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Dec 23, 2025
Quito [Ecuador], December 23: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance of four boys aged 11 to 15 during security operations in the South American nation's largest city, Guayaquil, one year ago.
Russian, Venezuelan FMs voice concern over U.S. actions in Caribbean
Explosion at French laboratory near Lyon injures at least 4
US to announce start of phase 2 of Gaza deal in new year: Fidan
Boats stranded after 'sinkhole' opens up in English canal
Israeli military storms West Bank towns, carries out demolition
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130 kidnapped schoolchildren freed after a month, say Nigerian authorities
Lagos [Nigeria], December 23: Nigerian authorities on Sunday said that 130 children abducted from a Catholic school last month are now free.
Sixteen people die in bus crash on Indonesia's Central Java highway
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 23: A long-distance bus overturned at a toll road exit in Indonesia's Central Java province early Monday, killing 16 people, police said.
Suspect in Sydney terror attack transferred from hospital to prison
Sydney [Australia], December 23: The 24-year-old man alleged to be one of two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach terror attack has been transferred from...
Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb attack
Moscow [Russia], December 23: A Russian general has been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow, state investigators said on Monday, the latest in a...
Nigeria confirms release of remaining abducted schoolchildren in central state
Dec 22, 2025
Abuja [Nigeria], December 22: The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that all remaining schoolchildren and staff held hostage by suspected terrorists following an attack on...
Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World Arabic Language Day
Cairo [Egypt], December 22: A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.
African leaders call for regional-led solution to DR Congo conflict
Kampala [Uganda], December 22: African leaders on Sunday called for regional-led efforts to take the forefront in resolving the crisis in the Democratic Republic of...
Russia to step up joint efforts with EAEU partners to develop ties: Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russia highly values the mutually beneficial cooperation with its partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and hopes to step up...
2 killed in car-train collision in SW Poland
Warsaw [Poland], December 22: Two people were killed on Sunday when a car collided with a passenger train at a railway crossing in Ziebice, southwestern...
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela
Washington DC [US], December 22: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC's US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa tavern shooting
Sydney residents honour Bondi victims on National Day of Reflection
Colombian navy seizes 27 tonnes of cocaine from vessels
France to build new nuclear aircraft carrier, says Macron
Starmer and Trump discuss Ukraine, Gaza
Zelensky rejects Putin's demand for elections to be held in Ukraine
Over 41,000 cross English Channel in small boats
Progress made in Gaza peace plan: US envoy
