The sudden New Year's Day announcement, made by Dubai's two state-linked alcohol retailers, came apparently from a government decree from its ruling Al Maktoum family
China is battling a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic
South Korea's military said the missile travelled about 400 kilometers (250 miles) before falling into the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan
KCNA cited Kim as saying North Korea is compelled to boost the production exponentially to mass-produce tactical nuclear weapons
Some soldiers in Ukraine who said they usually celebrate the holiday with family decided to stay in the trenches as they sought to defend their country
Military drones have been a point of contention between Iran and United States and its allies, which claim Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been used in attacks in West-backed Ukraine
Hamas, which took over Gaza after routing pro-Abbas forces in 2007, permitted Fatah to hold the rally
Putin, in a nine-minute video shown on TV as each Russian time zone region counted down the final minutes of 2022 on Saturday, denounced the West for aggression
Putin made the video address, shown on state television on Saturday in each of Russia's 11 time zones, from a military headquarters with soldiers in the background
Norrie's win gave Britain a 1-0 lead over Spain
Google will pay Indiana USD 20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced
Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street on Friday as major indexes close out a dismal year with lingering concerns about stubbornly hot inflation and a potential recession.
Putin and Xi made no direct mention of Ukraine as they held bilateral talks via video conference
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison
The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the rocket launch was part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability and bolster its defence posture
Militant rocket attack in eastern Syria targeted bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, government said
Ten months into Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin's troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws
Japan started requiring Covid-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers
Pel, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 82
"The US plane was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace, the statement said. Its pilot was forced to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision"