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France’s Macron acknowledges that dissolving parliament in 2024 backfired but celebrates Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Tuesday in his New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve parliament, casting France into a political crisis,...
France Has Received an Unreal Run of Swell to Close Out 2024
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is unlike the other 51 on the calendar. While the entire world doesn’t celebrate Christmas, the holiday still has a ripple...
Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas into Europe
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine are to end on Wednesday, when a five-year deal between Ukraine's gas transit operator Naftogaz and Russia's Gazprom expires.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Germany, France and Poland protest Georgia’s turn against EU
Foreign ministers from Germany, France and Poland on Tuesday jointly called on the Georgian government to reverse course and resume efforts towards integration into the European Union."We have repeatedly...
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect.Rights group Amnesty hailed the decision as a "beacon...
Saudi Group Announces 1 GW of Renewables as Part of $50 Billion China Investment
Saudi Arabia energy major ACWA Power announced it is developing more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in China. The company in reports published Dec. 31 said the...
Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance
Eskom, South Africa’s major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project....
Heavy rainfall causes flooding in war-torn Gaza
Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding in war-torn Gaza.Images of flooded tent camps for displaced Palestinians circulated on Tuesday, with children pictured wading barefoot through pools of water and...
‘Everything will be fine,’ Putin tells Russians in New Year address
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the population to unite in a new year that will likely see Moscow's gruelling war on Ukraine grind on into a fourth...
Mozambique opposition leader calls for unity ahead of renewed protests
Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has called for unity ahead of a fresh round of protests against the outcome of presidential elections.In a live broadcast on his Facebook...
