Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday that its forces had carried out a series of strikes targeting Russian infrastructure and assets, including two oil depots, a technical observation post in the Black Sea, and several reconnaissance drones.
Russia has blocked access to the popular U.S. children’s gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of spreading extremist materials and promoting what it calls “LGBT propaganda,” the country’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced on Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s position on Taiwan during talks in Beijing on Tuesday, following recent remarks by Japan’s prime minister suggesting Tokyo could respond to a potential Chinese attack on the island.
Australia will become the first country to ban social media accounts for users under 16 starting 10 December, with regulators tracking “migratory patterns” to stop teens shifting to other platforms, Communications Minister Anika Wells said on Wednesday (3 December).
Poland’s army will assist the country’s national power grid operator in protecting key energy infrastructure, under a new agreement signed on Wednesday, as Warsaw heightens its defences against suspected Russian sabotage and drone incursions.
The European Union is considering setting up a quadrilateral working group to strengthen transport connectivity between East and West, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has successfully steered his minority administration away from a potential collapse, securing vital parliamentary support for the 2026 fiscal plan following weeks of tense negotiations.
A round table meeting of NATO foreign minsters has just begun in Brussels, where they're expected to speak about ongoing peace talks, as well as defence issues.
Hong Kong Police said that the death toll of people killed in the Wang Fuk apartment fire has risen to 159 while giving an update on their investigation into the incident on Wednesday.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is confronting one of the most serious accountability crises to hit the European Union in decades, after EU prosecutors detained two high-profile former officials in a fraud investigation.
South Korean prosecutors have requested a 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, who is on trial for bribery, stock manipulation and fundraising offences, with a verdict due on 28 January.
Serbia’s parliament has adopted a 2026 budget that sets a 3 % deficit and reserves 164 billion dinars (about $1.6 billion) for a potential state takeover of oil firm NIS.
Hostage remains handed over by Hamas on Tuesday were found not to belong to the last two Israeli captives in Gaza, according to the office of Israel’s prime minister, after forensic teams completed their examination.
Salvador Nasralla of Honduras’ centrist Liberal Party has taken a razor-thin lead over conservative rival Nasry Asfura, the candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, in a presidential election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
The core United Nations (UN) budget could be cut by $577 million next year under a proposal from UN's Secretary-General António Guterres, who is also seeking to eliminate more than 18% of jobs.
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a blistering verbal attack on the Somali community, characterising migrants as "garbage" just as federal authorities prepare a contentious enforcement operation in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.
The disappearance nearly 12 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
As the race to succeed António Guterres gathers pace, former Vice President of Costa Rica and Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan has issued a stark challenge to the United Nations: end eight decades of male exclusivity and finally elect a woman on merit.
President Vladimir Putin accepted some U.S. proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and rejected others but that Russia was ready to meet U.S. negotiators as many times as it took to reach an agreement, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
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