Romania and Bulgaria become fully fledged members of the Schengen area
Residents from Romania and Bulgaria can now travel freely in the Schengen area, Euronews reports. The combined 25 million...
France says it carried out missile strikes against ISIS in Syria
Reuters. France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces...
German chancellor Olaf Scholz referred to the plane crash in Kazakhstan’s Aktau
German chancellor Olaf Scholz referred to the plane crash in Kazakhstan’s Aktau, which killed 38 people. Azerbaijani aircraft was heading...
68 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed overnight in Russian territory, the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Russian Defense Ministry reported that 68 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed overnight in the territory of the Federation. The...
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners on 150-for-150 basis: Russia’s Defense Ministry
The Russian Defence Ministry has reported the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine according to the 150-by-150 formula. ...
Biden announced to allocate almost $2.5 billion to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that nearly USD 2.5 billion in security assistance will be allocated to Ukraine....
Kavelashvili signed 28 bills on his first day as President of Georgia
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili signed 28 bills on his first day as head of state, some of which came into...
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter dies at age 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage...
Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine: Politico
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening retaliatory measures against Ukraine if Kyiv stops Russian gas transit to Slovakia as...
Neutral countries in conflict can become a platform for negotiations: Peskov
Any country with a neutral stance could serve as a platform for negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict,...
Russian Azimut Airlines cancels flights to Azerbaijan
Russian airline Azimut canceled flights to Azerbaijan from the airports of Mineralnye Vody and Sochi, the company’s press service reports....
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law that could ban TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (December 27) to pause implementation of a law that...
Presidential inauguration has no legal force; I remain the president: Zourabichvili
“The presidential inauguration has no legal force, so I remain the president and will continue my work. This is what...
At time of plane crash, cities of Grozny and Vladikavkaz were under attack by Ukrainian drones: Rosaviatsia
Two days after the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane, Dmitry Yadrov, head of Rosaviatsia (Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency),...
Kremlin has seen statements from Baku about plane crash: Peskov
The Russian presidential press secretary has refused to comment on the Aktau plane crash until the investigation is complete. Dmitry...
Second black box found at plane crash site near Aktau: Kazakh official
The second black box has been found at the plane crash site near Aktau and handed over to the investigation...
Kavelashvili to be sworn in the Georgian Parliament on December 29
The Georgian Parliament has confirmed that diplomats accredited to Georgia will not be invited to the December 29 inauguration of...
Yemen’s Houthis claim drone strikes on Israeli targets
Reuters. Yemen’s Houthi group said it carried out two drone operations targeting Israeli positions on Wednesday (December 25). In...
Trump offers Canada low taxes if they join USA
US president-elect Donald Trump said he would cut the taxes for Canadians, if the country joins USA as a state....
Panama leaders reassert sovereignty over Panama Canal after Trump threat
Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal in a statement signed alongside three former...
Maria Zakharova commented on Aliyev’s proposal to dissolve OSCE Minsk Group
All structures of the OSCE Minsk Conference, the Minsk Group and the High-Level Planning Group should be dissolved, Russian Foreign...
Russia doesn’t need ceasefire in Ukraine, it needs legally binding guarantees: Lavrov
The West and Kiev are now only talking about a ceasefire in Ukraine, which does not suit Moscow as it...
Denmark boosts Greenland defence
The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated...
Aliyev to return to Azerbaijan from Russia after Aktau plane crash
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is returning to Baku from Russia after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan. He had arrived...
Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry
Reuters. Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday (December 24) with former rebel faction chiefs to...
Mirzoyan congratulates Hurezeanu on his appointment as Romanian Foreign Minister
Armenian Foreign Minister thanks his Romanian outgoing counterpart Luminita Odobescu and congratulates Emil Hurezeanu on his appointment. “Dear Luminita...
Germany stops projects with Georgia worth €237 million
Germany with regret – stopped projects with Georgia state worth €237 million, Peter Fischer, German ambassador to Georgia, said. ...
Armenian Defence Minister congratulates his French counterpart on his reappointment
Suren Papikyan, Armenia’s Defence Minister congratulated Sébastien Lecornu on his reappointment ad French Minister of Armed Forces. “Dear Sébastien...
Biden replaced death sentence of 37 convicts with life imprisonment
US President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life...
In Iraq, court refused country’s oil ministry to invalidate oil contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Baghdad Karkh Appeals Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Iraq’s Federal Oil Ministry seeking to nullify oil contracts...