UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Beijing is pleased with the progress which has been made in negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict settlement, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Sun Lei said on Tuesday. “China welcomes such progress, supports all efforts leading up to peace, »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is seeing fair to partly cloudy skies today, with low clouds forming over the islands and parts of the western region as temperatures rise slightly during the afternoon. According to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), humidity is set to increase overnight, particularly alo»»»

Saudi Arabia is moving into a pivotal phase driven by development financing that prioritizes impact, diversification, sustainability and the growth of human capital, while lifting overall quality of life. This shift, which marks a move from traditional financial support to measurable and lasting re»»»

Hussein al-Khawaja, chairman of the land transport committee at the Al-Ahsa Chamber, said the agreement to build a high speed electric passenger railway between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the largest modern infrastructure venture ever undertaken by two Gulf states, ushers in a new chapter of economic »»»

Tunis, Dec. 10 (TAP) - President Kais Saied again stressed the need for full harmony in governmental work as he met on Tuesday at Carthage Palace, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri.The meeting addressed several topics, particularly the...»»»

MINNEAPOLIS: Federal agents used pepper spray to push through an angry crowd that blocked their vehicles as they checked identifications in a heavily Somali neighbourhood of Minneapolis on Tuesday, amid the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown targeting the community. City Council Member Jamal »»»

A common acne medication may soon offer hope to millions of men struggling with hair loss. Ireland-based pharmaceuticals reported that clascoterone, a topical drug originally approved for acne, produced remarkable hair growth in two large Phase III trials. Also Read: Baldness breakthrough: Taiwanes»»»

Syria’s map of control has been shaken to its core since late 2024, when the Deterrence of Aggression offensive erupted and the Assad government fell, unleashing a series of security and military shifts that continued to redraw the country’s landscape through 2025. But this fluid map is unlikely to»»»

Hunger is spreading worldwide due to conflicts, climate change, and economic crises — not merely because of a lack of resources — amid a decline in international aid. This destabilises societies, intensifies competition over resources, enables extremist groups to use food as a recruitment tool, and»»»

1 of 3 | KISS bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons testified on behalf of music artists who are fighting to be paid royalties by AM/FM radio stations during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 9 (UPI) -- KISS »»»

OTTAWA, Ontario: A selection of Inuit artifacts returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History, after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of Indigenous items. Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts — including a traditional Inuit kayak — and suppo»»»

Climate change may not constitute a systemic threat yet, but it will “tend to become” one if no measures for transition and adaptation are taken in time, Bank of Greece (BoG) Yannis Stournaras said in an address at the Greek Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund (TMEDE) on Tuesday. At the 2nd»»»

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, according to information shared by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at a depth of 150 km, north-east of Kabul. In a post on X, the NCS stated, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 10/12/2025 00:»»»

Hyderabad: Telangana Rising Global Summit made history as 3,000 drones formed the world’s longest airborne sentence. The new Guinness World Record was created at the concluding session of the two-day event at the upcoming Bharat Future City on Tuesday night. The drones formed what is claimed to be »»»

With two strong, 7.0+ earthquakes slamming Alaska and Japan just days apart in early December 2025, seismologists are understandably jittery — could a bigger shaker be next? First up, Alaska got rocked on December 6 by a 7.0 magnitude beast near the Canadian border. Lucky for everyone, it was in a »»»

Dubai: Forget predictions — the data shows exactly which tech UAE shoppers and travelers already rely on. Eight in ten now turn to AI before buying anything. Crypto is becoming a mainstream gift. Digital wallets are edging out cash. And roaming bills are finally being tackled with eSIMs. Sign up fo»»»

Fujairah: The Fujairah office of Midocean University, which lost UAE ministry recognition this week, was operating far beyond its stated purpose, resulting in serious violations that led to the ministry’s action. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) on Monday announced »»»

President Donald Trump might pardon imprisoned former Mesa County, Colo., Clerk Tina Peters after a federal judge on Monday denied her writ of habeas corpus petition. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters seeks a pardon from President Donald Trum»»»

Australia's landmark social media ban took effect at midnight December 10, 2025, blocking millions of children under 16 from platforms like Instagram, Youtube Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat, with fines up to A$49.5 million ($33 million) for non-compliance. Platforms must now use age verification — »»»

There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth. The day before, 16-year-old Mohamed Bangura and 17-year-old Yayah Jenneh left their homes in Nyimbadu, in the country's Eastern Province, hoping to earn a l»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A US federal judge has ruled to release grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case, paving the way for public access to details surrounding the convicted associate of infamous financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to a court f»»»

Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey met in college 11 years ago, fell in love and married last month. Photos and videos from their colourful wedding showed the happy couple from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh performing rituals and posing in their finery. But when they shared their happi»»»

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday not to prosecute detained UN personnel and to work “in good faith” to immediately release all detained staff from the UN and foreign agencies and missions. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the referrals »»»

Exactly one year ago, two police officers walked into a McDonald's in Pennsylvania and encountered Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of killing a health care executive in New York City. On Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors released partial footage of that encounter, as his attorneys fight to disqualif»»»

QNA Doha Assistant Undersecretary for Digital Industry Affairs at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) Reem Al Mansoori affirmed that the State of Qatar is steadily advancing toward strengthening its readiness for artificial intelligence and solidifying its future leader»»»

The State of Qatar, represented by the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, is hosting the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption from December 15 to 19. The event will address many issues related to combating corruptio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The National Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) has achieved another significant milestone in its continuous pursuit of excellence. Building on its successful ACGME-I accreditation in 2016, the centre has now been officially recognised as a Training Centre for the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates spotlighted the practice of high-stakes negotiation with a special live episode of its award-winning podcast with Foreign Policy, ‘The Negotiators’, at Doha Forum, following the launch of fifth season of podcast series on December 1. Held in»»»

QNA Doha The Shura Council has continued its review of a general debate request examining the importance of parents’ role in raising children, as part of ongoing legislative deliberations on social and educational issues. The Social Affairs, Labour and Housing Committee met under the chairmanship o»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Former President of Finland Tarja Halonen and member of the UNSG’s High-Level Advisory Board in Mediation has expressed her happiness to be back in Doha, hoping to see stronger cooperation between Gulf and Nordic nations, especially in education. Talking exclusively to Qatar Tr»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met with Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Shirley Ayorko Botchwey in Doha on Tuesday. The two sides discussed avenues of cooperation between Qatar and the Commonwealth and ways to e»»»

QNA DOHA The State of Qatar is taking part in the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), convened in India from December 8 to 13. The Qatar delegation »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has announced the signing of several strategic partnerships with a group of local and international technology companies - Malomatia, Accenture, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, and Scale AI. The agreements f»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the National Planning Council (NPC), has announced the launch of a new national initiative aimed at developing an advanced system for data analytics and strategic decision-making, in pa»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani visited the National Command Center (NCC) on Tuesday, in the company of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America Kashya»»»

QNA Doha Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met with Joint Head of Iraq and Arabian Peninsula Department at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Thomas Allan in Doha on Tuesday. »»»

QNA Doha The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the United Nations Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, organised a roundtable on exchanging best practices to end violence against women and girls, as part of the acti»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and in partnership with Scale AI, has announced the National Personalised Learning Platform, a pioneering national initiative desi»»»

International talks to revolutionise how the European Court of Human Rights handles migration cases will begin on Wednesday. The British government is urging partners to modernise the way states tackle the continent-wide illegal migration crisis. The talks are the most significant sign yet that int»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Pentagon announced on Tuesday the launch of a new military AI platform powered by Google Gemini and aimed at creating a battle-ready enterprise. “The War Department today announced the launch of Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government as the first of several frontier AI capa»»»

The proposed 2026 State Budget Bill is the result of a consensus reached between employers and trade unions, Chair of the Parliamentary Health Committee Kostadin Angelov (GERB–UDF) told journalists on Tuesday. Angelov commented on the revised draft budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF»»»

A woman and her dogs bundle up in New York City during 2018's hard winter conditions. Experts say some pets need coats and winter wear more than others, and dogs that benefit the most include small breeds, puppies and senior dogs. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Winter ushers in a »»»

NEW YORK, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- The United Nations and its partners launched a USD 33 billion global humanitarian appeal to assist 135 million people across 50 countries in 2026.The announcement came in a report issued late Monday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), titl»»»

A suspect is in custody after a shooting at a Kentucky State University (KSU) in the city of Frankfort, officials say. "At this time, we are aware of some injuries," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said. "We will share more information as available." It is not yet clear how many people were injured,»»»

MRF-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski said on Tuesday evening: "Today we gave a lesson in democracy and love for Bulgaria." He was quoted by the party's press office as saying: "Today we said NO to hatred! YES to democracy!". In his words, "this was a wonderful day for Bulgarian democracy - a day»»»

Australian youth younger than 16 are losing access to their social media accounts amid a national law that takes effect on Wednesday. File Photo by LoboStudioHamburg/Pixabay Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Australian youth under age 16 are losing access to their social media accounts amid a national law that takes»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong ahead of the 35th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), US Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement Monday.Pigott added Secretary Rub»»»

NEW YORK, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Kuwait reaffirmed on Monday its commitment to fulfilling its legal and moral obligations to protect the marine environment and preserve its resources for future generations, in accordance with the principles of international law.Kuwait's Second Secretary Abdulrahman Al-Ajm»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles Monday, marking the 40 years of joint consultations known as AUSMIN consultation»»»

3264960 KUWAIT -- Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdullatif Al-Mashari emphasized the necessity of adopting modern digital technologies to keep pace with development requirements and enhance performance, thereby developing the housing sector in Kuw»»»