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US intelligence indicates Putin’s war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that belonged to […]
Bondi attack suspects kept to themselves during Philippines stay, hotel staffer recalls
DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Dec 20 (Reuters) – When the two gunmen accused of attacking a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines last month, they kept to […]
UK author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – David Walliams, a bestselling British children’s author, was dropped by HarperCollins UK on Friday after the Daily Telegraph reported the publisher had investigated claims that […]
US imposes new Venezuela-related sanctions on seven people, Treasury Department says
Dec 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. has imposed new Venezuela-related sanctions on seven individuals, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Friday. Read full story Date: 20 December, 2025 […]
US issues sanctions on family members, associates of Venezuela’s Maduro
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the […]
Chinese company donates 300 books to Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Tanzania branch on Friday donated 300 books to Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam, cementing cultural and educational […]
Chinese scholarship awarded to Ethiopians to promote education, mutual understanding
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The 2025 China-Ethiopia Friendship Award ceremony was held Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, honoring more than 40 Ethiopian students and researchers […]
UN aims to fix budget rule cutting cash availability amid crisis
GENEVA, Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.N. officials are hoping to overhaul a “bizarre” rule that could see the global body credit hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent dues to […]
Rome to charge tourists to get close to the famed Trevi Fountain
ROME, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Tourists who want to get close to Rome’s Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a two-euro ($2.34) fee, the city mayor said on Friday, […]
UN chief condemns Houthi detention of another 10 UN staff in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Houthi detention of another 10 U.N. personnel in Yemen, taking the total to 69, his […]