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The unrecognised region of Transnistria has rejected Moldova’s offer of assistance in purchasing gas from European markets, opting instead to wait for Russia’s Gazprom to resume supplies.
German chancellor answers X owner’s attacks in newspaper interview with German weekly Stern.
The world’s richest man is “misjudged and certainly misinformed” about the British government’s handling of “grooming gangs,” U.K. lawmakers say.
Experts warn of structural poverty risks as two reports tracking indices say the number of Argentines considered poor fell significantly in the last quarter of 2024.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that on 3 and 4 January, near the village of Makhnovka in Kursk Oblast, the Russians lost up to a battalion of infantry soldiers made up of North Koreans and Russian paratroopers.
Qassem claimed that at the time of the ceasefire's announcement in late November, Hezbollah still had significant military capabilities.
Senior politicians on the UK right have privately contacted Donald Trump’s allies, urging the US President-elect’s team not to endorse British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, after billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk called for him to be released from prison.
Credit Suisse is alleged to have withheld details of its historic links with World War II-era Nazi clients, says the Wall Street Journal.
Ukraine’s defence forces lost control of over 3,600 sq km of territory in 2024, losing more than 20 sq km per day in November. In 2023, they lost a total of about 540 sq km and liberated about 430 sq km.
In Georgia, where the political crisis rumbles on, people are being urged to join in a countrywide warning strike on 15 January to call for new elections and the release of arrested protesters.
Russian commander Konstantin Nagayko was seriously injured in an explosion in Shuya, in Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast, on 3 January, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported. Nagayko was involved in a 2023 attack on a café in the village of Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast, which resulted in the deaths of 59 Ukrainian civilians.
Levels of hazardous small particles, known as PM2.5, were measured at 266 micrograms per cubic metre in Hanoi early on Friday, the highest reading among a list of most-polluted cities, according to AirVisual, which provides independent global air pollution information via a phone app.
Terror group releases clip as attempts at psychological warfare after previous footage of the IDF lookout was released in May; Family prohibits publication of video