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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium. — EPA
Von der Leyen says Ukraine's EU accession is key to future security guarantees
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted Ukraine's accession to the European Union is a key component of the country's future security guarantees after holding talks with European leaders to debrief peace talks on Tuesday.Von der Leyen said that accession to the 27-member bloc, which Ukraine aspires to join, represents "a key security guarantee in its own right," in a social media post following a call within the Berlin Format, which includes the leaders of Germany, France, and Poland, among others."Ultimately, the prosperity of a free Ukrainian state lies in the accession to the EU," Euronews quoted her as saying. "Accession doesn't only benefit countries that join; as the successive waves of enlargement show, the show of Europe benefits."Her...
December 31, 2025

Von der Leyen says Ukraine's EU accession is key to future security guarantees

A helicopter is used in a rescue operation to evacuate people stranded at high altitude following the failure of the Macugnaga cable car in Verbania, Piedmont region, northwestern Italy, 30 December 2025. — EPA
Six people injured and 100 evacuated after Italy cable car crash
ROME — A cable car crash in Italy's Piedmont region on Tuesday left at least six people injured, with helicopters deployed to rescue about 100 others, according to Euronews.The incident happened at around 11:25 am when two cabins collided with the cable car's upper and lower stations near the village of Macugnaga, the Italian fire service said.The nearby ski slopes were closed off, and the ski lift was suspended after the accident.The Civil Alpine Rescue Service, police and firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and helped to evacuate the people stranded on the mountain, mainly tourists.Filippo Besozzi, managing director of lift operator Macugnaga Trasporti e Servizi, said one of the cabins had failed to slow down as expected and had hit a station barrier."Fortunately there...
December 31, 2025

Six people injured and 100 evacuated after Italy cable car crash

Police officers guard a savings bank branch in the Buer district of Gelsenkirchen, 30 December, 2025
Thieves drill into German bank vault and steal millions 
BERLIN — Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into on Monday during the holiday lull, Euronews reported.Some 2,700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and the Sparkasse bank said.Thomas Nowaczyk, a police spokesperson, said investigators believe the theft was worth between €10-€90 million.German news agency dpa reported that the theft could be one of Germany's largest heists.The bank remained closed on Tuesday, when around 200 people showed up demanding to get inside, dpa reported.A fire alarm summoned police officers and firefighters to the bank branch shortly before 4 am on Monday.They found a hole in the wall and the vault ransacked. Police believe a...
December 31, 2025

Thieves drill into German bank vault and steal millions 

A police officer holds the shoulder of a person who has their hands tied behind their back and wearing a black hood
Turkey detains 357 suspects in widening crackdown against IS militants
ANKARA — Turkish police have detained 357 suspected members of the so-called Islamic State (IS) as part of a widening crackdown against the group, the country's interior minister said on Tuesday.The raids, which took place in 21 provinces across Turkey, came a day after a deadly clash in the northwest province of Yalova, where three police officers and six IS militants were killed.Eight other officers and a security guard were wounded when police stormed a house used as a hideout.Turkey has launched a series of operations against suspected IS cells in the past week, following reports that operatives were planning attacks targeting Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, according to authorities.On Tuesday, police carried out simultaneous raids in 21 provinces, including in...
December 30, 2025

Turkey detains 357 suspects in widening crackdown against IS militants

President Volodymyr Zelensky — EPA
Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
KYIV — Ukraine emphatically denied a Russian allegation Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences.Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Kyiv had launched an attack overnight using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Putin's state residence in Russia's northwestern Novgorod region.Russia said it would now review its position in peace negotiations. It is not yet clear where Putin was at the time of the alleged attack.President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the claim as "typical Russian lies", and accused Moscow of trying to derail peace talks.He said that Russia had previously targeted government buildings in Kyiv.Zelensky added on X: "It is critical that the world doesn't stay silent now. We...
December 30, 2025

Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence

Turkish police block off a road near the site of the ISIS operation in Elmalik village, Yalova province,, on December 28, 2025
Three Turkish police officers, six IS militants killed in gunfight
ANKARA — Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in a shootout during a counter-terrorism operation in Yalova province Monday, authorities said.The gunfight in northwest Turkey, in which nine other officers were wounded, took place a week after more than 100 suspected IS members were detained for planning Christmas and New Year attacks.The clash erupted around 3 am local time when police raided a house in Elmalik village, about 9 kilometers from Yalova city centre in the country's northwest, suspected of harbouring IS members. Suspects opened fire as officers approached, triggering an exchange of gunfire.Six IS members were killed in the shootout, according to reports.All wounded officers were taken to Yalova Training and Research Hospital and were...
December 29, 2025

Three Turkish police officers, six IS militants killed in gunfight

A handout photo made available by the Presidential Press Service shows US President Donald Trump (R) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in Florida, USA, 28 December 2025. — EPA
US, Ukraine make limited progress on peace deal after Trump-Zelensky meeting 
PALM BEACH, Florida — The US security guarantees for Ukraine were "100% agreed", President Volodymyr Zelensky saidfollowing a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.The Ukrainian president hailed "great achievements" following a bilateral meeting with his US counterpart, who insisted that Russia's war against Ukraine must end soon.Emerging after more than three hours of talks, neither man announced any major breakthrough in the grinding effort to end the conflict started by Russia in 2022. Both emphasized the process was complicated and would take more time. Trump, who spoke by phone earlier in the day with Russian President Vladimir Putin, still offered a relatively sympathetic view of Moscow’s positions.Zelensky told reporters in Florida that US security...
December 29, 2025

US, Ukraine make limited progress on peace deal after Trump-Zelensky meeting 

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King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity after 'year of deepening division'
LONDON — Britain's King Charles has called for reconciliation after a year of deepening division, saying in his Christmas address that people must find strength in the diversity of their communities to ensure right defeats wrong.In his traditional speech, recorded in Westminster Abbey, Charles said "we should never lose sight" of the values in which "communities came together in the face of such great challenge".The King also hailed the "spontaneous bravery" of those who helped in emergencies, such as the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.The monarch cited the spirit of the world war two generation, which he said came together to take on the challenge that faced them; displaying qualities he said have shaped both the UK and the Commonwealth.King Charles's Christmas address to the...
December 26, 2025

King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity after 'year of deepening division'

Pope Leo XIV during the Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, 25 December 2025. — EPA
Pope Leo decries suffering in Gaza, calls for courage to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
ROME — In his first Christmas sermon as pontiff on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV denounced the suffering of the people of Gaza and called for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine.In an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the new pope urged Ukraine and Russia to find the "courage" to hold direct talks to end the warThe first American ⁠pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God ​had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world.“How, then, ‍can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?” he asked.Leo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the ‍world’s cardinals to ⁠succeed...
December 25, 2025

Pope Leo decries suffering in Gaza, calls for courage to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address

Princess Charlotte and Catherine, The Princess of Wales, sit smiling at a piano as they perform at for a Christmas Carol service
Princess of Wales and daughter perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert
LONDON — Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her daughter Charlotte played a festive piano duet that aired Wednesday as part of an annual Christmas service celebrating “love in all its forms,” according to Kensington Palace.The mother and daughter did not appear live at the Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey earlier this month. But their performance of a piece of music by Scottish composer Erland Cooper was pre-recorded at Windsor Castle last week specifically for the event's Christmas Eve broadcast on ITV1.British television viewers saw the “special musical moment” between Catherine and Princess Charlotte on Christmas Eve, the palace said in a statement.The royal mother and daughter performed “Holm Sound” by the Scottish producer Erland Cooper, a composition...
December 25, 2025

Princess of Wales and daughter perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert

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