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‘I am concerned’: Regional leaders urge calm amid US-Venezuela tensions
17 December 2025Leaders in Latin America and the United Nations have voiced concerns about the spiralling tensions between the United St...
US Senate passes $901bn defence bill
17 December 2025The United States Senate has passed a $901bn bill setting defence policy and spending for the 2026 fiscal year, combinin...
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends record before Republican lawmakers
17 December 2025Former Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended the two criminal prosecutions he led against President...
DRC says M23 vow to pull out of Uvira is a ‘distraction’
17 December 2025The DRC government has said the M23 armed group’s unfulfilled pledge to withdraw from the key town of Uvira is a “di...
England’s resident doctors begin five-day strike
17 December 2025Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Prim...
Analysis: Yemen’s future after the separatist STC’s expansion eastwards
17 December 2025Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) is trying to create facts on the ground with its recent advance...
Faced with Trump’s deportation push, US teachers fear leaving the classroom
17 December 2025Washington, DC – For the past two years, weekdays for Susanna have meant thumbing through picture books, organising cu...
US dramatically escalates air strikes on Somalia under Trump this year
17 December 2025The United States has dramatically intensified its military air campaign in Somalia, carrying out 111 strikes against ar...
Who is Susie Wiles? Why has her Vanity Fair interview stirred controversy?
17 December 2025United States President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, who is known for operating from well behind the scenes, has sud...
Venezuela’s Machado leaves Oslo after trip to receive Nobel Peace Prize
17 December 2025News|Nicolas Maduro Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Oslo after travelling to Norway in secret...