Tehran, Iran – Iran’s currency has been registering new lows amid ongoing economic turmoil that is also reflected in a planned budget for next year that effectively shrinks public spending. Each United States dollar was priced at about 1.36 million rials in the open market on Wednesday in Tehran, its highest rate ever, before the […]
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pushes more missile production as ‘war deterrent’ | Kim Jong Un News
North Korean leader calls for increased production of missiles, shells and more factories to produce them. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his officials to step up production of missiles and artillery shells and construct more factories to meet his military’s growing need for the weapons, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) […]
Trump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria | Donald Trump News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president says ‘deadly strike’ in Nigeria targeted ISIL fighters who had killed ‘primarily, innocent Christians’. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US President Donald Trump […]
Brazil’s jailed ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes ‘successful’ surgery | Jair Bolsonaro News
Bolsonaro’s operation addressed a painful double hernia; doctors anticipate five to seven days of hospitalisation. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent a “successful” surgery for an inguinal hernia, his […]
Pope Leo laments suffering of Gaza Palestinians in first Christmas sermon | Religion News
Pope Leo has decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, 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. Leo, the first American pope, said on Thursday that the story of Jesus […]
Bangladesh opposition leader Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years in exile | Politics News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is considered top a PM candidate in February’s election. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The heir to Bangladesh’s longtime ruling family and leader of the country’s powerful opposition, Tarique Rahman, has returned to the […]
Explosion rocks crowded mosque in Nigeria, killing several people: Reports | Armed Groups News
The blast tore through a mosque in Maiduguri as worshippers gathered for evening prayers, witnesses say. Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share An explosion has ripped through a mosque in northeastern Nigeria as worshippers gathered for their evening prayers, killing and wounding several people, according […]
Mahrez double sets Algeria off to winning AFCON 2025 start against Sudan | Football News
Captain Riyad Mahrez has scored in each half as 2019 champions Algeria have eased to a 3-0 win over 10-man Sudan in their opening game at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Mahrez got the opener on Wednesday after just 82 seconds to the delight of the Algerian fans, who made up the vast […]
Zelenskyy unveils details of new peace plan, seeks Trump talks on territory | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a meeting with United States counterpart Donald Trump to discuss “sensitive issues” as negotiators inched closer to a final draft of a peace plan, nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy told reporters in an embargoed briefing on Tuesday that US and Ukrainian negotiators had […]
Venezuela warns US ‘aggression’ is first stage amid ‘continental ambitions’ | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Venezuela’s UN ambassador denounces US military strikes and naval blockade at a meeting of the UN Security Council. Venezuela has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the United States has “continental ambitions” over much of Latin America as it wages an unofficial war to remove the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “It’s […]