[Premium Times] In Casablanca, Burkina Faso produced the most dramatic moment of the day, scoring twice deep into stoppage time to overturn Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in Group E.

CBI has filed a chargesheet against four Punjab Police personnel, naming Inspector Ronnie Singh as the prime accused in the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Bath. Charges of attempted murder were dropped, replaced with 'causing grievous hurt' and 'wrongful restraint' following a parking dispute.

A 20-year-old Bengali mason, working in Odisha for the first time, was tragically beaten to death by a mob. While his family claims he was falsely accused of being Bangladeshi, police state the violence erupted from a monetary dispute. Two other migrant workers were critically injured in the attack.

In a heartwarming display of unity, a 75-year-old Sikh woman in Punjab's Jakhwali village donated land for a new mosque. Sikh and Hindu families are also contributing financially to the construction. This gesture highlights the village's long-standing tradition of interfaith harmony, where all communities support each other's religious needs.

Naxal carried a Rs 1.1 crore bounty on his head

Tragedy struck near Mysuru Palace late Thursday when a helium cylinder for balloons exploded, claiming one life and injuring four, including three tourists. The blast, heard a kilometer away, occurred as visitors enjoyed the palace's winter festival events. Authorities have ruled out foul play, and forensic teams are investigating the incident. Injured individuals were promptly taken to KR Hospital.

India's first wildlife-safe road corridor debuts on Bhopal-Jabalpur highway. A 12km stretch through a tiger reserve features speed-calming red markings, fencing, and 25 underpasses. This integrated approach aims to drastically reduce animal road deaths by guiding wildlife and slowing vehicles in critical tiger habitats.

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against a government-recognized madrassa teacher from Azamgarh who fraudulently drew salary and retirement benefits for a decade while living abroad and holding British citizenship. He allegedly amassed significant properties and cash from suspicious entities, highlighting a systemic breakdown in the state's madrassa education framework.

Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko noted that H3N2 flu changed since 1973

The source said there are quite a lot of units in the Ukrainian army that did not meet expectations of the command

According to Ouest-France, eBay had already recorded 500,000 listings by the morning of December 25 and expects the total number of posts to rise by 400%

head of the Bundestag defense committee Thomas Rowekamp said that the German army «has capabilities that it can use, including in Ukraine»

Spacecraft was inserted into the target orbit at the calculated time and taken over for control by the ground assets of the Aerospace forces

The Democrats and Republicans initially worked together to release the files, until ‘politics as usual’ inevitably spoiled everything Read Full Article at RT.com

How communist-era tree toys became status symbols, family heirlooms, and million-ruble collectibles Read Full Article at RT.com

Suspected IS terrorists were planning attacks during Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, according to Turkish prosecutors Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian authorities plans to draft 2 million people in early 2026, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry Read Full Article at RT.com

Au lendemain du réveillon de Noël et des ouvertures de cadeaux, près de 900 000 annonces de revente ont été publiées dans l'Hexagone, pulvérisant les scores de l'année dernière, selon les chiffres communiqués par les plateformes eBay et Rakuten.

Au Gabon, la maîtrise de l'espace numérique constitue un enjeu majeur de souveraineté nationale. Cette responsabilité revient à l'Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF), administration publique spécialisée dans la conception, l'organisation et la sécurisation des infrastructures numériques du pays. Placée sous la tutelle du ministère de l'Économie numérique, de la Digitalisation et de l'Innovation, l'ANINF agit en tant qu'agence opérationnelle de (...) - ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Opérateur stratégique au service du développement national, la Setrag qui fait de la relève son combat a signé le 3 décembre 2025 dernier un partenariat avec des universités et grandes écoles de notre pays. Dans la suite du programme « Tremplin » qui a profité à 15 de nos compatriotes jeunes talents, la Setrag via sa stratégie RSE impulsée par le groupe Eramet vient d'organiser la Journée « Early Careers » à laquelle ont été conviées, l'Ecole de mines et de métallurgie de Moanda(E3MG), (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Forum National des Organisations de Jeunesse du Gabon (FNOJG) organise, ce samedi 27 décembre 2025, une Conférence de Presse dédiée à la restitution officielle des résultats de la Grande Enquête Nationale en ligne et au sein de la Diaspora, portant sur le Dialogue Direct et Permanent entre la Jeunesse gabonaise et le Président de la République, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. Cette rencontre, prévue de 12h00 à 13h00 au ABC Mall des Charbonnages (Box 3), s'inscrit dans (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A Christmas Day temperature record was broken overnight when 19.7°C was measured in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri just before 2 a.m.

Beijing’s ban on obscene content on messaging apps reportedly aims to protect children rather than target sexting adults Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a telegram, noting growing partnership Read Full Article at RT.com

The political scion and BNP party head has arrived in a country torn by violence and ruled by an interim government ahead of elections Read Full Article at RT.com

Rodion Miroshnik added that it remains unclear what the first point of Zelensky’s plan, intended to affirm Ukraine’s sovereignty, actually means

The yuan-to-ruble rate fell 10 kopecks to 11.03 rubles

[Nile Post] Two goals deep into second-half added time gave Burkina Faso a stunning comeback win over 10-man Equatorial Guinea in Group E at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

[Dabanga] Sudanile / Sudan Media Forum -- What is left for the Sudanese citizen to pay for the accursed war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)? His life, his morals, his children's education, his health, his displacement within his country or his dispersal in exile?

[The Conversation Africa] Museums and universities around the world hold vast collections of cultural artefacts, artworks, objectified belongings and even ancestral remains. Many were not freely given but taken during colonial times, through force, manipulation, theft or violence. For decades, they have sat in storerooms and display cases, classified into categories like anthropology, natural history or ethnology, separated from the people and communities to whom they once belonged.

According to the sources, the measure is based on the principle of reciprocity

The collaboration is expected to generate approximately $1.2 million in annual revenue