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Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton (R) took up his role in September

World

UK defence chief says ‘whole nation’ must meet global threats

The new head of Britain’s armed forces warned on Monday that “more” Britons will need to be ready to fight for their country due...

AFPDecember 15, 2025

'The fairest possible option is to stay where we are,' Volodymyr Zelensky said

World

US-Ukrainian talks resume in Berlin with territorial stakes unresolved

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump’s envoys aimed at ending the war...

AFPDecember 15, 2025

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said 'a lot of progress was made' in the talks

World

Zelensky, US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to push on with talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump’s envoys on how to...

AFPDecember 15, 2025

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, seen during a London meeting with his French, British and German counterparts on December 8, 2025

World

Zelensky in Berlin for high-stakes talks with US envoys, Europeans

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin Sunday for two days of talks with European leaders and US President Donald Trump’s envoys on ending...

AFPDecember 14, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting in Berlin with European leaders as well as the heads of the EU and NATO

World

Zelensky says will seek US support to freeze front line at Berlin talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he hoped the United States would back the idea of freezing the front line in Ukraine along...

AFPDecember 14, 2025

Strikes in the Black Sea port city of Odesa left some neighbourhoods without power

World

US envoy to meet Zelensky, Europe leaders in Berlin this weekend

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders in Berlin this weekend, the White House said, as...

AFPDecember 13, 2025

A picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 13 showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (at podium) attending a welcoming ceremony for the Korean People's Army's 528th Regiment of Engineers, which returned from an overseas deployment in Russia's Kursk region during Moscow's war with Ukraine

World

North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia

North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech carried on...

AFPDecember 12, 2025

Around 200 billion euros of assets owned by Russia central bank but held by the Belgium-based Euroclear financial depository have been frozen by EU authorities since Moscow's 2022 assault on Ukraine

Business

Russian central bank says suing Euroclear over frozen assets

Russia’s central bank on Friday said it was suing the Belgium-based Euroclear financial group, which holds Moscow’s frozen international reserves, as the EU moves...

AFPDecember 12, 2025