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Overnight, Russia launched several waves of drone attacks on Ukraine causing widespread damage across the country. Ukraine claims a total of 46 attacks were conducted using a blend of ballistic and cruise missiles, plus Shahed 136 drones (supplied by Iran). The Ukrainian air defence systems are becoming increasingly effective at defeating these attacks, with Ukraine

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being petitioned to apologise to British child migrants who suffered “shame and isolation”.   It is the latest move by campaigners demanding an official apology for the treatment endured by youngsters shipped to Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries. The petition, initiated by the group Home Children Canada, states

Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza will expand over the coming days, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned, as attacks appeared to intensify on Christmas Day. The Hamas-led Gaza health ministry says 250 Palestinians have been killed and 500 wounded in the past 24 hours – with 106 of those said to have died in an airstrike on

Ukraine is officially marking Christmas on 25 December for the first time today – after it continued to fend off Russian drone attacks overnight. Traditionally, Ukrainians have celebrated on 7 January, in line with the Russian Orthodox Church. But in July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed legislation moving the Christmas holiday to 25 December. On Sunday,

Around 300 Indian travellers are stuck in a French airport after their flight was grounded in a human trafficking investigation. Those on board the Romania-based charter company Legend Airlines plane from Fujairah airport in the United Arab Emirates to Managua, in Nicaragua, included families and children. The youngest passenger is a 21-month-old toddler while some

A former TV journalist hoping to challenge Vladimir Putin in Russia’s next presidential election has been barred from standing. Independent politician Yekaterina Duntsova hoped to run on a platform to end the war with Ukraine. But on Saturday, she was disqualified after members of the central electoral commission voted unanimously to reject her candidacy, citing

Ukraine’s military has claimed it shot down three Russian fighter jets in the south of the country. The Su-34 fighter bombers were reportedly brought down in the Kherson region on Friday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the air force. President Zelenskyy praised Odesa’s anti-aircraft unit in his nightly video address. Mykola Oleshchuk, Ukrainian

The chancellor has signed a deal aimed at boosting financial services ties with Switzerland, describing the arrangements as a “global first”. It is aimed at boosting access to each other’s markets and is based on mutual recognition of laws and market regulations in both countries. The Treasury said the Berne Financial Services Agreement marked a

People in Iceland have been told to stay at home and “get into the Christmas spirit” rather than attempt the risky journey to the site of the erupted volcano. A gash two miles long has opened up on the Reykjanes peninsula, spewing between 100 and 200 cubic metres of lava every second. Though the lava

The Irish government is to bring a legal case against the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The inter-state case is over the UK’s decision to bring in the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act, deputy premier Micheal Martin has confirmed. The act became UK law in September 2023. It looks to end

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the JN.1 COVID strain as a “variant of interest”. Announcing the new classification, the UN agency stressed the risk posed by the strain is considered “low”. “Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low,” WHO said. It

For the first time in India’s parliamentary history, 78 lawmakers were suspended in a single day. A large swath of INDIA Alliance MPs were dismissed on Monday, with a further 49 excluded today making a total of 141 suspended. The alliance, which has 142 MPs in the lower house and 101 MPs in the upper

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday that has a range to hit anywhere in the United States, said South Korea and Japan, marking its second launch in hours as Pyongyang condemned a US-led show of force as “war” moves. The missile has a potential to travel more than 9,300 miles, meaning it

A 33-year-old man allegedly sprayed an unknown substance at two victims as he yelled Gas the Jews in front of a Washington, DC synagogue Sunday morning, according to police and a report. Brent Wood is accused of spraying the two victims as he shouted the antisemitic phrase outside the Kesher Israel Congregation around 9:30 a.m., authorities

While retail sales are strong, typically an indication of a healthy consumer, an industry economist is deeply concerned about how consumers will pay it all off when the bill comes.  Bankrate senior industry analyst Ted Rossman’s concerns were heightened, in particular, after noticing an uptick in usage for buy now, pay later (BNPL) services as consumers

In post-pandemic times, many employers and companies are continuing to mandate a return to the office for their workers and some employees are responding with a particular form of pushback.  First, there was the trend “quiet quitting,” in which workers did the bare minimum on the job just to get by and now, say workplace leaders

Roseanne Barr stunned an AmericaFest audience in Arizona by saying that horrible communists and Nazi fascists will bring a Muslim caliphate across the globe. The controversial comedian appeared Saturday at a Turning Point USAs AmericaFest in Phoenix billed by the conservative group as “?the largest celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms. She took the

Pastor and author Tony Evans married his fiance Carla in a private ceremony in recent days, and the two are excited to continue serving the Lord together, his church said in an announcement Sunday. The 74-year-old pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas had announced in September his engagement to Carla Crummie, saying she

Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan to battle hazardous levels of smog. Planes equipped with cloud-seeding equipment – which helps clouds form and increases precipitation – flew over areas of Lahore on Saturday. The megacity in Pakistan’s east is often ranked as one of the worst places in the world

Donald Trump has said undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country” during a speech in New Hampshire. The Republican presidential frontrunner repeated language that had previously been criticised as xenophobic and echoing Nazi rhetoric. Mr Trump made the comments during a campaign event where he railed against the record number of migrants attempting