World | The US Supreme Court paused President Donald Trump's administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody

US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelans under wartime law

In the absence of tariff headlines, markets looked ahead to the release on Friday of key U.S. monthly payrolls figures, the next major test for the U.S. monetary policy outlook.

Yen hits 8-week high, sterling drops after Bank of England rate cut

World news | A SEPTA passenger train caught fire in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, leading to the evacuation of passengers. 

Fire engulfs SEPTA passenger train in Pennsylvania, 350 passengers evacuated

World | Russia said any placement of British military assets in Ukraine under a new 100-year partnership agreement between Kyiv and London would be of concern to Moscow.

Any placement of British military assets in Ukraine under  100-year partnership concern for Moscow: Russia

World | IDF said more than 20 aircraft took part in the attack, dropping around 50 bombs and missiles in an operation which required airborne refuelling during the 2,000-km flight.

Israeli jets pummel power station, two ports in Houthi-held Yemen

World | Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to acquire the island, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Trump's NSA pick Waltz says Greenland crucial for America's security

World | Trump's return to the White House on Jan. 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic resolution to end Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that began in Feb. 2022

Trump says meeting with Putin in works but offers no timeline

World: The UK government said it would also create new offences for the taking of intimate images without consent and the installation of equipment with intent to commit these offences

Generating, sharing explicit 'deepfakes' to be a crime in UK now

World News: The medal is awarded to US citizens who have “performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens,” the White House said in announcing the recipients.

Biden to award Liz Cheney, Bennie with Presidential Citizens Medal

World News: Maysaa Sabrine, a former deputy governor, is the first woman to lead the Syrian central bank in its more than 70-year history. She replaces Mohammed Issam Hazime.

Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria's central bank

World: Biden's announcement includes $1.25 billion in military aid drawn from U.S. stockpiles and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package. 

Biden administration announces $5.9 billion military aid to Ukraine

The Telegraph added that any such visit would be unlikely to happen until at least 2026, given the schedule of King Charles.

Trump may get second state visit invite to UK, but by 2026: Report

Italy's ambassador to Iran visited Sala in prison on Friday and the journalist has also been in phone contact with her family, the Italian foreign ministry said.

Working tirelessly to free Italian journalist arrested in Iran: Rome

The decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was rigged.



Twenty-one killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court confirms Frelimo's election victory

Hundreds of judges appointed by presidents of both parties took the rare step of publicly advocating for the bill, saying federal caseloads have increased by more than 30% since Congress last passed legislation to comprehensively expand the judiciary.



Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand US judiciary

The Islamic Republic has some of the strictest controls on Internet access in the world, but its blocks on US-based social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, are routinely bypassed by tech-savvy Iranians using virtual private networks.



Iran removes ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media confirms

The explosion occurred at a factory in the village of Kavakli in Balikesir province, and CNN Turk cited the local governor as saying there was no suspicion of sabotage.



Turkey factory explosion: 12 killed, four injured in blast at explosives unit

BYD did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The labour authorities did not disclose the names of the firms involved in hiring the workers.



Brazil officials find Chinese workers in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site

Richardson said he reported the 26 accounts as containing suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the US-based clearinghouse for CSAM-related tips



Multiple OnlyFans accounts with suspected child sexual abuse material: Report

As a nation mourned, with citizens leaving flowers and lighting candles close to where the incident took place on Friday, questions swirled about whether more could have been done and whether the authorities could have acted on warnings.



Germans questions security measures after deadly car attack at Magdeburg Christmas market

The National Department of Transport Infrastructure said the central span of the 533-metre (0.3-mile) bridge, linking the cities of Estreito in Maranhao state and Aguiarnopolis in Tocantins state, gave away in the afternoon.



Bridge collapse in Brazil: Sulfuric acid spills into river, triggers ecological crisis 

The White House said Friday that Biden had authorised the drawdown "of up to $571.3 million in defence articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan".



China 'firmly opposes' outgoing US President Biden's approval of $571.3 million military aid for Taiwan

Earlier on Saturday, the ruling General Command named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, SANA said



Syrian authorities name HTS commander as defence minister

The ban, part of a broader plan to make schools safer, will come into effect early next year, Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country.



Albania bans TikTok for a year after teen stabbing linked to app sparks social media outrage

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.



Malaysia approves new $70 million search for missing flight MH370, 10 years after it went missing

Israel, which will ban UNRWA's operations in the country from late January, has repeatedly accused the agency of being involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.



Sweden ends UNRWA funding, vows to redirect aid to Gaza through alternative channels

The ruling throws into doubt the future of the case, which includes Trump and 14 allies. The appeals court in Atlanta, in a 2-1 ruling, found that a romantic relationship between Willis and a former top deputy, Nathan Wade, created "a significant appearance of impropriety."



Georgia court disqualifies Fani Willis from Trump election case over alleged relationship scandal

Lawmaker Vakhtang Golandzia died of wounds sustained in the shooting at the parliament building, the press office of the acting president, Badra Gunba, said in a post on Telegram. Another lawmaker was wounded in the arm.



Lawmaker shot dead in parliament shooting in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia

Police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using gasoline to light a fire on the ground floor of the three-storey cafe on Wednesday (December 18) after an argument with staff.



11 dead in fire at cafe in Vietnam's Hanoi, cops arrest suspect

Until recently, only a handful of luxury brands like LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer as well as Kering-owned fashion brands Gucci and Balenciaga have experimented with crypto payment offers.



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