Bulgaria prepares to join the euro on New Year’s Day
Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on January 1, a long-awaited milestone met ...
Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, and also raised what ...
Disney agrees to $10 mln penalty and injunction for alleged violations of children’s privacy laws
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve allegations it violated children’s privacy laws, the Justice Department said ...
Peru shamans foretell illness for Trump, Maduro’s exile in 2026
Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year’s ritual this week where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Kennedy Center New Year’s Eve concerts cancelled after addition of Trump’s name
A veteran jazz ensemble announced it was cancelling its New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, the latest group to withdraw from the Washington arts institution after it ...
Power failure paralyses Channel Tunnel rail traffic, causing travel mayhem
Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe were suspended for much of Tuesday after a power supply failure, bringing chaos topeak winter holiday travel.
The disruption, ...
Iran threatens ‘harsh’ response to any aggression
Iran’s response to any aggression will be harsh, President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a possible strike.
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Torvill & Dean, England boss Wiegman and Elba recognised in New Year Honours
Actor Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday.
The full list ...
Saudi-backed head of Yemen’s presidential council tells UAE to leave
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line, hours after an airstrike on Yemen’s southern port of Mukalla by a Saudi-led coalition, and gave UAE ...
Tributes to Joshua’s friends after fatal car crash as boxer ‘stable’
British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria’s Ogun State that killed two of his close friends, promoter Matchroom Boxing said ...
Trump says US ‘hit’ drug dock in Venezuela in apparent first land strike
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had “hit” an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried ...
Russia’s negotiating stance on Ukraine will toughen after accusing Kyiv of Putin home attack
The Kremlin said on Tuesday its position would toughen in talks on ending the war in Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of attacking a Russian presidential residence, an allegation that Kyiv ...
Trump-Zelenskiy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
Russia and Ukraine on Monday remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between U.S. President ...
Trump, Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to push for progress in the stalled ceasefire in Gaza when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for talks ...
One migrant dead and three missing after boat sinks off Greek island of Samos
A woman was found dead and three people remain missing after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos early on Monday, the coast guard said.
The boat ...
Three Turkish police, six Islamic State militants killed in clash, amid national crackdown
Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey on Monday, the Interior Minister said, a week after more than 100 suspected IS ...
Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ showdown
Nick Kyrgios beat Aryna Sabalenka 6‑3 6‑3 on Sunday in a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match billed as a modern take on Billie Jean King’s famous victory over former Grand ...
Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say
By Karam al-Masri
Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria’s Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province’s media ...
Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities
Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units.
The ...
Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, dies at 91
Actress Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the mambo barefoot in And God Created Woman, her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism rarely before seen in ...
Kosovo goes to polls in bid to end year-long political impasse
Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday, with nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party seeking a majority to end a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed ...
Zelenskiy to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face differences over major ...
Putin says Russia will achieve its goals by force if Kyiv does not want peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by ...
Army chief says Switzerland can’t defend itself from full-scale attack
Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boost military spending given rising risks from Russia, the head of its armed forces said.
The country is prepared for ...