State mediator Ástráður Haraldsson says talks between teachers, and the state and local governments are starting slowly after the parties to the dispute reached an agreement on Friday on how to proceed with the collective agreement and postponement of teacher strikes.

Landsbanki's research department is now forecasting a somewhat slower decline in inflation than it had previously expected. If the forecast holds, inflation will be 4.6% at the end of the year instead of 4.3% in the last forecast and it will be 4% in February instead of 3.5% according to the last forecast.

Annalena Baerbock accused China of fueling the Ukraine conflict by allegedly supporting the Russian military Read Full Article at RT.com

Tehran would consider military intervention to help Damascus defeat militants allied with al-Qaeda, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The world is on the brink of nuclear war, but the situation could have been avoided if the US had chosen dialogue instead of confrontation Read Full Article at RT.com

The possibility of Ukraine joining NATO is making many allies “very uneasy,” an unnamed diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

It is the first time control of the city has shifted since 2016, when government forces, backed by Russia and Iran, defeated the rebels who controlled Aleppo's eastern districts.

Police in Vancouver are searching for witnesses after a seemingly random and unprovoked assault was captured on video in the city's downtown core.

A man was severely injured Tuesday morning when he leaped onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled in the Far North community of Fort Severn.

Delhi's Rose Avenue court extends police custody of AAP MP Naresh Balyan by one day in an extortion case involving gangster Kapil Sangwan. His bail application awaited, Delhi Police directed to respond. AAP and Balyan allege political motivation behind arrest, claiming innocence.

Several school districts, including Haywood, Jackson, Madison, and Mitchell counties, face closures with provisions for remote learning or optional teacher workdays amid weather disruptions. While Swain County schools offer an optional workday for staff, Transylvania County schools implement a two-hour delay. Both Watauga and Yancey counties schedule remote learning and workdays due to inclement conditions.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed in the Lok Sabha that she faced ridicule in Tamil Nadu for learning Hindi during her school years, accusing the state of treating Hindi and Sanskrit as foreign languages. Responding, DMK's Thoothukudi MP K Kanimozhi stated that Tamil Nadu opposes the imposition of Hindi, not the learning of it.

A ceremonial puck drop and video montage will air before the game to honour the former Flame’s legacy, who spent nine seasons with the team. The tribute marks the first home game between the Flames and the Blue Jackets since the Gaudreau brothers were killed by a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey in August. 

The cost of the Ford government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place has ballooned by more than $1.8 billion and the process for selecting new tenants for the prized lakefront property wasn’t transparent or fair, according to the province’s auditor general.

Taylor Farmers Sweet Kale Chopped Kit sold in 340 gram bags are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination, Canadian officials say.

A Halifax resident is frustrated after waiting more than three years for an MRI that showed a benign brain tumour and she’s worried others are suffering because of an inefficient system.

[Premium Times] In Suleja (Niger State) alone, no fewer than six people, including those not participating in the protests, were killed by security officials, according to a PREMIUM TIMES investigation.

[allAfrica] At its most human level, growth is the purpose of life. Avoid the death trap of under 5 child mortality - something roughly 13,400 children per day fail to do - and then hope for an equal chance at thriving to old age in an increasingly chaotic world.

Hungary has solved most of the payment issues created by US sanctions on Gazprombank, Peter Szijjarto told lawmakers in Budapest Read Full Article at RT.com

Canada Post says it has removed the deadline for its Santa Claus letter program amid an ongoing national workers' strike that has halted mail delivery leading up to the holiday season.

Two Ontario men are facing charges after police in the U.S. say they seized 540 kilograms of cocaine from a tractor-trailer along Interstate 80 in Illinois.

Quebec prisons were in lockdown on Tuesday after a correction officer at the Sorel-Tracy detention centre was attacked this week.

Residents of a northern Alberta town have voted in favour of a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property.

A group of Jewish-Canadian activists protesting Israel's ongoing armed offensive in Gaza have occupied a parliamentary building in Ottawa on Tuesday morning.

The Manitoba Dental Association (MDA) said it is investigating a critical incident where a young woman from the Morden-Winkler area died following a dental appointment.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre on Monday welcomed the integration of Jubbaland forces into the Somali National Army (SNA) in the Raskamboni area of Lower Juba.

Kristrún Frostadóttir, chair of the Social Democratic Alliance, plans to meet with the chairmen of the Liberal Reform Party and the People's Party at 3 pm today to discuss government formation.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi hosted U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard H. Riley and Major General Brian T. Cashman, the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, on Tuesday for discussions at the presidential palace in Hargeisa.

National Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says the scale of desertion among Kiev’s troops training in Poland is small, but growing Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced a ban on shipments of some dual-use items and key raw materials in response to US trade curbs Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev could agree to a ceasefire with Moscow if guaranteed NATO membership, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said Read Full Article at RT.com