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Finland says Russia to blame for migrant crowding eastern border

HELSINKI, Finland: After Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year, hundreds of migrants from the Middle ...

Heavy snowfall, blizzards reported in Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria

CHISINAU, Moldova: Over the weekend, heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria left one person dead and ...

EU voices optimism for Bangladesh's election: Calls for democracy, credibility

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The European Union (EU) expressed hope on Wednesday that Bangladesh would hold democratic, credible, peaceful, and participatory ...

Housing SOS: Irish ministers work to avoid potential homelessness for asylum seeker

DUBLIN, Ireland - The government has admitted that it may not be able to accommodate all asylum seekers who arrive ...

Bullish surge: Stock market ends on high note

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI): The Indian stock market maintained its upward momentum, closing in the green on Wednesday, ...

How cats serve at Russian fire stations

Did you know that you can find cats at almost every fire station in Russia? So, what exactly do they ...

Podcast: How Ursula Von Der Leyen Became The EU's Top China Hawk

Listen and follow Talking China In EurasiaApple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | YouTubeAhead of a high-profile EU-China summit in ...

Roof tiles found in Jerusalem traced to Greek King Antiochus IV of Chanukah fame

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 6 (ANI/TPS): Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem uncovered ceramic roofing tiles dating back to the reign of ...

Send Ukrainian men home to fight German MP

The ?crux of the issue? for Kiev is that hundreds of thousands of its citizens are avoiding military service, a ...

Moscow must deal with fallout from Kiev's nationalism Putin

Ukraine's leadership has tried to ?warp the minds? of people living in the regions that joined Russia in 2022, the ...

Germany not Ukraine's ally defense chief

Boris Pistorius has brushed off criticism that Berlin is giving Kiev ?too little to win and too much to lose?Germany ...

Not funding Ukraine crazy, wrong Biden

A White House bid to secure more aid for Kiev may not survive partisan politics in CongressThe refusal of congressional ...

Relationship with Moscow 'saved us at times New Delhi

The weight of ?history? between India and Russia is a defining aspect of their ties, the foreign minister has saidThe ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to travel to UK to reaffirm support for Ukraine

London [UK], December 6 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to the US on Wednesday to reaffirm the ...

IOC to keep discriminatory rules for Paris Olympics

Allowing Russians to compete as neutral athletes has mostly been ?without incident? so far, the body has saidThe International Olympic ...

Feature: Chinese colored glaze products gain popularity in France

© Provided by Xinhua The colored glaze artworks are handmade and include ceramics, architecture, and sculpture. Colored glaze was widely ...

World Insights: China-EU relations quicken pace towards global recovery

© Provided by Xinhua "Over the past 40 years, Europe and China have forged mutually beneficial, dynamic and symbiotic economic ...

JP Morgan Chase unveils financial and capital markets outlook for 2024

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): In the second instalment of our three-part 2024 outlook series, JP Morgan Chase delved ...

Zelenskyy to Meet with G7 Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to appear Wednesday before a virtual meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven ...

10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 gains strong international support

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 6 (ANI): Gujarat is gearing up for the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2024, themed ...

Moscow seeks more trade with Narendra Modi's home state

The Russian envoy has held talks with the chief of Gujarat, which contains India's largest refineries and an upcoming financial ...

Russia and Vietnam ditching dollar in trade banking major

Mutual transactions in national currencies have quadrupled in 2023, VTB bank executive saysTrade settlements in national currencies between Russia and ...

EU island nation bans Russian ruble transactions media

Cyprus is probing claims of sanctions violations, Politis newspaper writesThe government of Cyprus has ordered the country's banks to stop ...

Experts at Global Ayurveda Festival in Kerala deliberate on antimicrobial resistance

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 6 (ANI): India ranks among the countries with the highest mortality rates due to antimicrobial resistance ...

China's new visa-free policy to boost tourism, economic exchanges

© Provided by Xinhua SHANGHAI/HANGZHOU, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- After learning about China's new visa-free entry policy, German tourist Krause ...

USWNT sees shutout streak end but rallies past China

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Jaedyn Shaw scored her second international goal after Sam Coffey scored her first, and ...

FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Hundal's hat-trick helps India beat South Korea 4-2

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 6 (ANI): Forward Araijeet Singh Hundal netted a hat-trick as the Indian junior men's hockey team ...

Send Ukrainian men home to fightGerman MP

The ?crux of the issue? for Ukraine is that hundreds of thousands of its citizens are avoiding military service, a ...

FBI Director Warns Against Weakening US Surveillance Capabilities

washington - A top U.S. law enforcement official is warning lawmakers that a failure to renew key surveillance authorities would ...

Carlos Ortiz, David Puig swap LIV Golf teams

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) LIV Golf isn't calling it a trade, but two of its members have swapped ...

"It's something we take very seriously": US amid indictment of Indian in foiled 'plot' to kill Sikh separatist Pannun

Washington, DC [US], December 6 (ANI): Amid the indictment of an Indian in an alleged foiled assassination plot in the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Gulf countries for first time since 2019

Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE for the first time ...

Russia signs declaration with Iran to override fresh US sanctions

Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Responding to fresh US sanctions against Moscow, Iran and Russia signed a declaration to overcome ...

US House Speaker issues Ukraine ultimatum to Biden

The Republican lawmaker has set conditions for approving any more money for KievGetting the Republican-majority House of Representatives to approve ...

Zelenskyy Cancels Scheduled Meeting with US Lawmakers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy canceled a meeting with members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. He was expected to ask ...

Zelenskyy Addressing US Lawmakers Amid Debate on New Ukraine Aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing members of the U.S. Senate Tuesday amid a push by the White House for ...

Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

DUBAI - Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part ...

US posts $7 million bounty on Russian entrepreneur

Washington wants Artyom Uss captured for ?transnational organized crime?The US State Department announced on Tuesday a $7 million reward for ...

Ukrainian accession to EU terribly far away member state

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar ?can?t imagine? Kiev being part of the bloc while its conflict with Russia continuesUkraine cannot ...

UK preparing to push Ukraine toward peace talks media

The West is reportedly disappointed with Kiev's failed counteroffensive and doubts its ability to score a victory against RussiaBritish diplomats ...

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12th century leaning tower in Bologna secured to save it from collapse

BOLOGNA, Italy: Due to fears of a collapse, local officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century ...

Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall

MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...

North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...

Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...

Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...

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