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December 7, 2025 4:05 PM

Eighteen die after migrant boat sinks off southern Greek island

Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 26 miles (40 km) south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea. The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo...

December 7, 2025 4:00 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Greece, no reports of damage

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Greece on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of any damage. The quake was at a depth of 12.4 kilometers (7.71 miles) and was in Peloponnese, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The German Research...

December 7, 2025 6:12 PM

US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European offici...

December 7, 2025 3:53 PM

US signs $228 million deal with Rwanda for health in new aid model

The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year deal for the provision of $228 million for the health sector in the East African nation, the State Department said, the second such pact under the Trump administration's new approach to overseas ai...

December 7, 2025 3:44 PM

Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths exceed 900

Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month reached more than 900. The number know...

December 7, 2025 6:13 PM

India and Russia rewrite global trade as PM Modi, Putin push for three economic connectivity projects

While the West lectures New Delhi and Moscow on partnerships, the two capitals just signed the future in ink and steel. On 4 and 5 December in India, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not just exchange pleasantries; they ...

December 6, 2025 4:16 PM

Gaza talks at critical moment, ceasefire not complete, Qatar’s prime minister says

Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday. Mediators are working to force the next phase of ceasefire forward, ...

December 6, 2025 11:21 AM

“One of the great honours of my life”: Trump gets first FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

Dmonald Trump took centre stage on the green carpet ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center on Friday (December 5). The U.S. president was all smiles as he made his way to the event where FIFA chief Gianni Infantino...

December 6, 2025 4:06 PM

Car ploughs into Christmas crowd in France’s Guadeloupe; at least 10 killed

A Christmas celebration in Sainte-Anne in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe turned tragic on Friday after a vehicle rammed into a crowd preparing for festive events, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine others. Local broadcaster Ra...

December 6, 2025 12:02 AM

Putin concludes India trip; EAM Jaishankar sees him off at Delhi’s Palam Airport

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday departed for Russia from Palam Airport after concluding his visit to India. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar saw him off at the airport. Putin had arrived in New Delhi on December 4 for a two-day st...

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