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Internally displaced Palestinian shelter in a destroyed building, in Al Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, 13 December 2025, near the yellow line amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (EPA)
Israeli fire kills five Palestinians in northern Gaza as ceasefire stalls
GAZA — Israeli troops fired across the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby, according to a local hospital, as the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas showed further signs of strain. The deaths occurred in the Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, said Rami Mhanna, managing director of Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. Israel’s military said its forces identified “a number of suspicious individuals” west of the Yellow Line — the demarcation separating Israeli-held areas from the rest of Gaza — and opened fire. The military said the incident was under review and added that it “regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals.” The Yellow Line was established under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that...
December 20, 2025

Israeli fire kills five Palestinians in northern Gaza as ceasefire stalls

FBI agents investigate blocked off buildings near The Barus and Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 15 December 2025. (EPA)
Autopsy confirms suspect in Brown University shooting died by suicide days earlier
WASHINGTON — An autopsy has confirmed that the man suspected of carrying out last weekend’s deadly shooting at Brown University and the subsequent killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor died by suicide days before his body was discovered, New Hampshire authorities said on Friday. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national and former Brown University graduate student, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday night, according to Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said the autopsy determined that Neves Valente died on Tuesday — the same day that MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, died in hospital after being shot at his home in...
December 20, 2025

Autopsy confirms suspect in Brown University shooting died by suicide days earlier

Tourists queue in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, 19 December 2025. (EPA)
Rome to charge €2 entry fee for close-up access to Trevi Fountain from 2026
ROME — Visitors to Trevi Fountain will soon be required to pay a €2 entrance fee to view the iconic monument up close, as part of new measures introduced by the City of Rome to manage crowds and fund conservation efforts. The new fee will come into force on February 1, 2026, city officials announced, marking the first time access to the Baroque landmark has been ticketed. While the coins traditionally thrown into the fountain will continue to be donated to charity, revenue from the entrance fee will be directed to the municipal authority to cover maintenance costs and improve visitor management. Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said the measure is intended to ease congestion at one of the city’s most visited sites. “Two euros isn’t very much, and it will lead to less chaotic...
December 20, 2025

Rome to charge €2 entry fee for close-up access to Trevi Fountain from 2026

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit. (EPA)
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit may need lung transplant
OSLO — Norway’s royal household said on Friday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit may require a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health in recent months. The 52-year-old princess was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a progressive and incurable lung disease that causes scarring of lung tissue, making breathing increasingly difficult and limiting the amount of oxygen that reaches the bloodstream. In a statement, the palace said medical tests carried out in the autumn showed “a clear worsening” of her condition. Dr. Are Martin Holm, head of respiratory medicine at Oslo University Hospital, said doctors were now approaching “the point where a lung transplant will be necessary.” Speaking to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, the princess said her...
December 20, 2025

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit may need lung transplant

Taiwanese first responders' emergency vehicles respond to the scene after several smoke grenades were set off inside the Taipei Main Station in Taipei, Taiwan, 19 December 2025. (EPA)
Three killed in knife attack and smoke bomb rampage in Taipei
TAIPEI — At least three people were killed and nine others injured after a knife-wielding attacker carried out a deadly rampage across central Taipei during the evening rush hour on Friday, Taiwanese authorities said. Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai said the 27-year-old suspect detonated smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails at Taipei Main Station before moving through underground shopping areas and nearby streets, stabbing people along the way. The attack began at around 5:20 p.m. local time (09:20 GMT), one of the busiest periods of the day. Officials identified the suspect as Chang Wen, a Taiwanese national. Cho said the attacker later died after falling from a multi-storey building while being pursued by police. His motive remains unclear. According to authorities, the suspect fled from...
December 20, 2025

Three killed in knife attack and smoke bomb rampage in Taipei

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife and sharing videos online
BERLIN — A court in the German city of Aachen has sentenced a 61-year-old man to eight-and-a-half years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife over several years, filming the assaults and distributing the videos online. The defendant, identified only as Fernando P in line with German privacy laws, was convicted of aggravated rape, grievous bodily harm and violation of personal privacy. The court found that he sedated and sexually assaulted his wife at their home between 2018 and 2024. Court spokesperson Katharina Effert said the man also recorded the abuse and shared the footage on internet platforms and chat groups, making it accessible to other users. Large parts of the trial were held behind closed doors to protect the victim’s identity. The woman’s lawyer, Nicole...
December 20, 2025

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife and sharing videos online

A Palestinian father and his children warm themselves by the fire outside their family's destroyed home during cold winter weather, in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, 10 December 2025. (EPA)
UN-backed experts say food conditions in Gaza have improved, but 100,000 still face catastrophic hunger
GAZA — UN-backed food security experts say nutrition and food availability in Gaza have improved since the ceasefire, but more than 100,000 people were still experiencing “catastrophic conditions” last month, underscoring the fragility of the situation. According to the latest analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), around half a million people in Gaza were facing emergency levels of food insecurity, while over 100,000 remained in IPC Phase 5, the most severe classification, which denotes “catastrophe” at the household level. In August, the IPC had warned that about 500,000 people — roughly a quarter of Gaza’s population — were living in areas suffering from famine. The new report notes that since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in...
December 20, 2025

UN-backed experts say food conditions in Gaza have improved, but 100,000 still face catastrophic hunger

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he answers questions during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media at the Gostiny Dvor forum hall in Moscow, Russia, 19 December 2025. (EPA)
Putin says no more wars after Ukraine if Russia is “treated with respect”
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would not launch further wars after Ukraine if its interests are respected, dismissing Western warnings that Moscow plans to attack Europe as “nonsense.” Speaking during his annual “Direct Line” televised event, which lasted more than four hours, Putin was asked by the BBC whether Russia could carry out new “special military operations,” the Kremlin’s term for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “There won’t be any operations if you treat us with respect, if you respect our interests just as we’ve always tried to respect yours,” he said. Putin added that Russia would refrain from further invasions if the West did not “cheat” Moscow, repeating his long-standing claim that the expansion of NATO violated...
December 20, 2025

Putin says no more wars after Ukraine if Russia is “treated with respect”

US launches large-scale airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack
WASHINGTON — The United States said it carried out a large-scale military operation against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, striking more than 70 targets in response to a deadly ambush that killed two American soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter earlier this month. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation, dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike, involved fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery, with aircraft from Jordan also participating. The strikes targeted IS infrastructure, weapons depots and operational sites across central Syria, employing more than 100 precision-guided munitions. The operation began at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (21:00 GMT) on Friday, according to CENTCOM, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East and beyond. President Donald...
December 20, 2025

US launches large-scale airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L), European Council President Antonio Costa (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
EU agree $105bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders have struck a deal to give Ukraine a €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) loan after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets.The agreement, which leaders said would meet Ukraine's military and economic needs for the next two years, came after more than a day of talks at a summit in Brussels."We committed, we delivered," EU chief Antonio Costa wrote on X as he announced the deal to provide a loan backed by the bloc's common budget.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had urged leaders to use €200 billion of frozen Russian assets but Belgium, where the vast bulk of the cash is held, demanded guarantees on sharing liability that proved too much for other countries.In another development, French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed it would...
December 19, 2025

EU agree $105bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets

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