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Sudan
Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watchlist for third year as war continues
Sudan topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released on Tuesday by an international aid group for the third year in a row, as a devastating war grips the north-eastern African country.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Europe Summit Trump
Envoys try to narrow gaps on a loan plan for Ukraine ahead of crunch EU summit
European Union envoys worked to narrow gaps in a plan to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to cover Ukraine’s economic and military needs, ahead of a crunch summit of EU leaders this week.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Netherlands Ukraine Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy says peace proposals could be presented to Russia within days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with US officials for a peace deal to end his country’s nearly could be finalised within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before further ...

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

White House Ballroom
White House ballroom project ‘must continue for national security reasons’
The Trump administration has said in a court filing that the White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons and because a conservationists’ organisation that wants it stopped has no standing to sue.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Search for the Brown University gunman resumes after person of interest released
Police renewed their search for a gunman who killed two students and injured nine others a day after releasing a man they believed was a person of interest.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Germany Russia Ukraine War
US agrees security guarantees for Ukraine in peace talks, say officials
The news follows the latest discussions with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Germany Russia Ukraine War
Russia indicates it is open to Ukraine joining EU as part of deal – US officials
Russia has indicated it is open to joining the European Union (EU) as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, according to US officials.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Germany Russia Ukraine War
Latest round of talks between Ukraine and US conclude as Trump seeks swift peace
The latest round of talks between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys have ended as they and European allies seek an end to Russia’s nearly four-year war.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Japan Stabbing
Two stabbed at HKT48 pop group entertainment complex in Japan
Japanese police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people at an entertainment complex housing the female pop music group HKT48 in the southern city of Fukuoka. The people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

France Louvre
Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum
Workers at the Louvre Museum voted on Monday to strike over working conditions and other issues, a union said, dealing another blow to the Paris museum after an embarrassing jewellery heist in October.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Germany Russia Ukraine War
European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine as US pushes for peace
European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine on Monday as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a US-brokered peace deal.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

India Delhi Air Pollution
Air quality at hazardous levels as toxic smog blankets New Delhi
Dense toxic smog blanketed India’s national capital on Monday, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks, disrupting travel and causing authorities to impose the strictest containment measures.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Suspect released by authorities after Brown University shooting
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting which killed two students and injured nine will be released after an investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction”, officials said on Sunday night.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Police have person of interest in custody over fatal US university shooting
Police in the US said they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked a Rhode Island university campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks
US envoys have arrived in Berlin for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Police search Brown University after gunman kills two and wounds nine on campus
A gunman dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus and police were searching for the suspect, officers said.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

Brown University Shooting
Two dead and several injured in shooting at US university
A shooting in the engineering building at Brown University on Rhode Island has left at least two people dead and eight injured.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel says it has killed top Hamas commander in Gaza
Israel said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad in the attack on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Two killed in Russia as Ukraine peace talks press on
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and parts of Ukraine went without power after targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said on Saturday, as US-led peace talks on ending ...

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Turkey Tomb Fresco
Fresco of Jesus as the Good Shepherd uncovered in Turkish town visited by pope
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era, a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd”.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Australia Mega Predator Sharks
Monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas before megalodon, researchers say
In the age of dinosaurs, before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon, a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what is now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
EU freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t block use for Ukraine
The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, cannot prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Kremlin official says Russian police will stay in Ukraine’s Donbas after peace
A senior Kremlin official says that the Russian police and National Guard will remain in eastern Donbas to oversee the prized industrial region, even if a peace settlement ends the nearly four-year war.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Russian invasion of Ukraine
EU to lock up Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t block use for Ukraine
The European Union is expected to lock up Russia’s assets held in Europe until it ends its war in and compensates its neighbour for the damage it has inflicted for almost four yearsThe move would allow EU leaders to work out at a summit next week ...

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Netflix White Horse Theft
Director Rinsch convicted of scamming £8m from Netflix for lavish spending spree
A Hollywood director has been convicted of scamming Netflix out of 11 million dollars (£8 million) for a show that never materialised.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War Elections Explainer
Zelenskyy says peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory
Donald Trump long boasted about being able to solve Russia’s war in Ukraine in a day, but in recent months has complained bitterly about a lack of progress

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Switzerland UN Yodeling
Yodelling added to Unesco list of the world’s unique cultural heritage
Yodelling has been added to a United Nations list of the world’s unique cultural heritage.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Bulgaria Protests
Bulgarian government resigns as mass protests over higher taxes continue
Bulgaria’s government resigned on Thursday as mass protests gripped the country just weeks before it is due to join the eurozone.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Norway Nobel Peace
Venezuela’s Machado says Maduro government did not know where she was hiding
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday that she does not believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year, as she met Norway’s leader a day after her daughter received the Nobel Peace Prize on her ...

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

South Korea Martial Law
South Korea’s former acting leader indicted over martial law imposition
South Korea’s former acting leader Choi Sang-mok was indicted on Thursday on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024 by then-president Yoon Suk Yeol, becoming the latest high-profile figure embroiled in legal troubles ...

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Congo Rwanda Conflict Explainer
Hundreds killed in fighting in DR Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal
More than 400 civilians have been killed as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues its offensive in Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional officials have said, adding that Rwandan special forces were in the ...

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Zelenskyy to hold talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for Russia peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was holding urgent talks on Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that are supporting effort to obtain fair terms for an end to the war with Russia.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Norway Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months on Thursday, after a daring escape from her homeland, when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of ...

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Portugal General Strike
Major strike in Portugal expected to bring widespread disruption
A strike called by Portugal’s two main trade unions is expected to cause severe flight and rail disruptions, shut many government services and force the cancellation of medical appointments and classes on Thursday.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

United States Venezuela
Trump says US has seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

Canada G7 Rubio
Times New Roman ousts Calibri as Rubio bans font in latest anti-diversity move
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

France-Louvre Robbery
Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, inquiry finds
Thieves who stole more than 100 million dollars in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with barely 30 seconds to spare, a French Senate inquiry has said, as politicians detailed a series of security failures that allowed the gang to slip ...

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

France Sarkozy Prison Memoir
Soggy baguettes and deafening noise detailed in Sarkozy’s book on prison ‘hell’
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has described the prison where he spent 20 days as a noisy, harsh “all-grey” world of violence in a new book.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Russia Ukraine War Elections Explainer
Ukraine to give revised peace plan to US as Kyiv readies for talks with partners
Washington’s goal of a swift compromise to stop the fighting that followed Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022 is reducing Kyiv’s room for manoeuvre

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Norway Nobel Peace
Daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Venezuelan opposition leader’s absence
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s daughter has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother’s behalf, saying in a speech written by Ms Machado that her country shows the world “we must be willing to fight for freedom”.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Italy UN Cooking
Pizza and pasta celebrated as Italian cooking makes UN cultural heritage list
Foodies have been given another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu as a UN agency listed Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Morocco Fez Building Collapse
19 killed as two buildings collapse in Morocco
Morocco’s state news agency reported that the two residential buildings housed eight families

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Nigeria Abductions
Nigerian children reunite with parents after being released from abduction
Several parents welcomed the return of their children who were abducted last month when gunmen stormed their school in Nigeria.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Thailand Cambodia
Renewed Thailand-Cambodia border fighting displaces hundreds of thousands
Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people in both countries living in strained conditions as more flooded into temporary shelters.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

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