Protests in Iran over a plummeting currency and inflation fears continued for a second day in the capital, despite attempts by security forces to disperse crowds with volleys of tear gas.
The United States has offered Ukraine "strong" security guarantees for 15 years as part of a peace deal to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after talks with US President Donald Trump, with Kyiv looking for a longer pledge from Washington to keep Moscow in check.
Peace talks to end Russia's war on Ukraine were "moving in the right direction," US President Donald Trump asserted after holding two hours of critical talks with his visiting Ukrainian counterpart and a call with European leaders.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje (VV) party scored a clear victory in Kosovo's parliamentary elections, setting it in position to form a new government and potentially end the small Western Balkan nation's year-long political deadlock.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is set to hold talks with US President Donald Trump in what could be the most consequential meeting in the country's recent history, said securing peace with Russia depends on Kyiv's allies.
Ukraine's leading anti-corruption agencies said they were investigating alleged vote-buying by members of parliament, and that security services were hindering efforts to conduct searches.
Nearly a third of the Ukrainian capital was left without heat amid freezing temperatures after Russian drones knocked out municipal heating plants. More than two dozen people were wounded in the overnight barrage.
A new documentary about the acclaimed Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, detailing her outspoken support for the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests, has ignited a powerful reaction across Persian-language social media.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on December 26 that he will meet with US President Donald Trump, likely over the weekend, as Washington accelerates efforts to broker a peace agreement between Kyiv and Moscow.
Ikramuddin Saree, a former police commander in Afghanistan's Takhar and Baghlan provinces under the pre-Taliban republic, was shot dead on the evening of December 24 outside his office in Tehran.
Multiple drones hit the Russian port city of Temryuk overnight, igniting fuel tanks and damaging industrial facilities, authorities said. The strike came as Russia launched a large wave of nighttime drone attacks across Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has unveiled the latest draft of a US-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine as it nears its fourth anniversary.
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