December 27, 2025, 5:04 p.mDecember 27, 2025, 5:11 p.m Strong winds and lots of snow: Storm Johannes is keeping Scandidavia on its toes.Image: keystone Winter storm Johannes has cut off power to thousands of households in Sweden and Norway. The frosty weather also led to numerous traffic disruptions and problems with ferry journeys, as the […]
Continue ReadingImage: watson/imago analysis The US President is vulnerable – and the signs of dementia have become obvious. December 27, 2025, 5:33 p.mDecember 27, 2025, 5:33 p.m follow me The man has been impeached twice and indicted four times, convicted of 34 felonies, and civil courts have convicted him of sexual harassment and business fraud. He […]
Continue ReadingA 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan late on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said. The quake shook buildings in the capital Taipei and had a depth of 73 km (45 miles), it added. Damage assessment was underway, the National Fire Agency said. Taiwan lies […]
Continue ReadingItalian police have arrested nine people accused of raising around €7m (£6m) for Hamas over more than two years. The money was ostensibly collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, a police statement said, but was instead sent to the militant group via a “complex fundraising system”. Alongside the arrests, police say they have seized […]
Continue ReadingItalian police said Saturday that they have arrested seven people suspected of raising millions of euros for Palestinian militant group Hamas. Police also issued international arrests for two others outside the country. Three associations, officially supporting Palestinian civilians but allegedly serving as a front for funding Hamas, are implicated in the investigation, said a police […]
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 flights have been cancelled or delayed across the north-east and Great Lakes regions of the US due to snow, as millions of people attempt to travel during the busy period between Christmas and new year. As of Saturday morning, New York City had received just under 3in of snow – roughly half […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as investigators said some MPs were implicated in a new graft probe. Ukraine was embroiled in a string of corruption scandals that led to the resignation of the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky. They also revealed a $100 […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to consult European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU leaders before he meets President Donald Trump for peace talks in the US on Sunday. “Security must be ensured by the world’s strongest powers, and we will be discussing this in particular today and tomorrow with European […]
Continue ReadingThe neighbors renewed a commitment to stop violent clashes along their border, after an October truce for which President Donald Trump claimed credit unraveled.
Continue ReadingThe incident comes as Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies widened a probe into an alleged bribery scheme involving members of the Verkhovna Rada, the country’s parliament. Earlier on Saturday, NABU and SAP said they had uncovered an organized criminal group that included sitting lawmakers who allegedly received illicit payments in exchange for voting in favor of certain […]
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