WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute intervention, likely averting a government shutdown just hours before the deadline.

The lower chamber voted 366-34 to approve the bill, which would fund the government at the current levels until mid-March, providing lawmakers with additional time to negotiate new spending bills. All lawmakers voting to oppose this bill are Republicans. (US-House-Funding bill)

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GENEVA -- The global public health risk of influenza A (H5N1) viruses is currently low, with infection risks for occupationally exposed groups ranging from low to moderate, according to a joint assessment released here Friday.

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), released the updated assessment.(H5N1-Public health)

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BERLIN -- A car plowed through a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least two people - an adult and a small child - and injuring over 60, Saxony-Anhalt's state premier announced.

"My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on social media platform X.(Germany-Attack)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is outraged by the killing of World Food Programme (WFP) staff members in an aerial bombardment in Sudan, and calls for a thorough investigation, his spokesperson said Friday.

Three WFP personnel were killed when their office in Yabus, Blue Nile State was hit by airstrikes on Thursday, the agency confirmed on social media, and said they are gathering more information.(UN-Sudan) Enditem

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