Dominican Republic officials seize record-setting amount of cocaine, found hidden in bananas
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine, worth $250 million, from a ship.
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Ukraine ready to supply food to Syria as Russia supplies suspended. Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, is ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of Bashar Assad, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister told Reuters.
Israel Urges Action to Protect Syria’s Kurds
Militias Backed by Turkey Appear Intent in Their Efforts to Drive Kurds from Their Homes
Trump team in talks with Biden and Ukrainian officials about ending war with Russia
Trump’s advisers and Cabinet nominees have yet to present any specifics of a plan to Ukraine, sources said.
NATO must shift to wartime mindset, secretary general warns
"Russia is preparing for long-term confrontation, with Ukraine and with us," Mark Rutte said, adding: "We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years."
Russian Troops Within 5 Kilometers of Key Ukrainian Logistics Hub Pokrovsk
The city, which has been the scene of months of intense fighting, remains one of Ukraine’s few remaining strongholds against Russian offensives in the Donetsk region.
Topless anti-Russia protesters damage monument outside UN in Geneva. The two women wearing the Ukrainian flag as garters shouted "Keep Russia out of the UN" and "F$ck Russia" as they sawed into a monument known as the Broken Chair.
Trump tells Macron and Zelensky he wants European troops monitoring Ukraine ceasefire
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wants European troops to monitor a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 12, citing undisclosed official sources.
Uyghur fighters in Syria vow to come for China next
Swiss government wants to ban swastika in crackdown on extremist symbols
The Federal Council wants to ban the Nazis’ swastika emblem in public as well as other symbols associated with the Third Reich. Anyone who flouted the law would be fined CHF200 in future.
‘If Ukraine fails, war will come to the streets of European cities,’ former foreign minister says
Ukraine "cannot sit on its hands" while Russia continues to escalate, Kuleba told CNBC.
White House announces new $500 million weapons package for Kyiv
"This additional assistance, provided under previous drawdowns from Department of Defense stocks, is valued at $500 million," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Dec. 12.
Ukraine's first underground hospital saves 1,000 lives near front
As Russian attacks continue targeting medical facilities, Ukraine has adapted by building a sophisticated underground surgical unit in Zaporizhzhia that can handle four simultaneous operations and treat 200 patients daily.
Unidentified drones sighted over U.S. air base in Germany, Spiegel reports
Russia will now have to 'repair its reputation' as an ally after Assad's fall, says UK intelligence
Putin had been propping up the Syrian regime for years.
US serviceman sentenced to 5 years for kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl, officials say
Kremlin praises Trump for criticising Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia
N Korea made millions from remote work scheme, US says
Fourteen North Koreans have been charged with fraud in the US over the long-running conspiracy
Europe must adopt ‘wartime mindset’ to stop Putin, says Nato chief | Nato
Russian president wants to ‘wipe Ukraine off the map’ and could target other European countries next, says Mark Rutte
Javier Milei ends budget deficit in Argentina, first time in 123 years
“A year ago, a degenerate printed 13 per cent of GDP to win an election, fuelling inflation. Today, monetary emission is a thing of the past," said Mr Milei.