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Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.Speaking during his...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow. — Reuters

Ukraine attacks major Russian refinery with big assault

A wounded Ukrainian serviceman is seen at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers, in Kyiv. — AFP

110,000 turn out for far-right rally in London

Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, wave Union flags and St George's cross and Welsh flags as they walk through central London during a 'Free speech' march, on September 13, 2025. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)

Nato says no 'immediate military threat' to alliance from Russian drills

Members of Volny Chor, flash V-signs as exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and prisoners released from Belarus applaud during a press conference in Vilnius. — Reuters

Poland calls emergency UN meet over Russian drone raid

Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. - Reuters

Britain's Mandelson fired as US envoy over Epstein links

Former Labour politician Peter Mandelson

France's new prime minister takes office amid anti-govt protests

French police pin protesters to the ground during a demonstration, in Montpellier, France. — Reuters

Poland warns of escalation over Russian drone intrusion

Polish soldiers walk below as firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, in Wyryki, Poland. — Reuters

Macron scrambles to find new PM as Bayrou resigns

France's PM Francois Bayrou (C) delivers his general policy statement, at the National Assembly in Paris. — AFP

Millions hit as London Underground train workers strike

Commuters cross London Bridge early in the morning. — AFP

ICC postpones hearing on Duterte's drug crackdown

A general view of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague. — Reuters

Russia hits seat of Ukraine govt in biggest air attack

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged building, in Kyiv. — AFP

Pope Leo XIV declares ‘God’s influencer’ first millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful, after a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, at the Vatican. — Reuters

Zelensky urges Slovak PM to cut Russian oil imports

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers at Independence Square in Kyiv. — AFP

Dozens detained at Serbia anti-govt rally

People gather during a protest against, in Novi Sad, Serbia. — Reuters

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