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Global campaign launched to free jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti 

04 December 2025

An international campaign to free popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been jailed in Israel since 2002,...

Amid Trump threats, what has the US’s ‘war on drugs’ achieved in 50 years? 

04 December 2025

More than 50 years ago, in the summer of 1971, US President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one...

Most Germans, French see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia, survey shows 

04 December 2025

News|Russia-Ukraine war A majority of citizens in Germany, France, the Netherlands and several other European Union memb...

Macron tells Xi that China, France must overcome ‘differences’ 

04 December 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that their two countries must overcome their “differences” during a...

Meta starts blocking teens in Australia under social media ban 

04 December 2025

Tech giant Meta has begun removing minors below 16 years of age in Australia from its platforms Instagram, Threads and F...

Venezuela’s Maduro confirms ‘cordial’ call with Trump amid tensions with US 

04 December 2025

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed speaking with United States President Donald Trump by phone late last ...

Putin visits India amid Ukraine peace push: What’s on the agenda? 

04 December 2025

New Delhi, India – Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India starting Thursday for the first time since Mosco...

EU proposes using Russian assets, loans to fund $105bn package to Ukraine 

04 December 2025

The European Commission has proposed an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise 9...

Honduras’s Nasralla holds narrow lead over Asfura in presidential vote 

04 December 2025

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has widened a narrow lead over his conservative rival, Nasry Asfura, w...

US will expand social media, work history vetting for H-1B visas 

04 December 2025

The United States is expanding its vetting process for highly skilled H-1B visa applicants to include more social media ...