US winter weather leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

People in much of the Northeast were advised to stay off the roads
28 December 2025

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Campaigners, Western diplomats and the UN's rights chief have all condemned the phased month-long vote
28 December 2025

Russia claims capture of two more eastern Ukraine towns

Russia claimed on Saturday to have captured two more towns in eastern Ukraine, Myrnograd and Guliaipole, a day ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with US President Donald Trump
27 December 2025

KSA demands Yemen rebels withdraw forces

Saudi Arabia yesterday warned it would back Yemen’s government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and urged them to withdraw “peacefully” from recently-seized provinces.
27 December 2025

‘Embarrass them’

US President Donald Trump urged the Justice Department Friday to “embarrass” any Democrats who worked with Jeffrey Epstein after it began poring over millions of documents linked to the late sex offender.
27 December 2025

Netanyahu set to meet Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart for the United States today and meet with President Donald Trump in Florida a day later, an Israeli official told AFP.
27 December 2025

Russia pummels Kyiv as Zelensky heads to US

Russia pummelled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with drones and missiles yesterday, killing one woman and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest talks with US leader Donald Trump.
27 December 2025

7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan: weather agency

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the island's weather agency said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage
27 December 2025
27 December 2025

US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin

A total of 1,802 flights were canceled and 22,349 delayed as of 4:04 p.m. ET
27 December 2025

What we know about the US air strikes in Nigeria

Now, questions remain concerning the strategy and details of the operation
27 December 2025

Zelenskiy to discuss land, security guarantees with Trump on Sunday

Announcing the meeting, Zelenskiy said 'a lot can be decided before the New Year'
27 December 2025

Blast at mosque in Syria’s Homs kills 5; 21 hurt

Five people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs yesterday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
26 December 2025

Israeli air strikes hit Lebanon’s south

The Israeli military announced a series of strikes on “Hezbollah targets” in Lebanon yesterday, including weapons depots and a training complex.
26 December 2025

Israeli soldier rams vehicle into Palestinian

An Israeli reservist soldier rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man as he prayed on a roadside in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, after earlier firing shots in the area, the Israeli military said.
26 December 2025

Saudi air raids hit Yemen’s Hadramawt

UAE-backed separatists accused Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen’s internationally-recognised government, of striking their positions in Hadramawt yesterday, a day after the kingdom urged them to return recently-seized territory.
26 December 2025

Putin sends a signal to Trump on proposals

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide spoke to members of the US administration after Moscow received US proposals about a possible Ukrainian peace deal, the Kremlin said yesterday.
26 December 2025

US launches strikes against IS in Nigeria

The United States carried out strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government, President Donald Trump and the US military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
26 December 2025

Critical fuel shortage: Gaza hospital halts most services

A major Gaza hospital has suspended several services because of a critical fuel shortage in the devastated Palestinian territory, which continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis, it said.
26 December 2025

1MDB graft trial: Malaysia ex-PM Najib jailed for 15 more years

Malaysia’s influential former premier Najib Razak was jailed yesterday for a further 15 years and fined $2.8 billion for power abuse and money laundering in the biggest trial of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have big political ramifications.
26 December 2025