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December 19, 2025 9:12 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the European Union’s attempts to seize Russian assets, calling the move a robbery. Speaking during his annual question-and-answer session and year-end press conference today, Mr Putin said the seizure was being done openly and warned it would undermine...
December 19, 2025 9:09 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin today said that Russian forces are advancing across Ukraine and Moscow is on track to achieve its military goals. At his year-end news conference, Putin said Russian troops have seized the strategic initiative and would make further gains by the end of the year. Russ...
December 19, 2025 3:43 PM
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The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme following, the country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. It is the largest buyback since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. The Bondi Beach attack is country’s deadliest mass attack in decades, left 15 dead and dozens injured when two gunm...
December 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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European Union (EU) leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with a 90 billion euro loan backed by the EU budget after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets. The agreement is expected to cover Ukraine's military and economic needs for the next two years, which came after more than a day of t...
December 19, 2025 1:20 PM
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US President Donald Trump has signed the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) for Financial Year 2026 into law, emphasising deeper US engagement with India and the Quad to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific and address the challenge posed by China. Trump said that the Act will enable the Depa...
December 19, 2025 12:47 PM
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The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) has raised alarm over a rise in enforced disappearances of Baloch women by Pakistani security forces. In 2025, nine cases were documented, involving students, health workers, housewives, and activists, with some victims tortured or killed in custody. HR...
December 19, 2025 11:45 AM
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US President Trump signed an order to assert US space dominance and the expansion of national security, commercial, and technological capabilities beyond Earth. The executive order, titled Ensuring American Space Superiority, frames space leadership as central to national power, economic growth, and...
December 19, 2025 11:49 AM
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Dhaka witnessed fresh unrest in the early hours today as the premises of the renowned Bengali cultural organisation Chhayanaut were vandalised and partially set on fire, hours after news broke of the death of Inqilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman Hadi. The incident took place around 1:30-2:00 am at C...
December 19, 2025 11:37 AM
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India and Ethiopia have elevated their bilateral ties to Strategic Partnership level during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the African nation on Tuesday and Wednesday. The two countries have signed eight MoUs/agreements. The Ethiopian government believes that PM Modi's visit marks a new pha...
December 19, 2025 11:23 AM
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An Indian team’s satellite internet concept emerged as a global winner of NASA’s 2025 International Space Apps Challenge. The Chennai-based team, Photonics Odyssey, proposed a sovereign, phased-array satellite internet infrastructure to expand broadband access across remote regions and won the Most ...
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