital and will run until Decembe»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s chemical and cosmetics industries topped the list of industrial sectors by export value during the first nine months of the 2025, followed by the leather and textiles, engineering, and electrical industries, respectively.According to statistical data issued by the Jordan Chamber of»»»

AMMAN — As part of the field follow-up tours, the Commissioner of Economic Affairs and Investment at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Mohammed Abu Omar, on Wednesday, made a field visit with a delegate to a number of factories operating within Aqaba International Industrial Estate »»»

AMMAN — Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh, met with Indonesian Investment Minister and CEO of the Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Danantara) Rosan Roeslani, along with his accompanying delegation, to discuss ways for cooperation and development of partnerships in investment management.Dur»»»

British oil giant, BP, celebrated the reopening of its Tripoli office yesterday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported today. The NOC said the new BP Tripoli headquarters will serve as a launchpad for strengthening the partnership between the two parties, implementing all agreed-upon plans ef»»»

Rushed out in under three weeks, Nicolas Sarkozy's new book "A Prisoner's Diary" has plenty of colour about what it's like for a former president to find himself in the isolation wing of a French jail. We learn that prisoner number 320535 had a 12 square metre cell, equipped with a bed, desk, fridg»»»

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree to establish and regulate the Sharjah Cycling Club. This decree sets out the creation of a cycling club in the emirate, named "Sharjah Cycling Club." The club will have its »»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, met on Wednesday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Dr. Ayman Al Safadi, who is currently visiting the country. Talks»»»

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When Donald Trump took the stage at a rally on Tuesday night, he was expected to address concerns around affordability and the state of the US economy. Over the course of a sprawling 90-minute speech in Pennsylvania, he did talk about the economy – but also immigration, his Democratic critics, Vene»»»

1 of 3 | U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., looks on during a Jan. 2024 hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Stevens filed impeachment articles against HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Michigan congresswoman fi»»»

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will see his travel budget cut in the new defense spending bill if he doesn't release footage of boat attacks near Venezuela. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on the bipartisan $900 »»»

Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and pulling an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue a ticket to a nonexistent driver. But this week, the self-driving taxis are the bearer of happier news af»»»

A retired lawyer in Hania, Crete who had served as a legal consultant for the city’s general hospital, has been found guilty of withholding rental income belonging to the institution. The court ruled on Wednesday that the 75-year-old diverted a total of €142,000 over a ten-year period from a centra»»»

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Officials in Kentucky have identified the 19-year-old victim killed in Tuesday's shooting at Kentucky State University. The Franklin County Coroner's Office identified the victim as De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr., according to multiple news reports. He was a student at the school in Frankf»»»

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- West Coast fast food chain In-N-Out burger has removed the number "67" from its ticket order system due to the viral "6-7" trend, employees said. An employee at one of the chain's restaurants initially reported on Reddit that they noticed the ticket order system was skipping straig»»»

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Maine ice skater ended up coming to the rescue of a loon he found stranded on the ice covering a frozen pond. John Picone, who posted video of the rescue to YouTube, said he was skating on East Pond in the Belgrade Lakes Region on Sunday when he came across the bird on the ice. Lo»»»

1 of 2 | Traffic officers with England's National Highways removed a fairground ride found in a verge along the M180 near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in November. Photo courtesy of National Highways Dec. 9 (UPI) -- England's National Highways said the more than 49,000 abandoned objects collected from»»»

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a giraffe calf to a first-time mother who was also born at the zoo years earlier. The zoo announced Masai giraffe Mawe gave birth to her first calf Nov. 30. Mawe and the calf's father, Chifu, were both also born at the facility. The zoo previ»»»

Ankara: The Pathway to a just and enduring peace in the Gaza Strip passes through the enhancement of the ceasefire deal and the enforcement of a two-state solution, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. In a statement issued by the Turkish Presidency to mark Human Rights Day, which»»»

Tunis, Dec 10 (TAP) — The laboratories of the Ben Arous Textile Technical Centre (CTTH) will be significantly upgraded through the introduction of new technologies and services, backed by an investment of €1 million (approx. TND 3.4 million),...»»»

The administration of Alexandra Hospital in central Athens has issued a statement warning about social media posts requesting donations for supposedly abandoned infants allegedly housed in one of the hospital’s wards. According to the announcement, the hospital does not host infants except for a fe»»»

The General Chemical State Laboratory has ordered the recall of a specific batch of Disaronno liqueur in the Greek market after receiving a warning from the brand’s local distributor about the potential presence of glass fragments. According to the distributor, an irregularity was detected during r»»»

Four children in Greece have been found to carry a cancer-linked gene from a Danish sperm donor, while seven clinics in Greece have received sperm from him, according to an investigation by the BBC and 13 other European public broadcasters. In November 2020, a Greek doctor specializing in childhood»»»

Speaking to the Bulgarian News Agency on Wednesday, Captain Zhivko Petrov, Director of the Maritime Administration Directorate in Burgas, said that the tanker Kairos, which ran aground off the coast of Ahtopol last week will be anchored in Burgas Bay, as it cannot enter a port. The tanker is unable»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Trump administration has threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) with potential sanctions if it does not amend its founding documents to exclude President Donald Trump and his top officials from future investigations, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing an adm»»»

Paulinho da Forca, who led negotiations on the proposed law, is seen after Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies in Sao Paolo passed the bill that seeks to reduce the sentences of former President Jair Bolsonaro and others in the attempted coup, Photo by Andre Borges/EPA Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A legislative shift»»»

The European Union’s Ambassador to Albania, Silvio Gonzato, took part in a joint meeting between the High Judicial Council (KLGj) and the High Prosecutorial Council (KLP), where discussions focused on strengthening efficiency, quality and integrity within the country’s justice system. Ambassador Go»»»

Tunis, Dec. 10 (TAP)- Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, called on state institutions to prepare to address the deterioration of the situation resulting from ineffective policies from previous periods,...»»»

Sharjah Municipality has unveiled its newly redesigned website, along with eight fully integrated digital services, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public services and improve the customer experience. The move comes under the emirate’s strategy to provide advanced, seamless digital servic»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, met on Wednesday with President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) HE David Miliband, who is currently visiting the country. Discussions during the meeting dealt with cooper»»»

European leaders say "intensive work" will continue in the coming days on a US-led plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, after a joint phone call with President Donald Trump. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they "agreed th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever said on Wednesday that he does not rule out filing a lawsuit against the European Commission to block a possible decision to use Russian assets for Ukraine. "Nothing can be ruled out," de Wever told Belga reporters in the parliament, commentin»»»

Tunis, Dec 10 (TAP) – Artificial intelligence (AI) could become a major instrument in combating corruption, provided that a robust ethical and legal framework is ensured, concluded a meeting held Tuesday in Tunis, on the occasion of International...»»»

The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its monthly Foreign Trade Data bulletin for September 2025, reporting a notable improvement in Egypt’s trade performance. The trade deficit fell to $3.3bn in September 2025, compared with $4.5bn in the same month of the previ»»»

The United Nations has rejected remarks by Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir claiming that the “yellow line in Gaza represents the new border,” emphasizing that the organization does not recognize any change to the territory’s internationally accepted boundaries. “We strongly oppose any alteration »»»

Deli Group, one of the world’s largest companies in office supplies, stationery and workplace solutions, has laid the foundation stone for its new factory in 10th of Ramadan City during a high-level ceremony. The Group holds a strong global position, with international sales exceeding $6 billion an»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Wednesday with Belarusian Ambassador Yevgeny Sobolevsky to discuss expanding cooperation in pharmaceuticals, medical technology and joint manufacturing, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Abdel Ghaffar underscored the str»»»

Egypt’s urban inflation eased slightly in November 2025, dipping to 12.3% from 12.5% in October, according to data released on Wednesday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). Monthly inflation slowed markedly to 0.3%, compared with 1.8% in the previous month. CAPMAS»»»

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Ukrainians “who are being used as cannon fodder for Europeans pushing a failing narrative” have become the “greatest victims of this conflict,” London-based foreign affairs analyst Adriel Kasonta tells Sputnik while commenting on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent statements to the Rus»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the state department to return to using Times New Roman font for documents instead of Calibri, erasing a change under the Biden administration meant to make documents more accessible. Antony Blinken, Rubio's predecessor, had changed font requirements to»»»

Tunis, Dec 10 (TAP) — Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ben Ayed had on Tuesday a meeting with Director General for Africa at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hamid Asghar Khan, and...»»»