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US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship...
New York [US], December 25: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near...
Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over...
Quito [Ecuador], December 25: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison...
Three killed as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities overnight
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia carried out a "massive" overnight attack on several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said,...
Russell Brand faces two further charges including rape
New York [US], December 25: Broadcaster, comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences including one...
Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of...
Sydney [Australia], December 25: Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned...
Algeria declares colonisation by France a crime
Algiers [Algeria], December 25: Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a...
Pope calls for 24-hour worldwide ceasefire over Christmas
Rome [Italy], December 25: Pope Leo XIV has urged "people of goodwill" to implement a 24-hour ceasefire in all wars...
Russian court sets trial date for German artist...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor...
UK rail services disruption affects Christmas Eve trips...
London [UK], December 25: UK passengers travelling home on Christmas Eve have faced travel difficulties after railway services from a...
Zelensky unveils 20-point peace plan
Kiev [Ukraine], December 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has unveiled a 20-point plan to end Russia's war against his country,...
Russia won't comment publicly on the latest peace...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia plans to relay its response to the latest draft of a Ukraine peace plan to...
Merz stresses responsibility towards Europe in Christmas address
Berlin [Germany], December 25: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz underscored his government's commitment to ensure peace and security prevail in Europe,...
Australia's NSW passes tough anti-protest, gun laws after...
Canberra [Australia], December 25: The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as...
Syria-Russia ties entering 'new stage' as foreign ministers...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Syria-Russia relations are entering a new era based on mutual respect after Syria's foreign and defence...
Thailand, Cambodia hold talks on ceasefire in border...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 25: Thailand and Cambodia resumed talks on Wednesday on a durable ceasefire in their border conflict that...
Burkina Faso leader vows AES alliance crackdown on...
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 25: Burkina Faso's interim leader, who is part of a regional alliance of military-led countries that...
European powers decry US travel bans
Washington DC [US], December 25: European powers on Wednesday sharply criticized entry bans imposed by the United States on five...
Turkiye recovers black box after Libyan general killed...
Istanbul [Turkey], December 25: Turkish authorities have recovered cockpit voice and flight data recorders after a private jet crashed near...
Jerusalem churches warn against false peace in Christmas...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: Despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the heads of the churches in Jerusalem have...
Iran rejects bombed nuclear sites inspections sans IAEA...
Tehran [Iran], December 25: Iran has rejected calls to allow inspections of nuclear facilities bombed during attacks by the United...
Ukraine nuclear plants reduce power after military activities...
Vienna [Austria], December 24: Ukraine's Khmelnytsky and Rivne nuclear power plants reduced power output on Tuesday morning after extensive military...
French parliament passes special law to ensure state...
Paris [France], December 24: Lawmakers in France's National Assembly and Senate on Tuesday adopted a "special law" proposed by the...
North Macedonia declares 7-day electricity supply crisis
Skopje [Macedonia], December 24: The North Macedonian government on Tuesday declared a nationwide electricity supply crisis, citing difficulties in procuring...
Slovenia plans 1 bln Euros investment in public...
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 24: Slovenia plans to invest 1 billion euros (about 1.18 billion U.S. dollars) in the construction of...
Germany resumes deportation of people to Syria after...
Berlin [German], December 24: Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria for the first time since civil war broke...
Five people dead, one missing as Mexican Navy...
Mexico City [Mexico], December 24: Five people have died and one person is missing after a Mexican Navy plane carrying...
Trump says US to keep oil and ships...
Washington DC [US], December 24: President Donald Trump on Monday said oil tankers seized by the United States off the...





