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US senators want defense bill helicopter provision dropped
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 – The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and the panel’s top Democrat on Thursday pushed to revise an annual defense bill to bolster military helicopter safety […]
IOC recommends unrestricted access for Russian and Belarusian athletes to international youth competitions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Olympic Summit announced Thursday to support the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s recommendation that youth athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport should no […]
Roundup: Türkiye ends year of monetary adjustments with rate cut as inflation cools
ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Türkiye’s central bank on Thursday made its last interest rate decision of the year, reducing the policy rate by 150 basis points, wrapping up a […]
Venezuelan lawmakers pave way for withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s national assembly on Thursday unanimously voted to repeal a law which ratified the Rome Statute, paving the way for the country to withdraw from the International […]
Bulgaria faces turmoil after protests topple government on eve of euro entry
Dec 11 (Reuters) – The resignation of Bulgaria’s government on Thursday puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political […]
Kenya records increased elephant, rhino populations
NAIROBI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Elephant and rhino populations in Kenya have increased compared to 2021, a wildlife research institute said in a report released on Thursday. Read full story […]
Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for his […]
Commanders tell Putin that Russia has captured Siversk in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin thanked the Russian army on Thursday after commanders told him that their forces had taken full control of the town of Siversk […]
Florence cathedral managers fall prey to 1.5-million-euro email fraud
ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Italian police said on Thursday they had broken up an international criminal organisation that had swindled some 30 million euros ($35.2 million) from victims including […]
Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused by Ukraine of stealing artefacts
WARSAW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Poland has detained a Russian archaeologist whom Ukraine accuses of unauthorised excavation and plundering historical artefacts in Crimea, Polish authorities said on Thursday, prompting outrage […]