Shopkeepers, students, and Iranians from all segments of society have taken to the streets as Iran’s rial has lost nearly half its value against the dollar in 2025.

Two Ukrainian units said that drone pilots saw a messages written on cardboard by a Russian in a building who was seeking to surrender.

A large-scale sovereignty mission across the South Atlantic Islands has seen Royal Navy, British Army and RAF assets operate jointly across South Georgia and Ascension Island.

"A Budapest-style piece of paper will not satisfy Ukraine. Ukraine does not need a Minsk-style meticulously drafted trap. My signature will be under a strong agreement," Zelensky said in his address on Dec. 31.

‘Never before have we increased our military strength so significantly, so quickly,’ said Mette Frederiksen in a televised address to her nation

It would mark the first time the Chinese firm has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.

Ukrainian forces are under growing pressure in the south of the country, where less well-equipped units are vastly outnumbered by Russian brigades that have taken hundreds of square kilometers of territory in recent weeks.

China imposes taxes on condoms and contraceptives to combat declining birth rates amid ongoing population challenges.

Undeclared nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea were allegedly aboard the Ursa Major when it sank off Spain in 2024, with damage consistent with a torpedo strike, according to Spain’s La Verdad.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue.

Kyiv denies Moscow’s accusation it targeted the Russian president’s residence.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine and the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' group of nations backing Kyiv plan to hold their next meetings at the start of January.

On Jan. 1, Russian forces launched a glide bomb at Feldman Ecopark in Lisne village, four kilometers from Kharkiv.

In an interview with state TV, the Venezuelan president also evaded a question about an attack in his country claimed by the US.

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Hundreds hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above water pipeline appears to have let sewage into supply

Patriot is one of the world's most advanced air defense systems, capable of intercepting aircraft as well as cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles.

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.

Ukraine’s secret service warns of a staged high-casualty attack, potentially targeting a church in the run-up to Russian Orthodox Christmas.

Iranian authorities have responded by hardening their rhetoric and warning against outside involvement. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iranians would not tolerate foreign interference in addressing internal challenges.

The two states say they are taking reciprocal measures after the US announced full-entry restrictions on their citizens.