Hungarian parliament approves 2025 budget

Dec 21, 2024

Budapest (Hungary), December 21: Hungary's parliament approved the 2025 budget on Friday, projecting 3.4 percent economic growth, 3.2 percent inflation, and a 3.7 percent budget...

Ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4-year jail term for corruption

Dec 21, 2024

Madrid (Spain), December 21: Rodrigo Rato, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain's deputy prime minister, was sentenced on Friday to...

Six killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia's Kursk region: local governor

Dec 21, 2024

Moscow (Russia), December 21: Six people were killed and 10 injured after a Ukrainian missile attack on the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region,...

Romania's new parliament convenes amid political deadlock

Dec 21, 2024

Bucharest (Romania), December 21: Romania's newly elected Parliament convened on Friday following the Dec. 1 elections, as efforts to form a pro-European coalition government remain...

Avalanche kills snowboarder, injures skier in Bulgaria

Dec 21, 2024

Sofia (Bulgaria), December 21: A snowboarder was killed, and a skier sustained injuries on Friday in an avalanche near Bulgaria's largest ski resort, Bansko, the...

Interview: Bridging cultures is enduring legacy of Marco Polo's journey, says curator

Dec 21, 2024

Rome (Italy), December 21: Respecting diversity and building bridges between cultures is a crucial legacy of Marco Polo's adventure, an Italian curator of a Marco...

EU signals readiness for talks with Trump amid tariff threats

Dec 21, 2024

Brussels (Belgium), December 21: The European Union (EU) is open to discussing trade issues, including energy, with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a European Commission spokesperson...

Ukraine to stop Russian gas transit on Jan. 1, 2025: PM

Dec 21, 2024

Kyiv (Ukraine), December 21: Ukraine will halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory starting Jan. 1, 2025, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on...

Italian regulator fines OpenAI 15 mln euros for personal data abuses

Dec 21, 2024

Rome (Italy), December 21: Italy's data protection agency announced on Friday that it has fined artificial intelligence company OpenAI 15 million euros (15.6 million U.S....