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Dec 24, 2025
Geneva [Switzerland], December 24: Violence is on the rise in war-torn Myanmar ahead of planned "military-controlled" elections in the country later this week, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Tuesday.
Yemen's govt, Houthis agree to exchange 2,900 prisoners
Israel's Katz raises prospect of northern Gaza settlements
Malay court denies former PM Najib Razak house arrest
Dec 23, 2025
France to build new aircraft carrier: Macron
Nigeria: Remaining 130 abducted schoolchildren released
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US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports
Washington DC [US], December 23: The United States is pursuing an oil tanker in waters near Venezuela, according to multiple news agency reports.
Japan to restart world's largest nuclear power plant
Niigata [Japan], December 23: Japan is a step closer to restarting the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the Fukushima disaster.
Bondi shooters threw unexploded pipe bombs at crowd: Police
Sydney [Australia], December 23: Newly released court documents have revealed a mass of new information about the Australian police investigation into the Bondi beach shooting.
Thailand, Cambodia to discuss truce amid fierce fighting
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: Defence officials from Thailand and Cambodia agreed to meet on Wednesday to revive a collapsed ceasefire as deadly border fighting...
Ukraine calls Miami meetings "productive, constructive", discusses development of 20-point plan with US
Florida [US], December 23: Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, termed the Ukrainian delegation's meetings with American and European...
UAE Deputy PM meets Elon Musk, discusses technological transformations
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of...
Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over disappearance of murdered boys
Quito [Ecuador], December 23: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance of...
Russian, Venezuelan FMs voice concern over U.S. actions in Caribbean
Moscow [Russia], December 23: Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers on Monday voiced grave concern over "increasing escalatory actions" by Washington in the Caribbean Sea, the...
Greece backs two-state solution as Palestinian president seeks int'l pressure on Israel
Ramallah [Palestine], December 23: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday urged the international community to pressure Israel to halt actions he said are undermining Palestinian...
Explosion at French laboratory near Lyon injures at least 4
Paris [France], December 23: An explosion at a laboratory in eastern France on Monday injured at least four people, three of them seriously, according to local media.
US to announce start of phase 2 of Gaza deal in new year: Fidan
Boats stranded after 'sinkhole' opens up in English canal
Israeli military storms West Bank towns, carries out demolition
130 kidnapped schoolchildren freed after a month, say Nigerian authorities
Sixteen people die in bus crash on Indonesia's Central Java highway
Suspect in Sydney terror attack transferred from hospital to prison
Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb attack
Nigeria confirms release of remaining abducted schoolchildren in central state
Dec 22, 2025
Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World Arabic Language Day
African leaders call for regional-led solution to DR Congo conflict