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Zelensky has talks on Ukraine with US envoys Witkoff, Kushner

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded there are points he does not like in the US-led draft plan to end Russia's invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded there are points he does not like in the US-led draft plan to end Russia's invasion.

Carol Of The Bells once filled the air here. Now it’s only bombs.

Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut performing Shchedryk - a Ukrainian song known in English as Carol Of The Bells - at the entrance to the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in 2024.
Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut performing Shchedryk - a Ukrainian song known in English as Carol Of The Bells - at the entrance to the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in 2024.

Police shoot dead man in Sweden, find woman’s body

Police received reports that a man in his 20s had attacked the occupants of a house in the north Swedish town of Boden with some kind of weapon.
Police received reports that a man in his 20s had attacked the occupants of a house in the north Swedish town of Boden with some kind of weapon.

Britain’s King Charles lauds unity in diversity in Christmas message

Britain's King Charles, along with members of the royal family, arrives to attend the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church, as the royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Britain's King Charles, along with members of the royal family, arrives to attend the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church, as the royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Ukraine fires Storm Shadow missiles, drones to hit Russia’s oil, gas facilities

Ukraine used Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region.
Ukraine used Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region.

Russia compares US blockade of Venezuela to piracy

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends a press conference following a meeting of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his Kazakh counterpart Ermek Kosherbayev in Moscow, Russia, October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends a press conference following a meeting of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his Kazakh counterpart Ermek Kosherbayev in Moscow, Russia, October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Daughters of King Charles’ brother Andrew join royals for Christmas service

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York and Princess Beatrice of York leave after attending the royal family's Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on Dec 25.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York and Princess Beatrice of York leave after attending the royal family's Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on Dec 25.

Four members of Liechtenstein family found dead

A flag of Liechtenstein flutters in front of the Vaduz Castle near Vaduz, Liechtenstein, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A flag of Liechtenstein flutters in front of the Vaduz Castle near Vaduz, Liechtenstein, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Russia made proposal to France on jailed French researcher Vinatier, says Kremlin

French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is suspected of illegally collecting sensitive Russian military information, stands inside an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is suspected of illegally collecting sensitive Russian military information, stands inside an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Poland intercepts Russian plane over Baltic, reports airspace breaches from Belarus

A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flying above the Baltic sea in September 2025, after violating Estonian air space.
A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flying above the Baltic sea in September 2025, after violating Estonian air space.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.