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Zelensky looks to secure peace deal at Trump meet as Russian offensive mounts
Discussions at Trump’s Florida resort will cover security guarantees and territorial concessions.
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Last month China approved the planned partnership between state-owned Codelco and private firm SQM, which features Chinese capital.
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A mining truck loads lithium sulphate at the Atacama salt flat in Chile. Photo: Anadolu via Getty Images
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2 dead as Storm Johannes batters Nordic nations, thousands left without power
One person was killed after being hit by a falling tree near Sweden’s Kungsberget ski resort, police said.
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Bus crash kills 15 in Guatemala, government declares 3 days of national mourning
15 others were being treated for injuries at local hospitals after the bus veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine, authorities said.
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Europe
Ukraine peace requires ‘a willing Russia’, says Canada’s PM Carney
Carney denounced the ‘barbarism’ of Moscow’s latest attack on Kyiv as Zelensky stopped in Nova Scotia before flying to Florida to meet Trump.
28 Dec 2025 - 3:38AM
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro has surgery to treat hiccups, wife says
Bolsonaro, 70, had been hospitalised on Wednesday for hernia surgery. In September, he was jailed for 27 years for plotting a coup.
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Ukraine’s parliament rocked by new bribery scandal as Zelensky heads to US talks
Guards try to block anti-corruption officials from entering parliament offices as part of their investigation into MPs taking bribes.
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Europe
Italy arrests 9 suspected of funding Hamas via charities
Among those arrested was the president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, who reportedly funnelled funds to Hamas’ military wing.
27 Dec 2025 - 9:21PM
Europe
Everyone’s a winner: Spanish town agrees to share El Gordo jackpot after mix-up
The local festival committee accidentally sold more ticket shares than it bought, which initially meant that some might not get the payout.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:46PM
Lottery office staff celebrate selling a winning ticket for the Spanish El Gordo Christmas draw. Photo: dpa
Europe
Zelensky says Kyiv strike proves Russia does ‘not want to end war’
Moscow hit the Ukrainian capital with nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles a day ahead of US-Ukraine talks, leaving a third of Kyiv without heat.
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Russia & Central Asia
Russia likely moving new nuclear missiles that are hard to intercept to Belarus
Experts say deployment of the Oreshnik a strategic shift to deter Nato and extend Moscow’s missile range in Europe.
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Trump says Zelensky ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’ ahead of talks
The two leaders are expected to discuss issues like the future of the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Africa
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland enrages Somalia, African Union
Several other countries also condemned Israel’s decision and Trump stated his opposition to US recognition of the breakaway state.
27 Dec 2025 - 10:14AM
A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa. Somaliland’s president on Friday welcomed Israel’s announcement that it was recognising its statehood. Photo: AFP
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US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin
An additional 4,685 flights faced delays in the northeast as the National Weather Service warned of heavy snow and ‘hazardous conditions’.
27 Dec 2025 - 4:27AM
Africa
Trump says he ordered Nigeria strike delay to ‘give a Christmas present’
‘They were going to do it earlier,’ Trump said of Thursday’s strike targeting Islamic State militants, adding ‘we hit them hard’.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:39AM
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Politics
The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people
Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.
20 Mar 2025 - 2:37PM
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Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China
Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.
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Trump flew on Epstein jet 8 times in the 1990s, according to prosecutor email
US government releases nearly 30,000 pages of additional records from the Epstein files, some which contain multiple Trump references.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:40AM
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Trump announces new class of ‘battleships’ named after himself
According to Trump, the ships, the first of which will be named the USS Defiant, will be substantially larger than existing US destroyers.
23 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
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