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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

Vanuatu island chief ‘very impressed’ by global climate decision

Climate Litigation and Justice counsel for Vanuatu, Dutch expert Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, speaks to the media after an ICJ session tasked with issuing the first Advisory Opinion (AO) on states’ legal obligations to address climate change, in The Hague. — AFP

Ex-Labour leader launches new UK political party

(FILES) Britain's former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses outside Islington Town Hall in London on June 5, 2024 after submitting his nomination papers to officially stand as an Independent candidate in Islington North for the July 4 general election. Former leftist Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on July 24, 2025 that he was forming a new political party alongside another ex-member of Britain's ruling party, MP Zarah Sultana. They said the new outfit would be called Your Party. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Tides could help predict when huge icebergs break loose: Study

A huge iceberg breaking off was ‘imminent within the next weeks to months’.

Russian plane crashes in Russia's far east, nearly 50 people on board feared dead

FILE PHOTO: An An-24 aircraft of Angara Airlines lands at the airport of Irkutsk

People-smuggling gangs face tough UK sanctions

Nearly 24,000 migrants have made the perilous journey across the Channel so far in 2025, the highest ever tally at this point in a year.

Greece to create new marine reserves to protect wildlife

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis deliver a speech, in Athens. — Reuters

Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' prior Ukraine peace deal

This photo shows a damaged residential building following a Russian attack in Kyiv. — AFP

Ukraine proposes fresh peace talks with Russia next week

A woman removes a broken glass in a damaged apartment building, in Donetsk. — Reuters

European powers plan fresh nuclear talks with Iran

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, flanked by European officials, speaks to media, in Geneva. — Reuters

Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia: USGS

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Many die as Vietnam boat capsizes

A man stands on a tourist boat that capsized in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province on July 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Russia leaving Ukrainians stranded, says FM

Residents look at an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, in Odesa. — Reuters

Migrants freed from El Salvador reach Venezuela

Venezuelan migrants get off a plane at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia. — AFP

EU targets Russian oil in new Ukraine war sanctions

Participants stand with their shoes in hand at the Pidpillya intensive training camp in the Kyiv region. — AFP

Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference on home and foreign policy in Berlin. — AFP
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