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US removes sanctions on Brazilian top court Justice Moraes

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SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The United States removed sanctions imposed on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a statement from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets […]

Tunisian court sentences opposition figure Moussi to 12 years in prison

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TUNIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced prominent opposition figure Abir Moussi to 12 years in prison, her lawyer told Reuters, in what rights groups say […]

Nobel Peace Prize committee condemns “brutal” arrest of Iranian laureate Narges Mohammadi

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OSLO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested in a “brutal” manner in Iran and must be released immediately, the Norwegian […]

2nd LD-Writethru: 1 dead, 11 rescued after multi-story temple extension collapses in S. Africa’s Durban

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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — At least one person was confirmed dead and 11 others were rescued after a multi-story building under construction atop a temple collapsed Friday in Durban, […]

Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to cease all shooting effective Friday

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WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Thailand and Cambodia have agreed “to cease all shooting” effective Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said after he held a call with the countries’ leaders. […]

Supertanker Skipper seized by US near Venezuela is heading to Houston, sources say

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HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The oil supertanker Skipper that was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela this week as part of an increased pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, […]

WFP secures 33 mln USD to support South Sudanese facing food insecurity

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JUBA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday secured 33.4 million U.S. dollars to assist tens of thousands of people affected by the worsening […]

Austrian former tycoon Benko will appeal fraud conviction, lawyer says

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VIENNA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Austrian former property tycoon Rene Benko will appeal against his second conviction for insolvency-related fraud, his lawyer Norbert Wess said on Friday. Read full story […]

EIB to boost lending for EU defence projects in 2026

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BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank, the EU’s lending arm, will boost lending for defence projects to 4.5 billion euros ($5.28 billion) next year from 3.5 billion […]

Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge

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MADRID, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detected four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the central Madrid region, where forestry agents collected hundreds of dead storks […]

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