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December 25, 2023
Iran Rejects U.S. Claims That Tehran Targeted A Tanker Off India

Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected on Washington's claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India was "fired from Iran.”
December 24, 2023
Ukraine Says Blockade Ends At Poland Border Point

Polish truckers on December 24 ended their blockade of a border checkpoint with Ukraine, Kyiv said, days after the countries discussed resolving a row that has soured ties.
December 24, 2023
Ukrainians Defy Moscow With First December 25 Christmas

Many Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas Day on December 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from the Orthodox Church observance of January 7 in a snub to Russia.
December 23, 2023
UN Says Swedish Citizen Faces Iran Execution 'Shortly'

The United Nations on December 23 warned that an Iranian-Swedish citizen is facing imminent execution in Iran, after a Swedish court upheld the conviction of a former Iranian prison official.
December 22, 2023
Prague Remains In Shock As More Details Of Killer Emerge

More details are emerging of a man who went on a killing spree in the Czech capital, Prague, killing 14 people and injuring more. Police say the killer was a 24-year-old student, who traveled to Prague after killing his father in a village outside the city. (WARNING: graphic scenes)
December 20, 2023
Iranian 'Child Bride' Hanged For Murder Of Husband, Rights Groups Say

Iran on December 20 hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, defying an international campaign for clemency, rights groups said.
December 19, 2023
Appeal Verdict Due In Ex-Iranian Official's Trial In Sweden

A Swedish appeals court will announce on December 19 its verdict in the trial of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence in a lower court for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents.
December 18, 2023
Finland Signs Military Cooperation Agreement With U.S. After Putin Threat

Finland on December 18 signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation with the United States, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the neighboring country over its entrance into NATO.
December 16, 2023
Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Smog For First Time

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on December 16 in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the government said.
December 15, 2023
Poland Scraps Probe Into 2010 Air Crash That Killed President

Poland's new government on December 15 disbanded the controversial commission that had been investigating the Smolensk plane crash that killed then-President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in 2010.
December 15, 2023
U.S. Envoy Visits Wall Street Journal Reporter Held In Moscow

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said on December 15 that Ambassador Lynne Tracy had visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen detained in Russia on spying charges.
December 15, 2023
Eleven Iranian Police Officers Killed In 'Terrorist Attack' In Southeast

Police in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province said 11 officers were killed and more injured in an armed attack on a police station in the city of Rask, near the Pakistani border, early on December 15.
December 13, 2023
EU Must Give Ukraine What It Needs To Be 'Strong': Von Der Leyen

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on December 13 urged the bloc's 27 leaders to back massive financial aid for Ukraine and Kyiv's ambitions for membership talks, ahead of a crunch summit.
December 11, 2023
Iranian President Targeted With 'Crimes Against Humanity' Complaint In Switzerland

A legal complaint called on December 11 for Swiss authorities to arrest Iran's president during a potential upcoming visit and charge him with crimes against humanity connected to a 1988 purge of dissidents.
December 07, 2023
Putin Hails Ties With Iran In Meeting With Raisi

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his country's relations with Iran at a meeting in Moscow on December 7 with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
December 05, 2023
U.S. Says Russia Rejected 'Substantial' Proposal To Free Two Americans

The United States says Russia rejected a new proposal to free two detained Americans, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan.
December 05, 2023
Ukraine Says Exports Via Black Sea Corridor Total 7 Million Tons

Ukraine says it has exported around 7 million tons of cargo through Black Sea ports despite Russia's blockade.
December 04, 2023
Russian Officials Visit Niger To Bolster Military Ties

Russia and Niger agreed to strengthen military cooperation during a visit by a Russian delegation led by the deputy defense minister, Nigerien authorities said on December 4.
November 24, 2023
UN Worried For Fate Of Afghans Driven From Pakistan

Many of the Afghan families being driven out of Pakistan have no homes to return to and will struggle to feed themselves through the harsh winter, the UN warned on November 24.
November 24, 2023
German Aid Agency Says Local Staff Detained In Afghanistan

Germany on November 24 said four local employees of its government-linked operator GIZ had been detained by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan.

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