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Russia reports capture of five new towns in eastern Ukraine 28 Dec 2025 - 04:49 pm

Moscow: The Russian forces took over five new towns in eastern Ukraine, namely Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dimitrov (Myrnohrad), Rodynske, Artemivka, and Volnoye...

Hakimi to feature in Morocco's final AFCON group game 28 Dec 2025 - 04:45 pm

Rabat: African player of the year Achraf Hakimi will make his first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations when hosts Morocco play...

470-kilo WWII bomb removed in Belgrade 28 Dec 2025 - 02:27 pm

Belgrade, Serbia: A 470-kilogram (1,000-pound) World War II aerial bomb was safely removed on Sunday from a construction site in a central district...

Polls close in first round of Myanmar's election 28 Dec 2025 - 01:22 pm

Yangon, Myanmar: Polls closed in the first round of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, an AFP journalist saw, ending the opening phase of a...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Peru 28 Dec 2025 - 11:56 am

Lima, Peru: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Peru on Sunday. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)...

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro treated for hiccups 28 Dec 2025 - 11:17 am

Brasília, Brazil: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a medical procedure Saturday to treat recurrent hiccups he has been dealing with for months,...

A saint, a monk, a rock: Bulgaria's euro coin designs 28 Dec 2025 - 10:45 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: Ancient rock art, a patron saint and a monk will be emblazoned on euro coins from Thursday, when Bulgaria joins the...

'Acoustic hazard': Noise complaints spark Vietnam pickleball wars 28 Dec 2025 - 08:26 am

Hanoi, Vietnam: The piercing pop-pop of pickleball paddles starts before sunrise and ends after midnight at dozens of newly built courts across Hanoi,...

Highway accident kills 10 in northeast Brazil 27 Dec 2025 - 11:52 pm

Sao Paulo: At least 10 people were killed Saturday in a head-on collision between two vehicles on a highway in the northeastern Brazilian...

5.1-magnitude quake hits southeast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 27 Dec 2025 - 11:50 pm

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted southeast of Honshu, Japan, at 1744 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre...

Sudanese army accuses RSF of targeting military site in Chad 27 Dec 2025 - 10:25 pm

Khartoum: The Sudanese army on Saturday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of carrying out a drone attack on the Al-Tina army...

New Zealand police 'recover' precious Faberge egg swallowed by thief 27 Dec 2025 - 10:20 pm

Auckland: After 6 days of continuous surveillance and extensive investigations, police in New Zealand have successfully recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg from...

Ivory Coast president seeks parliament majority in election 27 Dec 2025 - 08:02 pm

Abidjan: Scuffles broke out Saturday as Ivory Coast held parliamentary elections, two months after 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara won a presidential ballot that extended...

Spanish man and 3 children missing after Indonesia tourist boat sinks 27 Dec 2025 - 07:21 pm

Jakarta: A Spanish man and three of his children are missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas in Indonesia, rescuers told...

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan: USGS 27 Dec 2025 - 07:14 pm

Taipei: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the second major tremor to hit...

Inoue beats Picasso by unanimous decision in Saudi debut 27 Dec 2025 - 05:54 pm

Riyadh: Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue beat Mexico's Alan Picasso by unanimous decision in Riyadh on Saturday to pave the way for a mouthwatering...

Egypt, Norway Foreign Ministers discuss regional developments 27 Dec 2025 - 05:44 pm

Cairo: Egypian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Norwegian counterpart, Espen Barth Eide, discussed, during a phone call on Saturday, the latest regional...

UN chief welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire: spokesman 27 Dec 2025 - 05:42 pm

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed a deal announced by Thailand and Cambodia to put an end to...