Swiss officials blame sparklers for deadly fire; Tesla slips behind BYD in EV race, and more

Donald Trump warned that America would intervene if Iran “violently kills” peaceful protesters, saying his country was “ready to go”

Deaths reported in Iran’s protests; fire in Switzerland kills dozens, and more

Iranian media reported that several people had died in clashes between protesters and security forces.


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Trump removes National Guard from some cities; markets gain in 2025, and more

Donald Trump said he was withdrawing the National Guard from three American cities—Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon—where state and local off...

UAE to withdraw troops from Yemen; Turkey’s anti-terror raids, and more

The United Arab Emirates said it would pull out its remaining troops from Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed calls for a withdrawal of Emirati forces wit...

Trump meets Netanyahu in Florida; has “positive” call with Putin, and more

Binyamin Netanyahu heralded Israel’s partnership with America as “second to none”, after meeting Donald Trump in Florida to discuss the ceasefire in G...

Zelensky meets Trump in Florida; violence breaks out in Syria, and more

Cambodia and Thailand announce ceasefire; Zelensky meets Carney en route to Florida, and more

Nigeria’s government said that American strikes hit two Islamic State-linked camps in north-western Nigeria on Thursday


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Zelensky to meet Trump; Malaysia’s former PM jailed on new 1MDB charges, and more

Precious metals are set for a sparkling end of the year


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Ellison backs Paramount bid; Trump appoints envoy to Greenland, and more

Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman and one of the world’s richest people, pledged a personal guarantee of roughly $40bn to backstop Paramount’s takeover...

America stops vessels off Venezuelan coast; Australia mourns victims of Bondi attack, and more

America’s coastguard reportedly boarded a second oil tanker this weekend off the coast of Venezuela, although details remain sketchy.

America invites Russia to Ukraine peace talks; stops vessel off Venezuelan coast, and more

Russia stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, targeting the port of Pivdennyi and infrastructure in the Odessa region


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America strikes suspected IS targets in Syria; more Epstein files released, and more

Fielding questions at his marathon end-of-year press conference, President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian troops were still advancing in Ukraine,...

A loan for Ukraine; TikTok’s American deal, and more

European Union leaders reached a deal to loan Ukraine €90bn ($106bn) for the next two years, after marathon talks in Brussels.


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Warner Bros board rejects Paramount bid; America’s oil blockade in Venezuela, and more

Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected a hostile $108bn takeover bid from Paramount, warning shareholders that it imposed “significant risks”.
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Unemployment rises in America; Trump expands travel ban, and more

America’s economy added 64,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, the highest in over four years, up from 4.4% in September.<...

European leaders hail peace progress; Ukraine claims first underwater-drone strike, and more

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, said there was a “real chance” of peace in Ukraine, following a second day of negotiations in Berlin between off...

Mass shooting rocks Sydney; Jimmy Lai convicted, and more

Australian police said the attackers behind a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney were a father and son.

A campus shooting in Rhode Island; three Americans killed in Syria, and more

Belarus released 123 prisoners as part of an American-brokered deal


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Trump announces Thai-Cambodian truce; EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets, and more

Wall Street stock indices fell on Friday amid fresh fears of a potential artificial-intelligence bubble


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America escalates against Venezuela; Disney invests $1bn in OpenAI, and more

The White House said that an oil tanker it seized off the coast of Venezuela would be sent to an American port, where the vessel’s cargo will be obtai...

The Fed cuts rates in a divided vote; America seizes an oil tanker off Venezuela, and more

The Federal Reserve lowered the central bank’s headline interest-rate range by a quarter of a percentage point, to 3.5-3.75%.


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Ukraine prepares “refined” peace plan; price of silver hits record high, and more

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he would present a “refined” peace plan to America “in the near future” following a summit with European...

Paramount tries to outbid Netflix; Supreme Court weighs executive power case, and more

Paramount made a $108bn all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery in an attempt to thwart Netflix’s bid.


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Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s security strategy; Germany’s chancellor visits Israel, and more

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said that America’s new National Security Strategy was “largely consistent with our vision”.

SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship; Witkoff meets Ukrainian negotiators in Miami, and more

America’s Supreme Court said it would rule on the legality of Mr Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, a contentious part of the president’s...

America lambasts European allies; Warner Bros Discovery sells to Netflix, and more

American officials reacted angrily to a decision by the European Commission to fine X, Elon Musk’s social-media platform, €120m ($140m)

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Britain announces new sanctions on Russia; America and Ukraine continue peace negotiations, and more

A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.

The EU floats a controversial sanctions plan; immigration raids in New Orleans, and more

The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.
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Impasse in Ukraine talks; America halts immigration from 19 countries, and more

Discussions between Russia and America about an American plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved fruitless.


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France vows “full support” for Ukraine; White House defends drug-boat strike, and more

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said Ukraine had his country’s “full support” amid continuing peace negotiations, in a joint press conference wit...

Netanyahu requests presidential pardon; American and Ukrainian officials meet in Florida, and more

Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, requested a pardon for corruption charges from the country’s president.


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America clamps down on asylum; Trump says Venezuela’s airspace closed, and more

Moldova said that Russian drones entered its airspace on Saturday, the third such incursion in just over a week


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Zelensky’s chief negotiator resigns; airlines warn of disruption after Airbus orders software updates, and more

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, greeted Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, in Moscow


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America responds to National Guard shooting; Vladimir Putin dismisses Ukraine peace plan, and more

Kash Patel, head of the FBI, gave details about the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.


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Britain’s £26bn tax rise; Hong Kong fire, and more

Britain’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises worth £26bn ($34.3bn) over five years.


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Ukraine peace talks make progress; Nvidia’s share price falls, and more

Donald Trump said his team had “fine-tuned” America’s revised peace plan for Ukraine and directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet Vladimir Putin in...

A revised Ukraine peace proposal; Trump speaks with Xi, and more

America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, following negotiations in Geneva...

Brighter prospects for Ukraine in Geneva; Japan to deploy missiles near Taiwan, and more

Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, touted “arguably the best” meeting in the entire process of negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine,...

Ukraine’s allies question the peace plan; COP30 ends unhappily, and more

Israeli air strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities


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Ukraine’s hard choice; Trump meets Mamdani, and more

Eli Lilly became the first drugmaker to reach a $1trn valuation


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