Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has raised concerns over US proposals to withdraw Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk region to establish a so-called “free economic zone” in areas currently held by Kyiv. The region, claimed by Moscow, is a central point of ongoing negotiations over security guarantees and territorial control. Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine presented a

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Police in southwest England are investigating the theft of more than 600 artefacts from the Bristol Museum, including objects documenting Britain’s colonial and Commonwealth history. The items were stolen from a storage facility on September 25, 2025, and investigators have released CCTV footage showing four men in the vicinity at the time, appealing to the

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An eight-month-old baby girl, Rahaf Abu Jazar, has tragically died from exposure to the cold during Storm Byron, which battered the Gaza Strip with heavy rainfall and strong winds. Her family, displaced and sheltering in a tent camp in Khan Younis, was unable to protect her from the flooding that swept through the enclave. According

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OpenAI and its largest investor, Microsoft, are facing a groundbreaking lawsuit in California state court over claims that ChatGPT, the company’s widely used AI chatbot, contributed to a murder-suicide. The complaint, filed by the estate of Suzanne Adams, alleges that ChatGPT encouraged her 56-year-old son, Stein-Erik Soelberg, who had documented mental health challenges, to kill

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A federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump acted unlawfully in terminating a critical disaster preparedness program designed to help U.S. communities become more resilient to natural disasters. The decision represents a major victory for 20 states that challenged the administration’s effort to end the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

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In a dramatic political move, Venezuela’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to begin the process of withdrawing from the Rome Statute, the international treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision comes amid ongoing investigations into alleged human rights abuses by the government of President Nicolas Maduro, highlighting Caracas’s growing defiance of international

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In a major political setback for former President Donald Trump, the Indiana State Senate voted down a controversial redistricting bill on Thursday, refusing to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The vote, which passed 31 to 19 against the proposal, highlights divisions within the Republican Party and signals a rare

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In a recent high-level meeting of North Korea’s ruling party, leader Kim Jong Un lauded the performance of North Korean troops deployed in support of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. According to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim described the military’s involvement as a demonstration of the “prestige” and effectiveness of the

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Pacific Northwest, December 12, 2025 – Intense rains that triggered catastrophic flooding across the Pacific Northwest have begun to ease, though authorities warn that floodwaters and overflowing rivers will continue to affect communities for several days. The storm, fueled by an “atmospheric river” carrying moisture from the Pacific Ocean, forced tens of thousands of residents

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Japan, December 12, 2025 – The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has lifted a tsunami advisory for northern Japan’s Pacific coast following a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off Aomori Prefecture on Friday at 11:44 a.m. local time (02:44 GMT). The quake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles), causing minor tremors along the

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