Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to veto proposed legislation that would reduce the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, escalating political tensions between the government and opposition lawmakers.
A French court has found an anaesthetist guilty of killing 12 patients, concluding a landmark trial that exposed shocking abuses of trust within the country’s health care system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a fresh verbal attack on European leaders, using crude language while insisting that Moscow will achieve its goals in Ukraine either through diplomacy or by force.
18-Dec-2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine may be forced to scale back its rapidly expanding drone production if international partners fail to reach an agreement on using frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv’s war effort.
18-Dec-2025
The United States has announced plans to move forward with more than $10 billion in new arms sales to Taiwan, marking one of the largest defense packages approved in recent years and drawing close attention from Beijing.
18-Dec-2025
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash involving a private jet in North Carolina after reports confirmed that multiple people were killed in the incident.
17-Dec-2025
President Donald Trump is preparing to address the nation as his administration faces rising tensions with Venezuela alongside an escalating political battle over health care policy at home.
17-Dec-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown no sign of backing down on his core demands over Ukraine, even as former US president Donald Trump intensifies calls for a negotiated settlement to end the war.
17-Dec-2025
The Philippines’ decades-long struggle against Islamist extremism has returned to international attention following the recent attack in Bondi, which reignited concerns about transnational radical networks and their lingering influence beyond Southeast Asia.
17-Dec-2025
The United States is preparing a significant upgrade to its Patriot air defence system, adding a long-sought capability that allows interceptors to engage threats approaching from behind the launcher — a feature long associated with Russia’s S-300 system.