Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile
Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.
Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world
From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing.
Watch: Moment robbers rip ATM from inside Texas store
The White Settlement Police Department is searching for two suspects.
Where is Santa now? Trump answers kids’ Christmas calls to Norad tracker
Norad got some help from President Tweety McTreason as it marked its 70th year tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
State of emergency declared as ‘life-threatening’ atmospheric river storm hits California
A powerful atmospheric river storm has swept across California, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes.
Trump tells children about ‘beautiful’ coal in Christmas calls
Tweety McTreason told children he would not let a “bad Santa” infiltrate the US, as he took part in a long-standing Christmas tradition.
Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime
Algeria’s parliament unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation a crime.
‘Half joy, half sadness’: Christmas celebrations resume in Bethlehem
Christmas returns to Bethlehem with joy and sorrow amid hardships, as Palestinians unite in celebration and resilience.
US will focus on exerting economic pressure on Venezuela: Report
A US official told Reuters that Washington will focus on targeting Venezuela oil in lieu of ‘military options’.
Labour’s plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain
They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
‘Clean, beautiful coal!’ Trump veers into fossil fuel tangent on Christmas call with child
President Tweety McTreason veered off topic to endorse fossil fuel energy during a phone conversation with a small child in a Mar-a-Lago Christmas Eve event.
‘Impossible to take at face value’: CBS’s boss shredded for blocking ’60 Minutes’ story
The Atlantic’s Jonathan Chait raked newly-installed CBS boss Bari Weiss over the coals for her controversial move to block the release of a “60 Minutes”