Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys
BBC : Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine...
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China hits US defense firms with sanctions
Agencies : China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defense firms, including Boeing’s St. Louis branch, over arms sales...
US holds call with Palau on transfer of third-country nationals
Reuters : The United States on Tuesday said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau held a call with Palau President Surangel Whipps to discuss the...
Blast in Gaza injures Israeli soldier amid ceasefire tensions
Agencies : An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday injured an Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire and raising fresh...
Russia claims to have seized more than 5,100 square km of Ukraine in 2025
Al Jazeera : Russia is doubling down on its claims on Ukraine, in an apparent effort to demonstrate some military achievement in 2025 at home...
UN decries detention of Pakistan ex-PM Khan’s wife
Agencies : The wife of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being held in conditions that could pose a serious risk to her physical...
Turkey arrests 115 IS suspects ‘planning New Year’s attacks’
BBC : Turkish authorities say they have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year’s events after arresting more than 100 suspected members of the...
Trump-backed Nasry Asfura wins Honduras presidential election
AP : Nasry Asfura, backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities announced Wednesday, concluding...
Russia says made ‘proposal’ to France over jailed researcher
AFP : Moscow has made an offer to Paris regarding jailed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is facing espionage charges that could see him sentenced...
5 kill at Nigeria’s mosque blast
Agencies : At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in the...
Myanmar junta’s shift from battlefield to ballots
Reuters : From inside a military base last week, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday’s general...
Libya’s military chief killed in plane crash
Agencies : Libya’s top military commander and seven others were killed on Tuesday when a private jet crashed shortly after taking off from Turkiye’s capital,...