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Dec 26, 2025
Rome [Italy], December 26: The Greek Coast Guard today launched a wide-scale search operation, involving a military helicopter and patrol boats, for a child reported missing off the coast of Farmakonisi island in the Aegean Sea, after 13 migrants were found on the small uninhabited island.
Zelenskyy discusses key ideas to end war in call with US envoys
Suez Canal Authority denies docking of ship carrying military equipment
US lawmakers warn Bangladesh against party bans, flawed tribunal ahead of polls
Bangladesh's Awami League banned from national elections in February 2026
Tanzania: Five dead in helicopter crash on Mt. Kilimanjaro
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At least five killed in suicide attack in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], December 26: At least five people have been killed and 35 injured, some of them seriously, in a suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria,...
Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding, mud flows
Los Angeles [US], December 26: Torrential rains unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as authorities warned motorists to stay...
Powerball lottery in US to pay out top prize of almost $2 bn
Washington [US], December 26: A ticket holder to the Powerball lottery in the US state of Arkansas has won $1.817 billion in the second-largest prize...
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes successful surgery
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 26: Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery for a bilateral hernia, his son Flavio said on Thursday.
Moscow cites slow but steady progress in Ukraine talks with US
Moscow [Russia], December 26: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said there has been slow but steady progress in the talks with the US on...
British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation threat
London [UK], December 26: A British online campaigner hit by US sanctions has launched a legal battle against deportation by President Donald Trump's administration.
Palestinian actor, filmmaker Bakri dies
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade career that established him as...
Turkiye arrests more than 100 ISIL suspects plotting holiday attacks
Ankara [Turkiye], December 26: Turkish security forces have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations after arresting more than 100 suspected ISIL (ISIS)...
Saudi tells Yemeni separatists leave the seized governorates
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 26: Saudi Arabia has publicly called on Yemen's main southern separatist group to withdraw from two eastern provinces they seized this...
'Israel will never fully withdraw from Gaza'
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Israel will never withdraw all its troops from the Gaza Strip, Defence Minister Israel Katz said during a conference arranged by a pro-settler newspaper on Thursday.
BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela
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Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over disappearance of murdered boys
Three killed as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities overnight
Russell Brand faces two further charges including rape
Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of displaying Nazi symbol
Algeria declares colonisation by France a crime
Pope calls for 24-hour worldwide ceasefire over Christmas
Russian court sets trial date for German artist over satirical Putin floats
UK rail services disruption affects Christmas Eve trips to major airport
