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8.09 billion on planet to see in New Year’s Day

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to the US Census Bureau. The 0.9 …

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Jimmy Carter, from farmer to president and humanitarian

Jimmy Carter, a US president who struggled with the economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered Mideast peace and later won a Nobel Prize, has died at 100. Jimmy …

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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the earnest peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt has died at …

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Five dead, 200 hurt in German Christmas market attack

At least five people were killed in a car-ramming attack at a German Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg that also left more than 200 injured, officials said. A …

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Trump names Kimberly Guilfoyle as nominee for US Ambassador to Greece

President-elect Donald Trump has revealed Kimberly Guilfoyle as his nominee to be the next US Ambassador to Greece. Trump announced his nomination on Monday for Guilfoyle, a former Fox News …

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Greek diplomats to leave Damascus over safety fears: embassy head

Greece’s diplomats will leave the Damascus embassy on Monday over safety fears amid looting by Islamist-led rebels who seized the city from the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, the embassy …

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Rebels in Syria declare Bashar al-Assad’s regime over

Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, Syrian rebels have said in their first announcement on state television following a lightning offensive that took the world by surprise. Syria’s army …

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NASA pushes back ARTEMIS astronaut mission to the moon, again

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after the Apollo missions. Administrator Bill Nelson on Thursday said the next mission in …

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Jimmy Carr sparks controversy with Alexander the Great post in North Macedonia

British-Irish comedian Jimmy Carr has ignited controversy among Greeks following a Facebook post made during his visit to North Macedonia. Carr, currently on a stand-up tour across the Balkans, shared …

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM, Hamas figure

Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim al-Masri, for …

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