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Trump
Trump says US struck IS targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against so-called Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the ...

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Trump
What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in Nigeria
The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that Nigeria’s overstretched military has struggled with for years.

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Vatican Pope Christmas
Pope Leo XIV remembers Gaza’s suffering in first Christmas homily
Leo led the Christmas Day mass from the central altar beneath the balustrade of St Peter’s Basilica, adorned with floral garlands and clusters of red poinsettia

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025

Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein
Further discovery of 'more than a million' Jeffrey Epstein files
The announcement came amid increasing scrutiny on the Justice Department’s staggered release of Epstein-related records, including from Epstein victims and members of Congress

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025

Australia Shooting
Australia announces bravery award for heroes of Bondi terror attack
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for a national bravery award to recognise civilians and first responders who confronted “the worst of evil” during an antisemitic terror attack that left 15 dead and has cast a heavy shadow ...

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Nursing Home Explosion
Investigators sift through wreckage after fatal nursing home explosion in US
Construction crews have been working to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home, a day after a powerful explosion killed two people at the building in the US state.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation as blast in Gaza wounds soldier
An explosive device has detonated in Gaza, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-backed ceasefire.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Belgium Europe Summit
Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarised zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarised zone ...

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Russia Explosion
Two police officers and bystander killed in Moscow blast
Three people including two police officers have died in an explosion in Moscow, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Palestinians Christmas
Thousands celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem after two years of war in Gaza
Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as crowds of families and music and decorations heralded a much-needed boost of Christmas spirit after two years of war-tinged sombre celebrations.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Belgium Europe Summit
US and Ukraine have reached consensus on key issues in peace plan – Zelenskyy
The United States and have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the conflict with Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Turkey Libya
Libya’s military chief and four others killed in plane crash over Turkey
A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other people crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, killing everyone on board.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Trump
New Jeffrey Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions
The two men were friends for years before a falling out

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War Dancing With the Stars
Ukraine’s Dancing With The Stars returns for special episode with wartime heroes
Ukraine’s own Dancing With The Stars show is back on, just for one special episode. This time, the stars are the country’s wartime heroes, underscoring the nation’s resilience in tough times.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least three people
Russia fired more than 600 drones and three dozen missiles at in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Texas Plane Crash
At least five dead after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed near Galveston, Texas, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Trump
Trump warns Maduro as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela
President Donald Trump delivered a new warning to President Nicolas Maduro as the US Coast Guard stepped up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the administration’s escalating pressure campaign on the government in ...

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks ‘quite solid’
US President Donald Trump has for months been pushing for a peace agreement

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Russia Explosion
Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow
A Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in Moscow. Investigators said could be behind the attack, the third such killing of a senior military officer in a year.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Jared Kushner Diplomacy
US says talks with Ukraine and Europe on ending war with Russia ‘constructive’
A White House envoy said he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

Trump
US pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, says official
The US coast guard was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Australia Shooting
Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack
Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Australia’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

South Africa Shooting
Nine killed and at least 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub, authorities said.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

Trump
US seizes second oil tanker as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro
US forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Trump
US forces seize second vessel off the coast of Venezuela
US forces on Saturday stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Blue Origin Launch
Disabled engineer becomes first wheelchair user to blast off for space
A disabled engineer from Germany has blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while viewing the Earth from on high.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Pakistan Politics
Court sentences ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan and wife to 17 years over state gifts
A Pakistani court has convicted and sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and his party said.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine
Eight dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port
Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

United States Syria
US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters
The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria to “eliminate” so-called Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two US troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Rubio
Rubio hopeful about Ukraine and Gaza peace efforts but clear on challenges
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was hopeful but clear about the challenges facing the Trump administration’s Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defended increasing US military pressure on Venezuela during an end-of-year news ...

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Jam Master Jay
Judge throws out conviction of man found guilty of killing Run-DMC star
A US judge has voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there was not enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill the hip-hop luminary.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Trump Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Centre starts work to add Trump’s name onto the building
Several blue tarpaulins were hung in front of the institution early on Friday to block views of the work under way

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Mideast Wars Hunger
Spread of Gaza famine has been averted ‘but strip still faces starvation’
The spread of famine has been averted in Gaza, yet the situation remains critical with the entire strip still facing starvation, the world’s leading authority on food crises said.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Romania Wiz Khalifa
Romanian court sentences rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months for drug possession
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced by a court in Romania to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Poland Ukraine
Zelenskyy signals good will to Polish president with Warsaw visit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit is intended to ensure that relations with key ally Poland remain stable, regardless of any change in power in Warsaw

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Russia Putin
Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine, voicing confidence that the Kremlin’s military goals willl be achieved nearly four years after he ordered troops into the neighbouring country.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Suspected Brown University gunman found dead
A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility where he had rented a unit, officials said.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

France Farmers Mercosur
EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc
The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy, the European Commission said.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

North Carolina Plane Crash
Retired Nascar driver Greg Biffle and family among seven killed plane crash
Former racing car driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash in North Carolina, state police said.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Trump
Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research. The move is a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Belgium Europe Summit
Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest over South American free trade deal
Farmers in tractors have blocked roads and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit, prompting police to respond with tear gas and water cannons as protesters rallied against a major free trade deal with South American ...

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Iran Rain
Rain creates crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island
Rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and turned the water shades of deep red.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Belgium Europe Summit
Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU considers Ukraine loan
Belgium has insisted its European Union partners must provide ironclad guarantees that it will be protected from Russian retaliation before it would back a massive loan for Ukraine.

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Trump Epstein Congress
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks prison release
Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a US federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged ...

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

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