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Iraq repatriates nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers who fled Assad ouster
Iraq announced that it repatriated almost 2,000 Syrian soldiers who sought refuge as anti-regime forces ousted Bashar Assad earlier in December, the Joint Operations Command said T ...
Canadian PM planning to reshuffle cabinet: media
OTTAWA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to shuffle his
Roundup: Leaders from Egypt, Türkiye, Iran address Mideast issues at D-8 summit
CAIRO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of Egypt, Türkiye and Iran gathered in a summit in Cairo on Thursday where they addressed regional issues, including the turmoil in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Opening the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8)
Blind cat is rescued from an icy Massachusetts pond after some quick thinking
Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in.Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet,
A 20-year-old blind cat is rescued from an icy Massachusetts pond after some quick thinking
Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in. He has an alert passerby and a couple of nearby construction workers to
Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years
Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday's show, Fox said. A workhorse at the network, Cavuto also hosts programs at Fox's
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Government shutdown at risk as Trump's demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job.
American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight
American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. Financial details of the settlement weren’t released. American called it an “amicable resolution”
Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during a slow response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. Pete Arredondo said he was
California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the
The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
By CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the Geminids, the
President of Michigan company stabbed by employee during staff meeting, police say
The president of a Michigan-based manufacturer was stabbed by one of the company's employees during a staff meeting, police said. Nathan Joseph Mahoney, 31, has been charged with assault with intent to murder and fleeing and eluding a police officer in
‘Violence is necessary:’ TikTok account believed to be Madison school shooter's, researchers say
Mourners hold vigil in Madison, Wisconsin, for school shooting Mourners held a vigil in Madison, Wisconsin, the day after a 15-year-old girl opened fire at school. She killed two others before fatally shooting herself. Researchers at the Anti-Defamation League
Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a
American citizen pleads guilty for running 'secret police station' in US
Traffic is pictured at twilight along 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, March 27, 2019. — Reuters An American citizen has pleaded guilty of running the first "known" secret police station on behalf of the Chinese government in the US.
Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields
Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces
Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months
The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners ...
NATO chief inspects joint military unit in Bulgaria and urges alliance to boost support for Ukraine
NATO’s secretary general has visited a military training site in Bulgaria, inspecting the activities of a multinational unit set up as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ...
A Romanian court says the Andrew Tate case can't go to trial because of missteps ...
An appeals court in Romania has ruled
Air India Orders 34 Aircraft For Amravati Training
(MENAFN - Bangladesh Monitor) New Delhi: Air India has placed an order on Thursday (Dec 19) for 34 trainer aircraft as part of its plan to launch South Asia's largest Flying Training ... ...
Zelensky On Negotiations With EU: Main Topics Include Energy Protection, Weapons Production
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) The main topics of President Volodymyr Zelensky's talks with President of the European Council Antonio Costa in Brussels were the protection of energy, children and an increase ... ...
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday
(MENAFN) The US Federal Reserve cut the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, lowering it to a range of 4.25 percent-4.50 percent, as widely anticipated. This decision was supported ... ...
