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Rescue operations underway as floods hit southwestern Bolivia
President Paz met with experts, his cabinet and weather scientists on Sunday to make an assessment on the situation.
He also pointed to widespread deforestation over the past two decades as a factor worsening the floods. Bolivia lost 10.4 million hectares to the fire in 2014, the worst wildfire crisis in its history.
Residents queue to donate blood after Bondi beach shooting
Long queues formed at a Sydney blood bank on Monday (December 15) to support hospitals dealing with an influx of patients after the Bondi Beach shooting.
Some people waited for up to two hours to donate blood, wanting to help in any way they could.
"I just want to donate blood because I felt super hopeless at home, just sitting and doing nothing and I felt that there was something that you have to do so I just came here," said one unidentified resident.
Mass exodus as Burundians return home after M23 seizes Uvira
Dozens of Burundian nationals stranded in the eastern Congolese town of Uvira since its seizure by the M23 rebel group began crossing back into Burundi on Sunday (December 14) after authorities temporarily opened the border, witnesses said.
The movement followed days of uncertainty after M23 seized Uvira, a key commercial hub on Lake Tanganyika near the Burundi border.
The temporary reopening of the border comes as M23-appointed authorities say they are working on arrangements to allow foreign nationals and captured soldiers to return to their countries, amid fears the conflict could further disrupt cross-border movement and trade.
Rare protest in Russia after Moscow's tech ban hits Roblox
Several dozen people protested on Sunday (December 14) in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox, a rare show of public dissent as popular irritation over the ban gains some momentum.
In Tomsk, 2,900 km (1,800 miles) east of Moscow, several dozen people braved the snow to hold up hand-drawn placards.
When the Russian ban was introduced, Roblox said it has "a deep commitment to safety" and provides "rigorous built-in protections to help keep users safe."
Santas in Kosovo sprint to raise money for those in need
Thousands of festive runners dressed in red Santa costumes flooded the streets of Kosovo's capital on Sunday (December 14) for the 10th annual Pristina Santa Run, blending holiday cheer with a charitable cause.
Winter begins after first snowfall of the year in Ukraine's capital
Snow fell in Kyiv on Sunday (December 14) for the first time this winter, covering streets and parks across the Ukrainian capital.
Forecasters warned of icy roads and wet snow, but Kyiv residents embraced winter's arrival, flocking to parks to build snowmen and sled down hills.
Children hurled snowballs on playgrounds while dogs bounded through a fresh powdery blanket of snow, turning the city's gray streets into a lively winter scene.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.
Trump says the United States "don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won," targeting his criticism at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israel continues to fire missles at strategic sites in Iran and Gulf regions report more strikes from Iran.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Entry and exit across the state border between Azerbaijan and Iran for all types of cargo vehicles, including those in transit, will resume on 9 March, according to a statement by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke by phone on Sunday as tensions between Washington and Westminster deepened over the conflict involving Iran. The call came less than a day after Trump criticised Britain’s response to U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.
Norwegian police are searching for a suspect after an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo on 8 March caused minor damage but no injuries, in what authorities say may have been a deliberate attack linked to the Middle East crisis.
An explosion damaged a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège early on Monday (9 March) in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries.
The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers will meet on Monday to discuss a global rise in oil prices and a joint release of oil from emergency reserves coordinated by the International Energy Agency, the Financial Times reports.
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