12-12-2025 VILNIUS: The Lithuanian government has declared a “nationwide emergency situation” in response to a series of incursions from neighboring Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene condemned the balloon incursions as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus that posed a real risk to national security and …
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12-12-2025 BRUSSELS: The EU has opened an investigation into Google over its artificial intelligence (AI) summaries which appear above search results. The European Commission said it would examine whether the firm used data from websites to provide this service and if it failed to offer “appropriate compensation” to publishers. It …
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12-12-2025 GENEVA/ JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Thousands of children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in Gaza since an October ceasefire that was supposed to enable a major increase in humanitarian aid, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday. UNICEF, the biggest provider of malnutrition treatment in Gaza, said that …
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12-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Home prices in India will rise at roughly 6% in the coming two years but most real estate analysts polled by Reuters say the boom in the luxury housing sector currently driving the market will peter out within five years. The expected rise in …
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12-12-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Europe, arguing that the continent is now “weak” and “decaying” due to migration. Trump told the publication Politico on Tuesday that European nations should deport people who “came into the country illegally”. “Europe, they want to …
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12-12-2025 MELBOURNE: Australia has banned children under 16 from social media in a world-first, as other countries consider similar age-based measures amid rising concerns over social media’s effects on children’s health and safety. Under the new law, which came into effect at midnight local time on Wednesday (13:00 GMT on …
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12-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has said the ceasefire cannot move forward while Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with Gaza authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect in October. Husam Badran, a Hamas official, called on mediators to increase pressure on Israel …
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11-12-2025 BRUSSELS: European leaders have said “now is a critical moment” to ramp up support for Ukraine and put pressure on Russia to bring an end to the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London …
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11-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Thousands of flights operated by India’s largest airline, IndiGo, have been cancelled in the past week, disrupting air travel during peak travel season in the world’s most populous nation. The chaos started last week due to a pilot shortage after the private carrier failed to …
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11-12-2025 NEW JERSEY: Alina Habba, the acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, has stepped down following a recent appeals court ruling that disqualified her from continuing in the role. On Monday, Habba confirmed in a social media post that she had resigned. She cited a decision …
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