Parliament has passed the SHANTI Bill, 2025, opening India's civil nuclear sector to private and foreign investment for the first time. This landmark law aims to boost clean energy, enabling a significant increase in nuclear capacity and attracting substantial investment. The bill overhauls governance, redefining liability and establishing the AERB as an independent safety regulator.

The Enforcement Directorate has appealed to the Delhi High Court after a trial court refused to take cognisance of its prosecution complaint against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.

The government informed Parliament that no conclusive data directly links higher air quality index (AQI) levels to lung diseases, though air pollution is acknowledged as a triggering factor for respiratory ailments. This response aligns with previous statements on the complex interplay of factors affecting health, including lifestyle and genetics.

The Russian top diplomat noted that the installation of the reactor vessel for Unit 1, which took place on November 19, was a significant milestone

Earlier, an EU summit concluded with no consensus on the expropriation of Russian assets under the guise of a so-called reparations loan to Kiev despite spending 17 hours in discussion

The all-time high recorded in 2015 was 3.25 million

Today’s European politicians don’t hold a candle to their predecessors, Deputy rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Karpovich noted

According to the head of the association of non-governmental organizations in the Palestinian enclave, the most pressing problem is to organize places fit for living and provide the refugees with basic household appliances and medicine

The police are investigating an incident near Tampines MRT Station after a man was found injured at around 5.55pm on Friday (Dec 19). In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received several calls for assistance in the vicinity of Tampines MRT Station. «Upon police's arrival, officers found an injured man and attended to his injuries together with Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics,» added the police. The man was later conveyed conscious to hospital. Although it is currently not known what caused the man's injuries, The Straits Times reported an eyewitness as saying that the injured man had blood stains on the side of his body. According to the eyewitness, the injured man left a trail of blood as he walked from the MRT station towards a traffic light near Tampines Mall. Other eyewitnesses from U-Taste eatery told the national broadsheet that there was an argument in the tentage area opposite the establishment — located at Block 513, Tampines Central 1. They believe the man's injuries were caused by knife wounds. Police investigations are ongoing.

At least nine people were injured in Taiwan's capital on Friday after a knifeman went on a violent rampage after throwing smoke grenades near a subway station.

According to Elvira Nabiullina, the investing activity declined in construction, transport and certain mining industries over the last year

Rustem Umerov said he would present a report to Vladimir Zelensky following the talks

The winners received $175,000 in prize money

The Russian top diplomat noted that Egyptian resorts «have long been a favorite vacation spot for Russians,» with 1.5 million people visiting Egypt in 2024

The sides confirmed that Moscow and Lome had the same or similar positions on regional and international issues of mutual interest

St Andrew real estate developer Devon Evans has been found not guilty of fraudulent conversion and obtaining money by false pretences in a property transaction involving medical doctor Lloyd Goldson. Evans was freed by Chief Parish Judge Chester...

Jamaica is monitoring the United States government’s decision to fast-track the reclassification of marijuana, a move described by Senator Delano Seiveright as a “major signal in the direction of further liberalisation at the US federal level"....

According to Denis Gonchar, the EU's actions could lead to huge financial losses, damage to the investment climate, and capital flight from Belgium and the EU

The only way for Zelensky to remain in power is to continue the war, Russian military expert Vitaly Kiselev emphasized

Vladimir Zharikhin noted it would hardly be possible to recognize elections as legitimate in the current situation

Vitaly Kiselev pointed out that Ukrainian barrier detachments operating within the zone of the special military operation are unable to stem the tide of desertion

«Ukraine has simply been sold out,» Mikhail Kavelashvili said

Sous la Très Haute Présidence de Son Excellence Brice Clotaire OLIGUI NGUEMA, Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, le Conseil des Ministres s'est réuni ce jeudi 18 décembre 2025, à 11 h 00, dans la salle habituelle des délibérations, au Palais de la Présidence de la République. Ouvrant les travaux, le Conseil a pris acte, avec une attention soutenue, des rappels du Président de la République relatifs à l'achèvement de la Transition, désormais engagée (...) - CONSEIL DES MINISTRES

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A man has been taken into police custody after allegedly chopping his mother, brother and cousin to death in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on Thursday night. The incident occurred in a section of the community called Frazersfield. The deceased have...

Coco's Coffee Shop has been told it cannot trade on Sundays because locals in Fareham, Hampshire, want one day a week 'free of odours'.

The police are investigating an incident near Tampines MRT after a man was found injured at around 5.55pm on Friday (Dec 19). In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received several calls for assistance in the vicinity of Tampines MRT station. «Upon police's arrival, officers found an injured man and attended to his injuries together with Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics,» added the police. The man was later conveyed conscious to hospital. Although it is currently not known what caused the man's injuries, The Straits Times reported an eyewitness as saying that the injured man had blood stains on the side of his body. According to the eyewitness, the injured man left a trail of blood as he walked from the MRT station towards a traffic light near Tampines Mall. Other eyewitnesses from U-Taste eatery told the national broadsheet that there was an argument in the tentage area opposite the establishment — located at Block 513, Tampines Central 1. They believe the man's injuries were caused by knife wounds. Police investigations are ongoing.

Tamil Nadu's draft electoral roll after the SIR has 5.43 crore voters. The SIR exercise removed over 97 lakh names. The exercise, opposed by chief minister MK Stalin, aimed to ensure accuracy but drew criticism for potentially deleting legitimate voters. Similar revisions are under way in West Bengal, which lakhs of voters were deleted.