Protests taking place in western and northeastern Iran have turned into riots, Tasnim reports. “On Friday evening, a protest rally was held in the city of Bojnourd over fluctuations in the exchange ra...
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Iran will strike U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East if the United States shows aggression, RIA Novosti writes, citing Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. “The dishonorable presid...
The Trump-brokered peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is reshaping the South Caucasus and advancing U.S. strategic interests, The Washington Times writes. The Washington Accords, signed in...
Bulgaria has adopted the euro as of today, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone, Euronews writes. This means the country abandons its national currency, the Bulgarian lev. The Balkan country, with...
At least 10 people have been killed in a fire that broke out during a New Year’s celebration at a ski resort in Switzerland, RT reports. According to The Mirror, another 10 people sustained burn injur...
Ukrainian armed forces made a drone attack on a café and a hotel on the Black Sea coast in the Kherson region on New Year’s night, killing more than 20 people, RIA Novosti writes, citing Kherson regio...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree granting pardons to 22 individuals, meduza.io reports, citing Lukashenko’s press service. Of those pardoned, 20 had been convicted on char...
Tourists in Italy’s capital Rome will soon have to pay a €2 ($2.34) entrance fee if they want to see its famed Trevi Fountain up close, the BBC writes. The new barrier for visitors to view the Baroque...
Two tankers off the Florya coast in Istanbul—one Azerbaijani and the other flying the Turkish flag—have sent a distress signal, Turkish media report. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the scene. Th...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent congratulatory messages to foreign leaders on the occasion of Christmas and New Year, including U.S. President Donald Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pas...
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of 110 suspects in an anti-terror operation, including those planning attacks during the New Year holidays, ria.ru reports. “Arrest warrants...
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The drone strike, the details of which have not been prev...