LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest developments as Vladimir Putin insists he is 'ready and willing' to discuss peace in Ukraine at his annual end of year press conference.

The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May.

Archie and Lilibet are shown helping their father push a trolley of food made to feed the poor in California on Thanksgiving this year - but again their faces are hidden.

Yoko Matsuda, 37, and her husband Masanari Matsuda, 36, died after becoming trapped inside a room at Sauna Tiger, located in the city's Akasaka district.

A Tower Transit bus captain who was seen on dashcam footage stopping his bus amid moving traffic to flash his middle fingers at another motorist has been suspended from duties. The incident occurred along Anson Road at about 5.11pm on Dec 9. In a video posted by Stomp on Facebook, the bus captain of service 106 was seen stopping his vehicle while the traffic lights were green and holding up both middle fingers as a car drove by. The car driver, identified as Stomper K, was heard swearing in the video. Stomp reported the male driver as saying that the incident happened as he was trying to switch to the leftmost lane, to form up to turn into Gopeng Street. The driver, presumably avoiding the bus lane which was in operation based on the timestamp in the video, had stopped briefly across two lanes as there were two other cars ahead of him. A bus is then seen moving past the man's car, before stopping just before the intersection. At this moment, the traffic light was showing green. The bus captain was then seen carrying out the said deed. 

There are 24 states in the U.S. that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.

Police in the capital area arrested three individuals in an operation last night on suspicion of organised theft, which police believe targeted both members of the public and retail stores across the Reykjavík area. Unnar Már Ástþórsson, chief superintendent with the Metropolitan Police, described the course of events to mbl.is.

TEHRAN – The Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute database has recognized 557 most-cited Iranian researchers in human sciences, social sciences, art, and architecture in the current Iranian year, which started in March 2025, indicating a 14 percent increase compared to 489 researchers in the previous year.

TEHRAN – In the first nine months of 2025, more than 1.7 million Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported in a press release on October 27.

The Russian top diplomat emphasized the need to strictly adhere to the principles of work of the IAEA Secretariat

«This is smaller than the European Union countries taken together, but as regards cooperation measured between countries, Russia ranks first among the European countries,» the Russian leader said

Renowned Malawian preacher and humanitarian Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has capped the year with two prestigious continental accolades, reaffirming his growing influence in philanthropy and social empowerment across Africa. Bushiri was on Wednesday honoured with the Best Philanthropist of the Year 2025 award at the glittering Zikomo Africa Awards ceremony held in Tanzania. Just days later, […] The post Bushiri Bags Top African Philanthropy Honours, Eyes Bringing Zikomo Africa Awards to Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Russian forces have the strategic initiative on the front line and will secure more victories soon, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

China is seeking damages after Missouri won a $24 billion Covid-related court ruling against it Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has paused the green card lottery after authorities linked it to the suspect in the Brown University shooting   Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ridiculed a recent PR stunt by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky Read Full Article at RT.com

A Singapore influencer is being investigated by the authorities after being accused of dog abuse. Eunice Ng, who goes by the name Mermaid Girl online, had allegedly posted a video to her Telegram account depicting the abuse. The clip shows a small, white dog cowering while a woman who is off camera berates it for drinking peach tea. She can he heard saying: «You're nothing more than a rat, okay?» The woman then hits the dog thrice with audible impact as it recoils. While the original video can no longer be accessed, it has been reposted to TikTok and Reddit, garnering significant uproar. Multiple netizens stated that the dog looked «unhealthy» and «malnourished», while others expressed anger for how it was being treated. Others on TikTok also tagged the authorities to alert them of the case. Responding to media queries, group director of enforcement and investigation at National Parks Board (NParks) Jessica Kwok said they are aware of allegations that a content creator had mistreated a dog.

A new report has now revealed disturbing details about Emile Soleil's cause of death and how his body was stored.

The 89-year-old was helped on board the aircraft by five of her relatives who, witnesses say, told airline staff she was unwell and had fallen asleep.

The 2.5-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Silverdale, Lancashire at 5.03am on Friday.

Seven people were killed on Thursday after a Cessna C550 private jet, owned by the 55-year-old racing driver, crashed on the runway at Statesville Regional Airport around 10.15am.

The cargo ship was sailing around 1,243 miles from Ukraine's borders when it was hit in a 'new, unprecedented special operation', a source in the Security Service of Ukraine said.

Significant damage to Mjólkárlína 1 between Mjólkár and Geiradalur caused a power outage around midnight in the early hours of the day before yesterday in the Westfjords, and repairs have taken longer than initially expected. This was reported by Landsnet on its Facebook page and website.