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12/12 14:04 - EU ‘prolonging the war’ with plan to steal Russian assets – Fico 12/12 14:01 - US still pushing big territorial concessions from Ukraine 12/12 14:00 - Tory transport culture wars risked making roads less safe, says minister 12/12 14:00 - Coalmine expansions would breach climate targets, NSW government warned in ‘game-changer’ report 12/12 13:57 - Russian ambassador summoned to Berlin over claims Kremlin is seeking to destabilise Germany – Europe live 12/12 13:57 - Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI to let fans create AI videos 12/12 13:42 - Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species 12/12 13:37 - 100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise 12/12 13:22 - How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory 12/12 13:19 - Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced. 12/12 13:17 - US - Europe rift: Further deepening transatlantic divide would only benefit Russia and China' 12/12 13:09 - UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan 12/12 13:08 - Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation 12/12 12:50 - Republicans and Democrats can work together on healthcare, says Trump, as rise in premiums looms – US politics live 12/12 12:36 - First Thing: Indiana Republicans reject effort to redraw voting maps in rebuke to Trump 12/12 12:35 - What New Delhi can learn from China’s war on air pollution 12/12 12:35 - What New Delhi can learn from China’s war on air pollution 12/12 12:31 - Germany summons Russian ambassador over cyberattacks on air traffic control, general election 12/12 12:26 - Eight wars ended? What’s happened to Trump’s peace deals 12/12 12:26 - Eight wars ended? What’s happened to Trump’s peace deals 12/12 11:31 - Card Factory issues shock profit warning during peak Christmas period 12/12 11:11 - Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says 12/12 11:09 - Ukrainian Zelensky rejects Washington peace plan 12/12 11:01 - ‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP 12/12 10:22 - British banks oppose push to steal frozen Russian assets – FT 12/12 10:21 - ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war crimes cases 12/12 10:21 - ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war crimes cases 12/12 10:02 - Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise 12/12 10:01 - How Power Cuts Are Affecting Ukrainians 12/12 09:59 - Cambodia worst it’s been “since the civil war” amid Thai conflict 12/12 09:59 - Cambodia worst it’s been “since the civil war” amid Thai conflict 12/12 09:33 - EU officials ‘raping the law’ – Orban 12/12 09:29 - Russian central bank says EU plans to use its assets are illegal 12/12 08:49 - The US is teaching its European allies a harsh lesson in who’s really in charge 12/12 08:36 - Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo returns trophy to protest Israel’s participation 12/12 08:30 - News24 | Exhausted people with ‘no strength left’ in Gaza face fear of massive storm approaching 12/12 08:10 - Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting 12/12 08:00 - Distrust of Trump, fear of China propel new political force in Taiwan 12/12 07:44 - LIVE: At least 12 people die in Gaza in past 24 hours amid storm 12/12 07:44 - LIVE: At least 12 people die in Gaza in past 24 hours amid storm 12/12 07:31 - Rights group accuses RSF of systematic sexual violence in Sudan’s civil war 12/12 07:31 - Rights group accuses RSF of systematic sexual violence in Sudan’s civil war 12/12 07:12 - The US is already at war with Venezuela 12/12 07:12 - The US is already at war with Venezuela 12/12 07:10 - News24 | Powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Japan, tsunami warning issued 12/12 06:12 - Live: Ukraine says recaptured two settlements in northeastern Kharkiv region 12/12 04:37 - MoD to unify all intelligence units under single command 12/12 04:15 - News24 | 'We are suffering': Thailand, Cambodia evacuees want war to end 12/12 03:10 - Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan’s northeast 12/12 03:10 - Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan’s northeast 12/12 03:08 - Everyone in Ukraine except Zelensky ‘loved’ my plan – Trump 12/12 02:56 - News24 | Ukraine European allies fill the gap as aid falls to low levels amid US pullout 12/12 02:14 - N Korea’s Kim hails ‘ever-victorious’ army’s role in war against Ukraine 12/12 02:14 - N Korea’s Kim hails ‘ever-victorious’ army’s role in war against Ukraine 12/12 02:07 - Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state 12/12 01:15 - ‘I hope he loses’: Trump blasts Indiana Republican senate leader after his state redistricting effort gets blocked –as it happened 12/12 01:04 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,387 12/12 01:04 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,387 12/12 01:01 - If You Don't Plan To Leave Your Bed Anytime Soon, These 21 Target Products Make The Perfect Setup 12/12 00:34 - ‘Storm Highway’ Forecast to Send More Rain to Washington and British Columbia 12/12 00:02 - Disney, OpenAI strike landmark deal to let fans create AI-generated videos 11/12 22:58 - Tens of thousands evacuate as rains swell rivers in US and Canada 11/12 22:53 - Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza 11/12 22:53 - Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza 11/12 22:49 - ‘Not much left to stop Russians’ in the region – German journalist on Seversk liberation 11/12 22:20 - Could an end to the Ukraine war be near? 11/12 22:20 - Could an end to the Ukraine war be near? 11/12 22:08 - Zelenskyy says US seeking ‘free economic zone’ in eastern Ukraine 11/12 22:08 - Zelenskyy says US seeking ‘free economic zone’ in eastern Ukraine 11/12 22:00 - America Is Entering Its Third Civil War 11/12 21:57 - 'What will hold back the Russians?' Zelenskyy responds to new US peace proposal for Ukraine 11/12 21:36 - Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery bid faces conflict of interest concerns 11/12 21:36 - Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery bid faces conflict of interest concerns 11/12 21:28 - Australia news live: gas company reaches final sign-off for Beetaloo fracking project; Mark Butler to meet state health ministers over funding standoff 11/12 21:09 - Fyodor Lukyanov: Washington no longer sees Russia as Mordor 11/12 20:52 - Zelensky says US is still pushing territorial concessions from Ukraine as part of peace plan 11/12 20:42 - US secretly planning five-nation club including Russia to sideline G7 – media 11/12 20:20 - US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy 11/12 20:12 - Venezuela tanker being brought to US as White House considers more seizures 11/12 20:12 - Venezuela tanker being brought to US as White House considers more seizures 11/12 20:05 - Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas 11/12 20:02 - Reform councillors accused of ‘rash promises’ as council tax rises loom 11/12 20:01 - US won't 'stand by and watch sanctioned vessels', warns White House after tanker seized off Venezuela 11/12 19:48 - Frozen assets debate: 'this is no time for legal niceties', analyst says 11/12 19:32 - Cambodia-Thailand border conflict: Why the escalation despite Trump-brokered deal? 11/12 19:29 - NATO's Rutte warns allies they are Russia's next target 11/12 19:25 - The US proposal for "free economic zone" in Ukraine's east 'is a trap', analyst says 11/12 19:23 - US wants 'special economic zone' in Ukraine's frontline region, Zelensky says 11/12 19:20 - Can India balance its ties between Russia and the US? 11/12 19:20 - Can India balance its ties between Russia and the US? 11/12 19:16 - Russia could attack Nato within five years, says alliance chief in stark new warning 11/12 19:14 - Royal Navy shadows Russian submarine through English Channel 11/12 19:13 - Pressure on Maduro grows after US seizes ‘dark fleet’ tanker off coast of Venezuela 11/12 19:12 - Interpreter in tears as Ukrainian boy recalls losing mother in Russian strike 11/12 18:58 - UK MPs face rise in phishing attacks on messaging apps 11/12 18:54 - U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say 11/12 18:38 - JD Vance Just Tweeted 6-7, So, Obviously, The Joke Is Over Now 11/12 18:36 - EU backers of Russian asset theft are ‘psychologically at war’ – Belgian PM 11/12 17:52 - UK can no longer hide its troops’ role in Ukraine – Lavrov 11/12 17:52 - Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it