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Over 500 children of employees from the General Directorate of the Presidency and the Presidential Guard Brigade gathered Sunday at the Baabda Presidential Palace in Lebanon to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun personally distributed gifts to the children during the festive event. The celebration......

The United States intelligence community does not believe that Russia has the military capability to conquer either Ukraine or Europe, according to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. In a public statement shared on the social media platform X, Gabbard dismissed claims suggesting that US intelligence aligns with European......

At least ten people were killed on Saturday when a drone strike hit a market in North Darfur, a western region of Sudan currently under the control of paramilitary forces, according to local emergency responders. The attack targeted the town of Al-Malha, where several commercial premises were set ablaze following the strike, the Emergency......

The issue of commercial and industrial land, widely regarded as both a key driver and a major obstacle to investment, was at the center of an international conference held on December 19 and 20 at the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences (FSJES) in Fez. The event brought together academics, experts and practitioners to discuss legal......

French actor, director and theater educator Pierre Vial, an honorary member of the Comédie-Française, died on Saturday at the age of 97, his family announced. He passed away in Paris at the Rothschild Foundation. Vial was widely known by the general public for his role as the wizard Eusebius in the cult comedy The Visitors (1993),......

A woman was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint inside her apartment in central Paris on Saturday afternoon, with the estimated losses reaching around 100,000 euros, according to police sources. The incident occurred shortly after 2:00 p.m. in the 8th arrondissement, near Boulevard Haussmann. The victim reportedly opened her door to two individuals......

North Korea has strongly condemned recent remarks attributed to a Japanese government official suggesting that Japan may need nuclear weapons, warning that any attempt by Tokyo to “go nuclear” must be prevented. According to North Korean state media, the statement described such a move as a serious threat not only to regional......

Israeli authorities have approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a decision that is likely to further heighten tensions in the region and draw international criticism. According to official statements, the approval brings the total number of settlements authorized over the past three years to nearly seventy.......

French President Emmanuel Macron began an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where he is spending Christmas with French troops stationed in the Gulf country. The trip also aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between Paris and Abu Dhabi, particularly in security and defense matters. Upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, Macron......

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has raised concerns that TikTok continues to transfer personal data of Norwegian and European users to China, potentially violating privacy regulations. According to the DPA, Norwegian users recently received a notice explaining how their data is processed, confirming that transfers to China will......

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for dialogue and restraint to ease the ongoing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. The calls came ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers’ meeting scheduled for Monday. Speaking with his Thai and Cambodian counterparts via phone, Anwar......

An Air France flight traveling from Paris to Ajaccio was forced to make an emergency diversion to Lyon on Saturday afternoon due to a technical issue reported during the journey. The incident caused concern among passengers but resulted in no injuries. The Airbus A320 had departed from Paris Orly and was approximately thirty minutes into......

The Confederation of African Football has announced a significant increase in prize money for the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, with the tournament winner set to receive a record amount of 10 million US dollars. The announcement was made by CAF President Patrice Motsepe following an executive committee meeting held in Rabat, ahead of the tournament......