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Kyiv wants 50-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, US offers 15

President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands at the start of a joint news conference following a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed […]

Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met Islamist leaders who are seeking to increase their political influence ahead of elections due in February, Islamist officials in Dhaka said Monday.Abu Sayem Khaled, president of the Bangladesh-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce, told AFP that the visit by Noor Ahmad Noor, director general at Kabul’s Ministry of Foreign […]

Pakistan’s ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed moves court against conviction

Pakistan’s former spy chief Faiz Hameed challenged his conviction by a military court which had sentenced him to 14 years in jail, media reports said on Monday. Hameed, the former chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, was convicted on December 11 by a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) on four counts – engaging in political […]

D Gukesh blunders under pressure, loses World Blitz Championship game to 12-year-old prodigy Sergey Sklokin

The unpredictability of blitz chess caught up with world champion Gukesh Dommaraju at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha, where the Indian star suffered a surprise defeat to 12-year-old FIDE Master Sergey Sklokin. The loss, which came in the third round, was shaped by a late error under extreme time pressure and marked […]

Bangladesh: Former PM & BNP chairman Khaleda Zia passes away at 80

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid nationwide […]

How Clavicular became one of Kick’s most controversial streamers and how the backlash followed

Clavicular rose to prominence on Kick in 2025 through shock driven content that quickly sparked controversy. Viral clips, offensive language, and open discussions about steroid and drug use fueled backlash. His promotion of looksmaxxing programs and extreme lifestyle choices drew concern, especially given his age, leaving him labeled as one of the platform’s most polarizing […]

‘I never asked why me’: Erika Kirk on Charlie Kirk’s assassination, faith and why tragedy didn’t change her worldview

Months after the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, his widow Erika Kirk says grief has not shaken her beliefs—in God, in purpose, or in politics—insisting that tragedy has only deepened her conviction rather than rewritten it.On Sunday, December 28, Erika appeared on Fox News Sunday and said she still had a positive relationship […]

Elderly deaths, distress reported amid SIR hearings across Bengal | India News

SIR hearings underway in Bengal KOLKATA: An 82-year-old jumped on the railway tracks hours before his scheduled appearance at a hearing for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls at Para in Bengal’s Purulia Monday. A septuagenarian from Howrah and another from Kalyani died after receiving SIR hearing notices. Family members of both blamed SIR […]

King Charles’s New Year Honours list announced: Check out who made it

King Charles’s New Year Honours list has been announced, recognising individuals from across fields ranging from acting to sport.The full list included more than 1,157 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded titles from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire to the highest honours of […]

IND-W vs SL-W 5th T20I: Hardly tested, players rested: New faces in focus as India eye 5-0 sweep to end 2025

With the series already sealed at 4–0, the fifth and final T20I between India women and Sri Lanka women in Thiruvananthapuram presents a very different challenge. What was expected to be a competitive bilateral contest has instead turned into a one-sided affair, leaving the final game as an opportunity rather than a decider. For India, […]