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Day: December 22, 2025

Türkiye says SDF shows no willingness to advance talks for integration with Syrian government

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have shown no willingness to make progress in talks on integration with the government in Damascus, the foreign minister of neighboring Türkiye said Monday. “We see that the SDF has no real intention of making…

Court refuses to return kids to off-the-grid couple living in woods

Acourt in L’Aquila on Friday rejected an appeal by an British-Australian couple living off-the-grid in Abruzzo against the decision to put their three children into care. Australian Catherine Birmingham and her British husband Nathan Trevallion had been rasing the kids…

Unions: Festive food basket about 15% more expensive

ZAGREB, 22 Dec (Hina) – Croatia’s traditional festive food basket is 15-16% more expensive than last year, the Independent Croatian Trade Unions (NHS) said on Monday, warning that high prices mean some citizens can no longer afford traditional holiday dishes. The…

PM Mitsotakis meets with Palestinian Authority President Abbas

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and expressed Greece’s support for the Palestinian Authority as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. This position is underscored by the fact that…

Kosovo receives anti-tank weapons from Germany

Kosovo has officially received anti-tank weapons from Germany, specifically the well-known PANZERFAUST 3 system, as part of the ongoing cooperation in the field of security and defense between the two countries. According to the announcement, this supply aims to increase…

Romania becomes first associate member of OECD Development Assistance Committee

Bucharest – Romania has become the first country to obtain associate membership of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the international body that coordinates official development assistance to developing countries. The announcement was made on Friday by Romania’s Ministry of…

More than 27% of population in lower income class, just 7.6% in upper tier, according to Cystat

According to the publication “Population by Income Class” for 2024, released on Monday by the Statistical Service, 27.8% of Cyprus’ population falls into the lower income class, while 7.6% belongs to the upper income class. At the same time, 14.6%…

ECB President Lagarde: “Only 10 Days to Go until Bulgaria Becomes the 21st Member of Our Euro Family”

The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, once again highlighted the key period leading up to Bulgaria’s accession to the euro area. “Only 10 days to go until Bulgaria becomes the 21st member of our euro family,”…

Spajic: Montenegro will protect Kotor’s world heritage status at all costs

Podgorica, (MINA) – The Government of Montenegro is firmly committed to protecting the universal value of the natural and cultural-historical area of ​​Kotor, Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said. According to the Government’s press release, Spajic said at a meeting with…