Published: 23:36 pm,Saturday 27 December 2025
Zelensky stops over in Canada, meets Carney before talks with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday stopped over in the city of Halifax, Canada, and met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney before flying to Florida to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis, reported Xinhua. Carney and Zelensky held a
Published: 23:47 pm,Saturday 27 December 2025
Israeli siege intensifies in West Bank, Gaza death toll tops 71,000
Israeli forces tightened restrictions on Palestinian villages in the West Bank on Saturday following a reported shooting, while Gaza health authorities updated the death toll in the enclave from the ongoing conflict to over 71,000, reported Xinhua. In the central West Bank, Israeli forces closed the entrances to
Published: 00:28 am,Sunday 28 December 2025
Winter storm hits US Northeast region, snarls thousands of flights
A strong winter storm slammed across the U.S. Northeast and Great Lakes regions from Friday evening to Saturday, dumping snow, crippling holiday travel and leaving tens of thousands out of power, reported Xinhua. As of 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, more than 5,580 flights within, to or
Published: 19:51 pm,Friday 26 December 2025
Zelensky to meet Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he plans to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, reported Xinhua. Zelensky told reporters that the meeting is scheduled to take place in the U.S. state of Florida on Sunday, according to the Interfax-Ukraine
Published: 20:01 pm,Friday 26 December 2025
8 killed in mosque blast in Syria
The death toll from an explosion that struck a mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of the central Syrian city of Homs has risen to eight, Syria's health authorities said Friday, as authorities intensified investigations into what they described as a terrorist attack, reported Xinhua. In a statement,
Published: 20:28 pm,Friday 26 December 2025
2 killed in stabbing-ramming attack in Israel
Two people were killed and another one injured in a stabbing-ramming attack in northern Israel on Friday, according to Israeli police, emergency service and media reports, said Xinhua. The emergency service Magen David Adom said that an 18-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man were killed in the attack,
Published: 20:11 pm,Friday 26 December 2025
Ex Malaysian PM Najib to serve 15 years in jail
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years in jail over four counts of abuse of power in a case related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Friday, reported Xinhua. The country's High Court also imposed a fine of 11.4 billion ringgit, which is five
Published: 01:01 am,Saturday 27 December 2025
Israeli gunfire injures UN peacekeeper in south Lebanon
Israeli gunfire near United Nations peacekeeping patrols along the "Blue Line" border slightly injured one peacekeeper on Friday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said, reported Xinhua. In a statement, UNIFIL said heavy machine-gun fire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the demarcation line