6:28 pm, Tuesday, 23 December 2025
International

UN court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror’ case against Russia

The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday mostly rejected Ukraine’s claims that Russia was financing “terrorism” in eastern Ukraine, saying

Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries

The wing tips of two passenger jets “scratched” each other at a Japanese airport on Thursday morning, an airport operator

Ten family members killed in Pakistan attack

Ten members of the same family, including a two-year-old, were killed in a brutal late-night attack in Pakistan’s northwest, police

New French PM chooses cabinet after Macron promotion

France’s new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was  on Wednesday choosing his cabinet team after his stunning promotion by  President Emmanuel

US lawmaker calls for probe of UAE tech firm over China ties

A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings

Britain’s Big Ben marks 100 years of New Year ‘bongs’

London’s Big Ben on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of its “bongs” to ring in the New Year being broadcast

Israelis and Palestinians end dark year, with no end in sight to war

Israelis and Palestinians end a dark year on Sunday, with no end in sight to the deadliest military offensive on

Xi says ties with Russia became stronger in 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the foundation of Sino-Russian ties had grown stronger in 2023, as he exchanged

Israel presses on with intensified attacks as Gaza death toll soars

Israeli forces pressed on with intensified attacks in the Gaza Strip’s biggest southern city and a central refugee camp, after

Turkish Parliament unlikely to vote on Sweden’s NATO bid for weeks

Turkey’s parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources told