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Merz faces mounting criticism in Germany amid concern over his Ukraine deal performance

Irish Times - 5 hours ago

Pakistan says India 'weaponizing water' at border

Deutsche Welle - 5 hours ago

Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions

Toronto Star - 5 hours ago

Gaza no longer in famine, says global hunger watchdog, after influx of aid following ceasefire

Apple Valley News Now - 5 hours ago

Trump pardons are an 'industrial-scale' business, says lawyer

Irish Times - 5 hours ago

Turkey tops Europe in diabetes rates as one in six adults is affected

Turkish Minute - 6 hours ago

'I'm both Indian and White': Nikki Haley's son says in online rant against Vivek Ramaswamy 'crashing out' at Christmas

Times of India - 6 hours ago

EU to loan 90B euros to Ukraine; Russian assets left alone

Manila Times - 6 hours ago

WATCH LIVE: Rubio takes questions at end-of-year press conference

Washington Examiner - 6 hours ago

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in plane crash

Tampa Bay Times - 6 hours ago

Ogun 2027: Labour Party lures Segun Showunmi with guber ticket

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 hours ago

Russia trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say -- The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022

ABC News - 6 hours ago

Israel, Lebanon officials meet as pressure mounts to disarm Hezbollah

Aljazeera - 6 hours ago

DOJ: Tren de Aragua Leaders Among Four Venezuelans Charged with Terrorism in Texas

Breitbart - 6 hours ago

French court rejects Shein website suspension over childlike sex dolls -- The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.

BBC News - 6 hours ago

Machado's Nobel win facilitates war crimes and plunder, Julian Assange argues

Tehran Times - 6 hours ago

Rare storm floods roads, cancels flights in UAE

Manila Times - 6 hours ago

Bolivia's largest cities brought to standstill by transportation strike over fuel price hike

Lancaster Online - 6 hours ago

Taiwan metro attacks leave 3 killed, several injured

Deutsche Welle - 6 hours ago

Turkish authorities investigate drone crash days after shooting down another UAV

ABC News - 6 hours ago

Miss Finland accused of racism for pulling eyes back in photo — then MPs did it, too

CBC News - 6 hours ago

2-star general tapped to lead Jerusalem security post; pick for No. 2 at CENTCOM is Gaza aid chief

Stars and Stripes - 6 hours ago

New photos, emails show evidence of Epstein's international sex trafficking

Tampa Bay Times - 6 hours ago

PDP Crisis: Details of meeting between INEC, Wike, Bala Mohammed's factions revealed

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 hours ago

Fireworks to close Arab Cup Cultural Zone tonight: Lusail

Peninsula Qatar - 6 hours ago

ECtHR braces for massive influx of post-coup dismissal cases from Turkey, sets new filing rules

Turkish Minute - 6 hours ago

Murder Charge Withdrawn Against Toronto Man After 23 Years In Prison

Epoch Times - 6 hours ago

Kazakhstan and Japan sign €3 billion worth of agreements

Euronews - 6 hours ago

South Sudanese army officer and soldiers arrested over death of UN staff member

Toronto Star - 6 hours ago

Norway's crown princess likely needs lung transplant, palace says -- Mette-Marit has pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe.

BBC News - 6 hours ago

Putin says on peace moves that the ball is in Ukraine's and West's court -- Video -- 0:56

The Globe and Mail - 6 hours ago

Knife-wielding attacker kills three in Taipei, dies during police chase

Sydney Morning Herald - 6 hours ago

Ukraine: Zelenskyy's Polish visit 'bad news for Moscow'

Deutsche Welle - 6 hours ago

'Horrible': Amazon bans delivery worker after doorbell footage revealed he stole a cat from California home

Times of India - 6 hours ago

EU funding deal for Ukraine: dissenter Hungary joined by Slovakia and Czech Republic

Irish Times - 6 hours ago

Pope names new archbishop of Westminster as part of generational shift in English-speaking hierarchy

Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago

EU agrees to loan Ukraine $105 billion after bid to use Russian assets fails

Tehran Times - 6 hours ago

States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump's tax cuts on tips, overtime and more

Lancaster Online - 6 hours ago

Uganda's youth seek a political voice, but high costs, entrenched power and security hurdles block their path.

Deutsche Welle - 6 hours ago

What ties shooter Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente to both Brown University and MIT? 'Jealousy or unresolved anger'?

Times of India - 6 hours ago

Romanian court sentences U.S. rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession

Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago

Gaza no longer has famine but situation remains critical, says global hunger monitor

The Straits Times - 6 hours ago

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest in 30 Years

Epoch Times - 6 hours ago

EU Approves €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine After Frozen Assets Plan Stalls

OilPrice.com - 6 hours ago

Gombe gets new police commissioner as CP Umar Ahmed Chuso assumes duty

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 hours ago

Trump threatens military aggression against Venezuela despite American public opposition

Tehran Times - 6 hours ago

Teen inmate captured weeks after escaping prison with bedsheets -- The inmate and another detainee fled an overcrowded jail after sawing through their cell bars with blades that investigators suspect were delivered by drone. -- Dec 18

CBS News - 6 hours ago

Polls say that Ukrainians want peace, but not at any cost. What are the red lines?

Deutsche Welle - 6 hours ago

Turkey's gambling tax take tops 50 billion lira as betting grows

Turkish Minute - 6 hours ago

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest EU-Mercosur free-trade deal - Proponents argue the agreement would provide an alternative to Beijing's export controls and Washington's tariff policies. Critics warn it would weaken environmental regulations and damage the EU's agricultural sector. 18/12/2025

Euronews - 6 hours ago

Airport strikes to hit major European hubs this Christmas

Euronews - 6 hours ago

Spread of Gaza's famine has been averted, but the strip still faces starvation, experts say

NBC News - 6 hours ago

'Every border lasts until the next war': Israel's settlers gather to 'raise flag' in Gaza

Middle East Eye - 6 hours ago

Bondi Beach hero awarded $1.6M for disarming alleged shooter

ABC News - 6 hours ago

Police arrest suspected serial rapist in Sokoto

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 hours ago

Most comfortable sneakers under $60 – for both men and women

Fox News - 7 hours ago

Trump threatens Caracas with blockade, does not rule out war

Mehr News Agency - 7 hours ago

Putin Claims Peace Talks Can't Happen Because Ukraine Is Not Ready

Breitbart - 7 hours ago

EU's Ukraine loan may have been Plan B, but don't underestimate its significance to the bloc

Guardian UK - 7 hours ago

Thailand–Cambodia Fighting, Venezuela Escalation, Yemen Separatists

The Nation - 7 hours ago

Qatar welcomes US decision to lift sanctions imposed on Syria

Peninsula Qatar - 7 hours ago

Putin Fury After Ukraine Strikes 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker in Mediterranean: Live Updates

Newsweek - 7 hours ago

'We don't care about politics': Violence-hit Uvira locals just want peace

Aljazeera - 7 hours ago

Gaza averts spread of famine but Palestinians there still face starvation: Experts

ABC News - 7 hours ago

Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals in Ukraine will be met

Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago

Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals in Ukraine will be met

Toronto Star - 7 hours ago

Shein ordered to make changes or face fines amid sex doll controversy

Independent UK - 7 hours ago

Bondi hero presented with €1.4m cheque in hospital bed

Independent.ie - 7 hours ago

'She was like a deer in headlights': how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada

Guardian UK - 7 hours ago

Germany charges teen members of extremist group with attempted murder - Most of the youths were arrested in May, when they were accused of involvement with a group calling itself "Last Defence Wave." 18/12/2025

Euronews - 7 hours ago

Violence erupts in Bangladesh after youth leader dies

Tehran Times - 7 hours ago

Live-event - Putin says Russia 'ready to work' with UK, Europe and US - but only on 1 condition - Vladimir Putin is speaking in Russia at an annual TV event where he is addressing a number of...

Daily Express - 7 hours ago

Trump Signs Bill To Deepen Defence Ties With India

Deccan Chronicle - 7 hours ago

Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals in Ukraine will be met

Lancaster Online - 7 hours ago

355,000 barrels: Extractive industry stakeholders laud NNPCL on 'milestone'

Daily Post Nigeria - 7 hours ago

Democrats release more Epstein file photos ahead of Friday deadline

UPI - 7 hours ago

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Euronews - 7 hours ago

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife, posting assaults online

NBC News - 7 hours ago

Attacco nel centro di Taipei: giovane con un coltello semina morte e terrore

AsiaNews.it - 7 hours ago

Ukraine claims strike on oil tanker as Putin plays down peace prospects -- Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.

CBS News - 7 hours ago

Taiwan: Two killed in smoke grenade, knife attacks at Taipei metro stations; suspect also dead

Times of India - 7 hours ago

Malaysia unveils solar program to power energy transition

Peninsula Qatar - 7 hours ago

US rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced to jail in Romania

Daily Post Nigeria - 7 hours ago

Australia Announces Gun Buyback as Authorities Say Bondi Massacre ISIS-inspired

Haaretz - 7 hours ago

'War on terror' defence of Trump boat strikes doesn't hold water: Experts

Aljazeera - 7 hours ago

Heavy rain turns Iran's Hormuz Island beach deep red - Rainfall on Hormuz Island transformed its Red Beach as iron-rich soil runoff colored the shoreline and waters deep red, drawing wide attention online. 18/12/2025

Euronews - 7 hours ago

Chile at the Crossroads

The Nation - 7 hours ago

Liverpool have 'moved on' from Salah saga with Egypt star away at AFCON

Aljazeera - 7 hours ago

What to know about the EU's new $106 billion loan to Ukraine

Lancaster Online - 7 hours ago

This is what you need to know as the shortest day of the year descends on the Northern Hemisphere

CTV News - 7 hours ago

Australian PM announces plan to buy guns from public after Bondi attack

Russia Today - 7 hours ago

Death penalty bill to include Palestinians imprisoned for 7 October, Ben Gvir says

Middle East Eye - 7 hours ago

How an anonymous Reddit tipster helped the FBI find the Brown gunman

Independent UK - 7 hours ago

What to know about the EU's new $106 billion loan to Ukraine

ABC News - 7 hours ago

Trump's oil tanker blockade shuts down $8 billion black market

Fox News - 7 hours ago

Gaza in danger of starvation despite spread of famine being averted, experts say

The Globe and Mail - 7 hours ago

Vicario d'Arabia: Natale di riti e tradizioni diverse, speranza di una 'Chiesa viva'

AsiaNews.it - 7 hours ago

Nvidia deepens complicity in Israeli occupation with new 'second home' R&D campus

Tehran Times - 7 hours ago

Iran Seen Working on Nuclear Site Hit by US

Newsweek - 7 hours ago

Ukraine attacks Russian 'shadow' tanker

Sky News - 8 hours ago