Bangladesh's Awami League banned from national elections in February 2026
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Amid political turmoil and a major shift in the country's political landscape, Bangladesh's interim government confirmed that the Awami League, led...
Tanzania: Five dead in helicopter crash on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Dodoma [Tanzania], December 26: Five people died after a helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the civil aviation authority said Thursday.
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...
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...
BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the country's next prime minister, returned to Dhaka...
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela
New York [US], December 25: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told...
Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over disappearance of murdered boys
Quito [Ecuador], December 25: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance of...
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, a day after he warned...
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 count of rape, the Metropolitan...
Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of displaying Nazi symbol
Sydney [Australia], December 25: Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol, the immigration minister...
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 crime, and demanding an apology...
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 around the world over Christmas....
Russian court sets trial date for German artist over satirical Putin floats
Moscow [Russia], December 25: A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor Jacques Tilly, accused of discrediting...
UK rail services disruption affects Christmas Eve trips to major airport
London [UK], December 25: UK passengers travelling home on Christmas Eve have faced travel difficulties after railway services from a major airport were disrupted because...
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, as Moscow signalled it would...
Russia won't comment publicly on the latest peace proposal
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia plans to relay its response to the latest draft of a Ukraine peace plan to Washington in the near future,...
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, in his Christmas video message...
Australia's NSW passes tough anti-protest, gun laws after Bondi attack
Canberra [Australia], December 25: The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as well as wide-reaching new restrictions...
Syria-Russia ties entering 'new stage' as foreign ministers meet in Moscow
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Syria-Russia relations are entering a new era based on mutual respect after Syria's foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir...