The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. “For the … Read more
Chileans have elected their most conservative leader in decades. Chile has joined South America’s shift to the right, electing Jose Antonio Kast, a hardline conservative, as president. He tapped into voters’ fears about a rise in crime and migration, and an economic crisis. His victory marks a significant shift since the end of military rule … Read more
Canada will now extend automatic citizenship to children born or adopted abroad to a Canadian parent also born outside the country. There are conditions to the “Lost Canadian” rules that came into effect on Monday – the Canadian parent must show a “substantial connection” to the country by having spent at least three years there … Read more
Lawyers for the axed former chief executive of Oxfam GB have said she will launch legal action against the charity, claiming she was constructively dismissed. Halima Begum’s solicitors said she was “forced to resign” due to the “hostile, victimising and discriminatory conduct of Oxfam”. They said she “entirely denies the defamatory and unfounded criticism of … Read more
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed. Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The world could lose thousands of glaciers each year over the coming decades unless global warming is curbed, leaving only a fraction remaining by … Read more
12/16/2025December 16, 2025 Germany’s Pistorius warns against rushing European force for Ukraine Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is urging caution over plans for a European-led multinational force in Ukraine. His comments follow Monday’s Berlin summit, where European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, proposed a protection force to secure a possible ceasefire. On Tuesday, Pistorius … Read more
Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Search and rescue operations were continuing in the Moroccan town of Safi after flash floods killed at least 37 people. Drought-hit Morocco often experiences severe weather, but Sunday’s flooding in the coastal town is the deadliest such disaster in … Read more
Washington has blamed ISIL (ISIS) for the attack and promised retaliation. Three US soldiers have been killed in an attack in Syria’s central city of Palmyra. It is the first known deadly attack on US forces since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was deposed last year. Washington has accused the ISIL (ISIS) group of carrying … Read more
December 15, 2025—Ottawa—The Government of Canada is committed to making Canadian citizenship law fair, clear and reflective of how Canadian families live today, both in and outside Canada. Bill C-3, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (2025), is in effect as of today. Moving forward, people born before December 15, 2025, who would have been citizens … Read more
An employee works inside a textile mill at Bhilwara in India’s Rajasthan state, on July 6, 2025. Himanshu Sharma | Afp | Getty Images India’s total goods exports for November rose 19% on year to $38.13 billion, with sharp improvement in the country’s trade with U.S. India’s merchandise goods trade deficit, which had touched a … Read more