UN warns 17 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity. Devastated by decades of war and instability, Afghanistan is facing a multitude of crises. Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, it’s been subjected to international sanctions. Now, once again, Afghanistan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. The World Food Programme says it’s […]
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has left Oslo, her coordinator of international relations, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, wrote in a post on X. “As confirmed by the prime minister of Norway, she is no longer in the city of Oslo,” Noselli’s post said. “She is doing well and during these
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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado went to Norway despite a travel ban imposed by Venezuelan authorities. Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Oslo after travelling to Norway in secret last week to collect her Nobel Peace Prize,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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