The US has destroyed three alleged narco-trafficking boats travelling in a convoy in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing multiple people Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese President Xi Jinping has touting an unbreakable “bond of blood and kinship” with the people of Taiwan in New Year’s Eve address Read Full Article at RT.com

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Trump is seeking to gain approvals for his ballroom in just over two months that have taken other large projects years to complete.

À Paris, le gouvernement national veut interdire les réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans et l'usage des téléphones portables au lycée dès septembre 2026. Un projet de loi sera examiné dès le début du mois de janvier.

Iceland Monitor wishes everyone a happy and prosperous New Year and extends its sincere thanks to readers for their support and companionship throughout the year now past.

Au moment du passage à l'An 2026, L'une de mes Prières au Créateur Tout Puissant et aux Ancêtres est que l'Afrique PUISE Sa Force dans Ses Peuples, Sa Sagesse dans Ses Traditions et Valeurs Nobles et fonde Son Avenir sur Le Patriotisme et La Solidarité. Que 2026 soit une année de Paix véritable, de dialogue, d'Unité et d'Actions Porteuses d'Espoir avec une implication véritablement renforcée de la Jeunesse et des Femmes, dans toute leur diversité, pour le développement de nos Nations ! (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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The Election Commission has issued a stern warning against the intimidation of electoral staff by political workers, vowing stringent action. Following a meeting with a TMC delegation, the poll panel urged parties to prevent their representatives from threatening election duty personnel. The EC also pressed the West Bengal government to release enhanced honorariums for Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

Dilip Ghosh's return to party meetings during Amit Shah's Kolkata visit signals a potential larger role for the former Bengal BJP chief. However, the absence of key Matua and Rajbangshi leaders from a recent BJP meeting highlights underlying unease within the party ahead of the 2026 polls.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered over Rs 5 crore in unaccounted cash, Rs 8 crore in gold and diamond jewellery, and property documents worth Rs 35 crore during searches on alleged gangster Inderjit Singh Yadav's premises. The investigation into money laundering stems from Yadav's alleged illegal extortion and coercive loan settlements.

Intelligence has confirmed that the vessels were traveling along a known drug smuggling route in the eastern Pacific Ocean and were overloading drugs

Experts also found that 75% of respondents confirmed that their families still preserve tree decorations from previous generations

«The opponents would never understand that we are in the habit of creating, not breaking, uniting, not stirring up, talking, not shouting,» the Belarusian leader said in his New Year's address

The presidency is passing to Astana in an extremely difficult period marked by turbulence in the global economy, Kazakh political analyst Talgat Kaliyev said

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir emphasized that 2026 will be a crucial year for shaping security realities for the state of Israel

The temporary exemption from the US sanctions imposed on Serbia’s only refinery is set to last until late January, Belgrade has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian troops have been expanding the buffer zone in Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkov regions, General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered the traditional New Year’s Eve address Read Full Article at RT.com

Two Ukrainian long-range drones were intercepted as they headed toward Moscow on New Year’s Eve Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly halting federal child care funding to all states, pending proper paperwork, Read Full Article at RT.com

Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation’s founding charters remain robust.

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Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally. 

La filière perlicole est la deuxième activité économique du fenua. Un secteur stratégique, qui fait vivre près de 500 producteurs, mais pour eux le prix de la perle est trop bas. Une loi de Pays est en préparation, visant à structurer la filière. Le texte a obtenu un avis favorable du CESEC.

A Kolkata businessman orchestrated a massive Rs 6,200 crore bank fraud using 60 shell companies, with bank chiefs allegedly complicit. Fictitious iron and steel transactions, involving fake sales and purchases, were conducted through book entries. The scam was exposed after the arrest of a former bank CMD, leading to the attachment of properties worth over Rs 106 crore.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 150 crore near Buckingham Palace in the UK, belonging to former S Kumars CMD Nitin Kasliwal. Kasliwal is accused of laundering Rs 1,400 crore of bank loans by establishing an offshore network of trusts and companies to acquire foreign assets.