Western sanctions have boosted trade between Moscow and Beijing Read Full Article at RT.com

The head of the State Hermitage Museum now has the full set of Orders for Merit to the Fatherland

As of 5:32 p.m. Moscow time (2:32 p.m. GMT), the price of Gazprom shares was up by 1.65% at 121.97 rubles

The prime minister did not say when Kiev would get hold of further tranches

The St James police seized two firearms and 20 assorted rounds of ammunition during an operation in Bottom Cambridge on Monday. Reports from the Montego Bay police are that about 4:53 p.m., lawmen carried out an operation at a premises in the area...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton is appealing for pregnant women to visit health centres for the necessary prenatal checks, to ensure the best outcomes for mother and baby. Tufton said he was concerned with statistics, which...

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya clarified that 11 people were killed, not 12 as previously reported

The year of 2025 will become «the year of major projects, the year of major starts» for the industry owing to obtained access to traditional bank financing, Igor Runets stressed

The investigation has found that Ocherkhadzhiyev personally participates in the armed conflict as a mercenary on Russian territory

Slovakia and Austria maintain the strongest reliance on supplies through Ukraine from EU countries

Some Western media outlets reported earlier, citing anonymous Sudanese intelligence sources, that Khartoum had allegedly annulled an agreement with Moscow on placing a Russian naval logistics support base due to potential US sanctions

The BJP has launched a counterattack against the Congress over Amit Shah's remark on Ambedkar and a recent parliamentary scuffle. BJP leaders accused Congress of historic disrespect towards Ambedkar and challenged the party to apologize for an edited clip of Shah’s statement, claiming Congress is frustrated after poor poll performances and engaging in divisive politics.

BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai blasts Telangana CM Revanth Reddy for allegedly targeting Telugu star Allu Arjun in connection with a stampede incident. Annamalai accuses Reddy of political vendetta and misuse of power, while emphasizing the need for impartiality and rule of law.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concerns over the harassment of Bengali-speaking students during drives against illegal migrants. He highlighted historical migration patterns and urged the PM to ensure that legitimate Bengali-speaking families are not unfairly targeted.

Bhaskar, the father of the child critically injured in the tragic Sandhya theatre stampede, said Allu Arjun and the Telangana government were supporting them. The father also said that the child's condition was improving. Actor Allu Arjun is accused in the December 4 incident that claimed a young mother’s life and left her son in critical condition.

Ontario's little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020.

Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers to the rest of the country.

It was a year that saw David Eby elected B.C. premier for the first time, and lead his party to government for a third consecutive term.

Departing from the North Pole while we were all sleeping, Santa Claus' journey around the world bringing presents and Christmas cheer for all of the good boys and girls who believe is underway.

The archeologist compiled a database of shipwrecks near the coastal regions of mainland Portugal as well as the surrounding waters of the Azores and Madeira

Judge Mikhail Jinjolia explained that there remained a risk Saakashvili might escape or commit a new crime, so the motion to cancel the arrest was rejected

«The KFF press service urges to trust only official sources and follow all information on the federation's website, as well as on our pages on social networks,» the statement noted

«We consider false statements in the media as an attempt to discredit the Rooppur NPP project, which is being implemented to solve the country’s energy supply problems and is aimed at improving the well-being of the people of Bangladesh,» the company noted

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry's Situation and Crisis Center, the Ursa Major, built in 2009 and owned by a company called SK-Yug, sank after an explosion in the engine room

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Ethiopian and Somali intelligence agencies have agreed to collaborate closely to prevent obstacles to implementing the Ankara Declaration, a key agreement that resolved a diplomatic dispute between the two nations.

Lim Cheng Cheng has stepped down from the board of directors of Singapore Post (SingPost), with effect from Monday (Dec 23). She resigned as a non-executive, non-independent director of the company, according to a bourse filing on the Singapore Exchange. «Ms Lim Cheng Cheng has served on the SingPost board for more than seven and a half years since her appointment on April 1, 2017,» said SingPost. This comes after telco Singtel's announcement last month that the 53-year-old, who is its group chief corporate officer, is leaving the company for a new professional opportunity. She will be succeeded by Mark Chong, 60, who previously served as Singtel's chief technology officer from 2017 to 2022. With Lim's resignation from Singtel and consequently the SingPost board, the telco has nominated a new non-independent and non-executive director in her stead.  «Consequent to Ms Lim's resignation, she will also cease to be a member of the finance and investment committee,» said SingPost in announcement on Monday. Singtel is a substantial shareholder of SingPost.

A large crowd attended the Peace March in downtown Reykjavík last night. Peace activists gathered at Hlemm to the music of the Hamrahlíð High School choir and marched down Laugavegur to Austurvöllur, where an outdoor meeting was held.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has commented on Viktor Orban’s prediction that the Ukraine conflict will end next year Read Full Article at RT.com

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Ethiopian government has denied Somali allegations that Ethiopian troops operating under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) launched an attack on Somali National Army (SNA) forces in the Doolow district of the Gedo region.

The Spanish Maritime Rescue Service is currently staying in the area of the accident in order to remove floating objects that can pose a danger to navigation and to check whether the marine environment might have been polluted

«Certainly, the negotiation process will begin next year, without any doubt, but in my opinion it will be very complex,» Valentina Matviyenko stressed

According to Waldemar Skrzypczak, Russian troops' daily advances amount to 1-2 kilometers (0.6-1.2 miles)

As the study notes, if Russian diamonds are banned, African diamond mining countries will be forced to certify each of their stones to confirm its geographical origin, which, according to ACRA, is unrealistic

This decision, according to the ministry, was made in light of the recent Houthi attacks on Israel, including with the use of ballistic missiles