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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilize €210 billion of Russian assets
STRASBOURG — The European Union has agreed to indefinitely immobilize the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element of the reparations loan to Ukraine, still under intense negotiations ahead of a make-or-break summit next week.By doing so, the EU locks in the assets under its jurisdiction for the foreseeable future amid fears that the United States might seek control of the Russian funds and use them in a future settlement with Moscow to end the war.The long-term immobilization was agreed by ambassadors on Thursday afternoon under Article 122 of the EU treaties, which only requires a qualified majority from member states and bypasses the European Parliament.The law prohibits the transfer of the €210 billion in assets back to the Russian Central Bank. The bulk of the assets,...
December 12, 2025

EU agrees to indefinitely immobilize €210 billion of Russian assets

Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Man worngly deported to El Salvador released from ICE custody after judge’s ruling
PHILISBURG — El Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Thursday afternoon following a federal judge’s order.District Judge Paula Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody “immediately,” Thursday in a court filing, a significant development in the case concerning the man mistakenly deported this year before being returned to the United States.Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation has been the basis of a fraught legal battle that’s included tense confrontations between the judge and the Justice Department. It has also come to embody the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and aggressive posture in trying to deport immigrants to far-flung countries.“Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful...
December 12, 2025

Man worngly deported to El Salvador released from ICE custody after judge’s ruling

A view of the Austrian parliament in Vienna
Austria's parliament passes law banning headscarves for schoolgirls under age of 14
VIENNA — Austria's parliament passed a law on Thursday banning schoolgirls under the age of 14 from wearing a headscarf.The coalition government, made up of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and Neos, said the new law represents a "clear commitment to gender equality" and applies to girls in both public and private schools.Under the new law, all girls under 14 are forbidden from wearing what the government called "traditional Muslim" head coverings, which includes hijabs and burqas.If any student is found to have violated the ban, they must enter into discussions with the school authorities and parents or legal guardians.In the case of repeated violations, the youth welfare agency must be notified and families or responsible adults could be...
December 12, 2025

Austria's parliament passes law banning headscarves for schoolgirls under age of 14

Father-of-two Charlie Kirk built Turning Point USA, a campus conservative group
Charlie Kirk murder accused makes first in-person court appearance
SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah campus in September has made his first in-person court appearance, as a judge deliberated on the extent of media access to the high-profile case.Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, 22, and the Utah County Sheriff's Office had asked the judge to ban cameras in court out of concern that news coverage could prejudice a fair trial.Kirk's widow and a coalition of national and local news organisations pushed for transparency and a judge agreed on Thursday to allow cameras in court.The defendant faces several charges, including aggravated murder, and could face the death penalty if convicted. He has not yet entered a plea.He turned himself in to authorities after an extensive manhunt following...
December 12, 2025

Charlie Kirk murder accused makes first in-person court appearance

Downed trees on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 10, 202
Hundreds of flights canceled as blackout leaves 1.4 million without power in Brazil
SAO PAULO — More than 1.4 million residents had no electricity on Thursday after strong winds caused several trees to collapse onto this Brazilian metropolis's power grid a day earlier, according to an Associated Press report. Local authorities in Sao Paulo said there were no injuries, but almost 400 flights were canceled.Utility Enel has provided no deadline for services to return. One of its directors, Marcelo Puertas, told journalists the Italian company has 1,300 people working to solve the issue since winds of about 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) started hitting Sao Paulo.Sao Paulo city hall said 231 trees have fallen due to what it calls effects of an extratropical cyclone formed in the south of Brazil. Aviation authorities say most of the canceled flights were at the local...
December 12, 2025

Hundreds of flights canceled as blackout leaves 1.4 million without power in Brazil

A Ukrainian serviceman works with a ground-based robotic system during their training at an undisclosed location near the frontline in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, 11 December 2025. — EPA
US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says
KYIV — The United States has suggested creating a “free economic zone” in parts of the eastern Donbas region from which Ukraine would withdraw under a negotiated peace with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.In wide-ranging comments to reporters, Zelensky said that Kyiv has presented the US with an updated version of a peace plan — “not a single document, but a set of documents,” many of which need to be finalized. He said the Trump administration wants a “full understanding” of the status of the plan by Christmas.Questions of territory remain unresolved, the Ukrainian leader said. “The Russians want the whole of the Donbas — but we, of course, do not accept this,” he explained. Russia has been fighting in the Donbas region, which spans the...
December 12, 2025

US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
US sanctions Maduro’s nephews and shipping companies it says move Venezuelan oil
CARACAS — The US says it is sanctioning three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, as it ramps up its pressure campaign on the South American country.Two of the sanctioned nephews were previously convicted of drug trafficking charges in the US before being released in a prisoner swap.The US is also taking aim at Venezuela’s oil sector by sanctioning a Panamanian businessman and six shipping companies that allegedly moved Venezuelan oil.Additionally, the US Treasury identified six vessels it said were engaged in “deceptive and unsafe shipping practices” that provided financial resources to Maduro’s government.CNN has reached out to the Venezuelan government for comment.The sanctions come a day after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of...
December 12, 2025

US sanctions Maduro’s nephews and shipping companies it says move Venezuelan oil

A student waves a Bulgarian flag as tens of thousands of Bulgarians gather in Sofia's central square, demanding the government's resignation, Sofia, 10 December 2025
Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-corruption protests
SOFIA — Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned on Thursday after tens of thousands of Bulgarians joined protests across the country the night before, demanding that the government step down over allegations of widespread corruption."We hear the voice of the citizens, we must rise to the demands. Both the young and the old raised their voices in favour of the resignation. This civic position must be encouraged," Zhelyazkov said, announcing his cabinet's resignation at an extraordinary session in the National Assembly."However, a challenge lies ahead, the protests must convey what the profile of the government should be from this moment on," he added."Citizens must demand this from the leaders of the protest, this is a call for a government that builds on the achievements of the...
December 12, 2025

Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-corruption protests

Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021
Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021, during the tenure of now-jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.He was known to be a staunch supporter of Khan, and took early retirement shortly after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in 2022.It is the first time that an ISI chief in Pakistan has been court martialled.The ISI chief is seen as the second most powerful position in Pakistan's military.According to a press release issued by the public relations arm of Pakistani military (ISPR), the 15-month-long court martial proceeding began on August 12,...
December 11, 2025

Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail

The three Israelis were deported from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra
Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport
ACCRA — Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.Seven Ghanaians, including four members of an official delegation attending a cyber-security conference in Tel Aviv, were allegedly detained without explanation.They were released after five hours, while the three others were deported, according to Ghana, which condemned their "humiliating treatment".Ghana's foreign ministry says a senior diplomat from the Israeli embassy in Accra was summoned over the incident, and both countries have agreed to resolve the row amicably.The BBC has contacted the Israeli embassy for comment but is yet to receive a...
December 11, 2025

Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport

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