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China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power

China’s military also sent warships and aircraft during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the democratic island....

30/12/2025 12:40 New York Times
UK’s warmest spring on record led to rise in songbirds breeding, data shows

Dry and warm 2025 spring gave glimmer of hope for threatened wild birds but many remain in long-term declineThe warmest and sunniest spring on record this year led to an increase in the breeding of some of Britain’s best-loved songbirds, data has shown.Scientists said the dry and warm spring had p...

30/12/2025 11:38 The Guardian
How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways

We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war....

30/12/2025 11:02 New York Times
Trump ‘not worried’ as China’s live-fire Taiwan wargame enters second day

US president says Chinese leader did not notify him of drills that have involved live missile launches into Taiwan straitTaiwan-China tensions – explained in 30 secondsDonald Trump has said he is not worried by China’s live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan and that he has a great relation...

30/12/2025 10:56 The Guardian
Unite leader issues blunt warning to Labour about ‘failing to back workers’

General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destructionUnite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has told the government it must do more for workers in 2026 or risk sowing the seeds of its own destruction.Graham accused Labour of bein...

30/12/2025 10:47 The Guardian
Can a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes? Sweden Is Trying to Find Out.

It’s Sweden’s longest criminal trial. I was there because of a different historic distinction....

30/12/2025 10:02 New York Times
China fires rockets into waters off Taiwan in second day of military drills

China has fired rockets into the waters off Taiwan on a second day of large-scale war games around the island aimed at rehearsing a blockade....

30/12/2025 07:28 Skynews
Cabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release of Andrew documents

Minutes of travel expenses of former Duke of York as UK trade envoy withheld from National ArchivesBlair pressured officials over case of UK soldiers accused of beating Iraqi man to death, files show‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speechBrown’s allies could...

30/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Blair pressured officials over case of UK soldiers accused of beating Iraqi man to death, files show

Then PM wrote on note from aide in 2005 that case ‘must not’ be dealt with in civil court, archives revealCabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release of Andrew documents‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speechBrown’s alli...

30/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Russia Threatens to Harden Its Stance on Ukraine

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30/12/2025 01:18 New York Times
‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech

Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’Blair pressured officials over case of UK soldiers accused of beating Iraqi man to death, files showCabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release o...

30/12/2025 00:01 The Guardian
Tony Blair’s government discussed how to influence John Howard to commit Australian troops to Iraq war

Newly released UK cabinet papers from 2005 provide an insight into how the Blair government worked to flatter the Australian PM to influence his decisionTony Blair’s government discussed how to “influence” John Howard when it came to committing Australian troops to Iraq after the toppling of S...

30/12/2025 00:01 The Guardian
Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warned

Tony Blair was told that tensions with his then chancellor would need to be carefully managed, files reveal‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speechPeter Mandelson warned Tony Blair not to allow Gordon Brown’s supporters to wreck Labour’s 2005 general electi...

30/12/2025 00:01 The Guardian
A&Es in ‘big trouble’ because of ‘normalised’ corridor care, says leading UK medic

Emergency medicine specialist says improved social care and efficiency would help crisis in NHSEmergency departments across the UK are “in big trouble” owing to the way corridor care has been “normalised”, a leading medic has warned.Dr Ian Higginson, the president of the Royal College of Eme...

30/12/2025 00:01 The Guardian
Ice Storm Makes Travel Dangerous in Parts of New York and New England

Officials in Vermont and Buffalo, N.Y., warned residents to stay off the roads as a winter weather system brought thick sheets of ice and snow. Tens of thousands of power customers faced outages....

29/12/2025 23:27 New York Times
Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting

Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-LagoDonald Trump has warned that Hamas will have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm while offering full-throated support to Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with the Israeli prime...

29/12/2025 23:00 The Guardian
Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace....

29/12/2025 21:29 New York Times
For Zelensky, Just Keeping Trump Talking About Ukraine Peace Deal Counts as a Win

Though discussions produced little tangible progress, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at least avoided the type of setbacks that have blighted earlier meetings....

29/12/2025 21:12 New York Times
Trump, Pressing Ahead on Ukraine-Russia Talks, Confronts Difficult Realities

The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression....

29/12/2025 20:46 New York Times
Alleged strikes on Vladimir Putin residence 'not good', Trump says

Donald Trump said he was "very angry" to hear reports of an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on one of Vladimir Putin's state residences in Russia....

29/12/2025 19:57 Skynews
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’

Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president saysVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks and preparing to bomb government buildings after the Kremlin said it had foiled a Ukrainian dro...

29/12/2025 19:35 The Guardian
Netanyahu meets Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives

Israel’s PM travels to Mar-a-Lago as US administration reported to be running out of patience over Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday amid growing fears Israel could launch new offensives against regional enemies, potent...

29/12/2025 19:33 The Guardian
Ukraine war: Zelenskyy denies Russian accusation that Putin’s residence was attacked by Ukrainian drones – as it happened

Zelenskyy says Moscow trying to derail peace talks progress, as Russian foreign minister claims Ukraine targeted president’s home in NovgorodThe Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists this morning that Moscow agreed with Donald Trump’s assessment that talks to end the war were in th...

29/12/2025 18:08 The Guardian
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows

Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identityThe number of people who believe “Britishness” is something you are born with has almost doubled in two years, according to research that warns of a rising tide of ethno-nationalism in Britain...

29/12/2025 18:00 The Guardian
Trump offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says

Donald Trump has offered Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed plan to end Russia's invasion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said....

29/12/2025 17:40 Skynews
SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI

Acquisition would further expand SoftBank’s investments in artificial intelligence as it tries to center itself in the boomSoftBank Group will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge Group in a deal valued at $4bn, the companies said on Monday, as the Japanese investment firm looks t...

29/12/2025 15:05 The Guardian
The Status of the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine

The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war....

29/12/2025 14:21 New York Times
Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive

The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas....

29/12/2025 13:59 New York Times
UK medical regulator warns against buying weight-loss jabs from social media channels

MHRA says buying from illegal online sellers can put health at real risk amid booming black marketLosing weight may be a common new year resolution but health experts have warned against buying medications for such purposes from social media sellers or other illegitimate channels.Jabs such as Wegovy...

29/12/2025 13:53 The Guardian
China launches live-fire drills around Taiwan simulating blockade of major ports

Taipei condemns exercise that Chinese army calls ‘a stern warning’ against separatist and external forcesChina has launched live-fire military drills around Taiwan, simulating a blockade of major ports, attacking maritime targets, and fending off international “interference”, in what it call...

29/12/2025 13:40 The Guardian
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