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Afghanistan Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan exchange heavy fire along border, officials say

A spokesman for Pakistan's Prime Minister accused Afghan forces of "unprovoked firing" along the Chaman border

Obit Frank Gehry

Celebrated architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96

Trump Epstein Takeaways

Grand jury transcripts from Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released

Germany Military Protest

German MPs rubberstamp military service plan amid school pupil protests

Donald Trump,Volodymyr Zelenskyy,Emmanuel Macron

'Cultivate resistance': policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right

Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Greece Farmers Protests

Greek police fire tear gas at farmers in airport road protest

Riot police have fired tear gas at farmers attempting to block the main access road to the international airport in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, as protests escalated over delays in the payment of European Union-backed agricultural ...

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

France Ukraine

'No mistrust' between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Global websites down as Cloudflare ‘investigating’ fresh issues

A host of websites, including LinkedIn, Zoom and DownDetector, went down on Friday morning after fresh issues at Cloudflare.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Watch: US military kill four men in strike on suspected drug boat in Eastern Pacific

Watch: US military kill four men in strike on suspected drug boat in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday (December 4). The video appears to show the boat being hit and erupting in flames in international waters.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

India Russia Putin

Putin and Modhi to discuss Russa-India trade and defence ties

Russian president Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties on the second day of his state visit.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Trump

Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies 'kill them all' order

Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

FBI Pipe Bomb Investigation

Man charged after arrest connected to January 6 Capitol pipe bombs

The pipe bombs were placed on the evening of January 5 2021, near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope

Vatican commission opposes ordination of women as deacons

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX France Ukraine

Macron reportedly warned European leaders against potential US betrayal on Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned European leaders that “there is a chance that the US will betray Ukraine on territory, without clarity on security guarantees,” German magazine Der Spiegel reported, quoting a leaked note from a recent call.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

FBI Pipe Bomb Investigation

Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed before US Capitol riot

The FBI made an arrest in its nearly five-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the January 6 2021, riot at the US Capitol, a law enforcement official said.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Belgium Europe Corruption

Former EU foreign policy head quits roles amid fraud investigation

The European Union’s former foreign policy chief has resigned from her post as the head of a prestigious institute of European studies after becoming embroiled in a fraud investigation.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Russia US

Vladimir Putin says he cannot agree to some proposals in US peace plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that some proposals in a US plan to end the war in are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating that any deal is still some way off despite intense shuttle diplomacy by American envoys.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Brazil Palm Tree

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first – and only – time

Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx introduced them in the 1960s.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

New Zealand Seal In A Bar

Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand

The baby fur seal waddled into the Sprig + Fern The Meadows craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Donald Trump

Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official

Trump’s comments come after an hours-long meeting at the Kremlin between US envoys and Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a breakthrough

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Obit Steve Cropper

Celebrated soul guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84

Steve Cropper, the guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T and the MGs at Stax Records, has died at the age of 84.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Matthew Perry

Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the Friends star’s overdose death has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel launches air strike in southern Gaza after attack by militants

Israel says it has launched an air strike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

China France

Macron arrives in China for talks on trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomatic talks as the French president seeks to enlist Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire with Ukraine.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Australia Social Media

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 with fines of up to £24M

Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Lebanon Prime Minister

Lebanon ‘far from’ normalising relations with Israel, prime minister says

Lebanon’s prime minister said his country was “far from” diplomatic normalisation or economic relations with Israel, despite a move towards direct negotiations between the two countries aimed at defusing tensions.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Belgium-EU-Arrests

Former EU foreign policy chief arrested in corruption probe

The European Union’s former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, prosecutors said on Wednesday, in the latest scandal to hit the 27-nation bloc.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Hamas says it has handed over body of Gaza hostage, Israel indicates Rafah crossing could open

Hamas says it has handed over body of Gaza hostage, Israel indicates Rafah crossing could open

Hamas had also handed over remains on Tuesday, which prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office later said were not of any hostage

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search to resume 11 years after jet went missing

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search to resume 11 years after jet went missing

Malaysian transport ministry says robotics company Ocean Infinity will restart search operation on 30 December

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

YEMEN HOUTHIS CONFLICT.

Yemen’s Houthis release mariners held since July ship attack

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a group of mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed at least four on board and sank the vessel.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Pakistan Afghanistan

Fresh round of Afghanistan-Pakistan talks fails to reach a deal, officials say

The talks in Saudi Arabia last weekend were the latest in a series of meetings hosted by Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia aimed at cooling tensions following deadly border clashes in October

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Oshkosh, WI - 24 July 2017: A US customs and border control homeland security sign on a boat

Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 nations

The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted on Tuesday on the website of US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Indonesia Extreme Weather Asia Flooding

Rescue teams race to reach flooding victims in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as more than 800 people remain missing and economic damage becomes more clear.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hamas to hand over more remains as Israel allows re-opening of Rafah crossing

Hamas said it would hand over the remains of a hostage as Israel announced it will start letting Palestinians leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, signs the US-backed ceasefire was holding despite an earlier issue over returned remains.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Russia US

Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys

Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with US envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Hong Kong Fire

Infant among 159 killed in Hong Kong apartment fires

The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Iran

Iran’s currency falls to new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze ailing economy

Iran’s rial currency fell on Wednesday to a new low of 1. 2 million to the US dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Virginia Drunk Raccoon

Drunken raccoon who broke into US liquor store found passed out in bathroom

A masked burglar broke into a closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the scotch and whisky. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and alcohol pooled on the floor.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Putin says Russia is 'ready' for war with Europe as US peace talks end without progress

Putin says Russia is 'ready' for war with Europe as US peace talks end without progress

Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Indonesia Extreme Weather

More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Emergency crews raced to reach survivors as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand – with nearly 1,000 people missing.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Gavin Plumb appeal court case

Holly Willoughby fined for driving without due care after moped rider injured

The 44-year-old pleaded guilty by post to the charge at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday but did not attend the hearing

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

ChatGPT chatbot by OpenAI - artificial intelligence

OpenAI CEO declares ‘code red’ to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition

The newspaper reported that Mr Altman sent an internal memo to staff saying more work was needed to enhance the artificial intelligence chatbot’s speed, reliability and personalisation features

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Russia US

US-Russia talks on Ukraine productive but work remains, says Russian adviser

Mr Putin met US president Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in Moscow for talks that began late on Tuesday

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Trump

Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

National Guard Shooting

Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty from hospital bed

Authorities were investigating a possible motive for what they described as an ambush-style attack

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

AUSTRIA-CHURCH-RELIGION-SOCIAL-NUNS

Rebel nuns who fled care home and broke into convent can stay — if they give up social media

Catholic authorities in Austria say three nuns in their 80s who broke out of care home can remain in their Salzburg convent

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Russia Putin

Putin warns Europe: If you want war, then Russia will defeat you

Putin’s comments appeared aimed at driving a wedge between Washington and European capitals

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed

Luigi Mangione back in court amid evidence dispute in CEO killing case

Various law enforcement officers are expected to take the witness stand

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur - DW Stadium

Former England and Premier League footballer arrested on suspicion of attempted rape

The man, who played for the national team in the 2010s, was stopped at Stansted Airport in Essex on Sunday

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Honduras-US-Ex-President-Pardon

Former Honduras president freed after Trump pardon

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President ...

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

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