The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives. The ban was meant to start on 1 January. But the ministry for ecological transition said the “technical feasibility of eliminating plastic from cups” following a review this year justified pushing back the […]
Continue ReadingX/Ali Yerlikaya A video shared on social media by Turkey’s interior minister appears to show several people being detained More than 350 suspected Islamic State group (IS) members have been detained as part of nationwide police operations in Turkey. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 357 suspects were apprehended across 21 provinces in coordinated raids on […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of […]
Continue ReadingDecember 30, 2025, 09:57December 30, 2025, 10:02 am Latvia has permanently fortified its eastern border with Russia with a fence. According to the State Real Estate Administration, the last completed sections have been officially handed over. A published video showed a protective fence reinforced with barbed wire, next to which patrol routes run on the […]
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Continue ReadingAccording to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russians are trying by all means to sabotage progress in talks between Ukraine and the United States.Image: keystone While Ukraine denies the alleged drone attack on Putin’s residence, Donald Trump appears to believe the Russian claim. December 30, 2025, 07:26December 30, 2025, 07:26 US President Donald Trump criticizes the alleged […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” to hear from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine had tried to attack his residence in northern Russia on Monday. Moscow provided no evidence for claims that Ukraine dismissed as baseless and aimed at derailing arduous peace talks. Russia’s foreign minister referred to the attack as […]
Continue ReadingRussia fakes old ships as new buildings. Now such a “zombie tanker” has been discovered off the German coast. December 30, 2025, 07:11December 30, 2025, 07:11 An article by A so-called “zombie tanker” from the Russian shadow fleet was apparently spotted for the first time off the German Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. According to […]
Continue ReadingChina continued its major military exercise around Taiwan with further exercises on the second day. December 30, 2025, 04:54December 30, 2025, 04:54 As the state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Command conducted exercises north and south of the island. A Chinese frigate in the Taiwan Strait. (archive […]
Continue ReadingPeople News Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife Amal and their two children are now French. Dec 30, 2025, 3:25 a.mDec 30, 2025, 3:25 a.m They have been granted French citizenship, according to a decree published in the French Official Gazette. Both US-born George Clooney and Lebanon-born Amal Clooney and their London-born children Ella […]
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