Court orders release of prominent Turkish journalist from prison pending appeal
A Turkish court has ordered the release of journalist Fatih Altayli from prison while he appeals his conviction for allegedly threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Day: December 29, 2025
Trump, Zelenskyy signal progress in Ukraine peace talks after Mar-a-Lago meeting
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Sunday at Mar-a-Lago to work towards a peace plan between Russia and Ukraine. After the meeting, Mr. Trump said he thinks they are “closer than ever before” to an agreement, but the Donbas…
Iraq’s parliament elects a new speaker to face political and financial challenges
Iraq’s parliament has elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock.
Iranian traders and shopkeepers protest as currency hits record low
Iranian traders and shopkeepers staged a second day of protests Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar.
Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua injured in car crash in Nigeria – What we know so far
British boxing champion Anthony Joshua has emerged from a harrowing car accident in Nigeria, where two lives were lost. The 36-year-old athlete, who experienced only minor injuries after his SUV struck a parked truck on the bustling Lagos-Ibadan expres…
How JD Vance brokered peace between Trump and ‘kingmaker’ Musk — and what it might mean for 2028
Working behind the scenes, Vance pushed the administration to make concessions to the billionaire SpaceX CEO
2025: Trump’s year of ’emergency’, ‘invasion’ and ‘narcoterrorism’
US president claims widespread and varied emergencies to justify executive authority in first year of second term.
Bound for Antarctica: A voyage to Earth’s end is underway
A ship carrying nearly 40 scientists will spend a month doing research at the edge of the Antarctic ice. There are goals but no guarantees, and plenty of perils.
CMA CGM reworks India-Med loop rotation to streamline Red Sea operations
The carrier is now including calls at Malta, Port Said (Egypt) and Beirut on the weekly Medex itinerary, replacing Valencia and Barcelona in Spain and For-sur-Mer in France.
Thailand, Cambodia agree to build on ceasefire in talks in China’s Yunnan
Countries meet for a second day of negotiations after a truce agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fighting.