Kiev Ready to Hold Conflict Settlement Talks in Late January
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ukraine is ready to hold negotiations with the United States and European countries on settlement of the conflict in late January, Vladimir Zelensky said in an interview with US journalist Lex Fridman.
Death Toll from German Christmas Market Attack Rises to 6
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six as a woman succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors said Monday.
South Korea’s Military Says North Korea Fired Missile into Eastern Sea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s military said, extending its heightened weapons testing activities into 2025 weeks before Donald Trump returns as US president.
US House Speaker Vows to End ‘Deep State’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US House Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed to dismantle the “deep state” as part of sweeping reforms to be enacted in 2025, pledging to prioritize tax cuts, border security and deregulation.
Austrian Chancellor Quits As Coalition Talks Collapse
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Talks between Austria's two main centrist parties on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Saturday, prompting conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer to announce he would step down.
Several British Airports Close Runways following Heavy Snow
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A number of airports across the United Kingdom closed their runways Sunday because of heavy snow and ice.
South Korean Protesters Brave Cold to Demand Yoon Suk Yeol’s Ouster As Detention Deadline Looms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him.
Australia's Southeast Braces for Extreme Fire Danger amid Intense Heatwave
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia's southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state.
India's Coast Gurad Helicopter Crashes in Gujarat, Killing 3
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A helicopter belonging to the Indian Coast Guard crashed Sunday in the western state of Gujarat, killing all three crew members, including two pilots, on board, police said.
US GOP Lawmakers Hit Biden for Awarding Medal of Freedom to Soros, Clinton
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Republican lawmakers slammed US President Joe Biden for giving the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to billionaire philanthropist George Soros and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Trump Appoints Lawyer Stanley Woodward to White House Role
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named Stanley Woodward, an attorney who has defended several of the incoming president's top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, to join his White House legal team.
Russian MFA Comments on Blinken’s Remarks about Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent interview with the New York Times.
2 Killed in Light Plane Crash Off Australia's East Coast
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two people have died in a light plane crash off Australia's east coast north of Sydney.
UK Minister Says Musk’s Intervention in British Politics Is ‘Misinformed’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior British government minister on Jan 3 criticized Elon Musk’s latest intervention in the country’s politics as “misjudged and certainly misinformed”.
Trump Must Be Sentenced in Hush Money Case, Judge Signals No Jail
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to an adult film star, but is unlikely to face jail time or other penalties, a judge said on Friday.
South Korea in Political Crisis after Impeached President Resists Arrest
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea’s political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.
Trump's Republicans Reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite Dissent
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among US President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.
US Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Request to Delay TikTok Ban Law
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject US President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19.
