Exiled punk band says its members are proud to be branded ‘extremists’ and hits back at Putin as an ‘aging sociopath’.
A Moscow district court has designated Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation, according to…

Exiled punk band says its members are proud to be branded ‘extremists’ and hits back at Putin as an ‘aging sociopath’.
A Moscow district court has designated Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation, according to…

Trump appeals to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Jimmy Lai convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law in case said to symbolises collapse of media freedoms in the city.
United States President Donald Trump has personally appealed to…

These are the key developments from day 1,391 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 16 Dec 2025
Here is where things stand on Tuesday, December 16:

Rob Reiner, who was found dead alongside his wife, Michele Reiner, at their Los Angeles home in what police are investigating as a double homicide, was not only a celebrated filmmaker but also a longtime Democratic Party supporter and one of US…

Washington has blamed ISIL (ISIS) for the attack and promised retaliation.
Three US soldiers have been killed in an attack in Syria’s central city of Palmyra.
It is the first known deadly attack on US forces since former Syrian President Bashar…

Label is the latest instance of Trump using militarised, symbolic language to justify US operations against drug smuggling.
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order labelling fentanyl, and…

US President Donald Trump has said that an agreement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine is “closer than ever” after key leaders held talks in Berlin, but several officials said that significant differences remain over territorial issues.
Trump…

The United Nations adopts by majority a resolution affirming the Palestinians' right to self-determination

Rights groups say the demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to ‘cage in’ Palestinians.
The Israeli military will demolish 25 residential buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp this…

A low-pressure system exacerbates Gaza's suffering.. UN warning of the risk of freezing newborns