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Ukrainian rescuers walk past a heavily damaged train station building in the town of Fastiv, Kyiv

US says deal to end Ukraine war 'really close'

US President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy has said a deal to end the Ukraine war was "really close" and depended on resolving just two major issues but the Kremlin said there had to be radical changes to some of the US proposals.

Ukraine • 5 hrs

Volodymyr Zelensky participates in the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, Italy

Zelensky says he had 'substantive' call with Witkoff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had a long and "substantive" phone call with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

US • 10 hrs

POLICE STANDING OUTSIDE CLUB WHERE FIRE OCCURRED GOA

India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said.

World • 10 hrs

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw with at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Decembe

Trump talks trade with Canada, Mexico at World Cup draw

US President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with the talks partly focused on the future of a North American free trade deal.

US • 06 Dec

Civil Defence personnel use an excavator to search for the remains of victims in the rubble of a destroyed building in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip

Netanyahu to discuss second phase of Gaza plan with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the second phase of a US plan to end the war in Gaza was close, but cautioned several key issues still needed to be resolved, including whether a multinational security force would be deployed.

Middle East • 1 hr

Soldiers take over state television in Benin

Benin government says armed forces foiled coup attempt

Benin's government has said its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the west African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.

Africa • 1 hr

Australian authorities urge thousands to flee bushfires

Wildfires in Australia's New South Wales burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland, prompting the authorities to urge evacuations at the highest danger rating for thousands of residents in the nation's most-populous state.

World • 06 Dec

US President Donald Trump attends a concert by Andrea Bocelli in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC

US sets out stall for correcting 'Europe's trajectory'

Landing Friday with the subtlety of a scud missile, the new National Security Strategy of the United States of America has quite a lot to say about Europe and us Europeans. And it ain't pretty, writes Sean Whelan.

Analysis and Comment • 10 hrs

Sudanese women who fled El-Fasher wait to receive humanitarian aid at the Al-Afad camp for displaced people in the town of Al-Dabba, northern Sudan, on November 25, 2025

Drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital kill dozens

A paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians, a local official said.

World • 5 hrs

Crime scene tape in front of police vehicles at the scene of a shooting in South Africa

Mass shooting at South African bar leaves 12 dead

Gunmen stormed an illegal bar in South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including a three-year-old boy, police said.

World • 06 Dec

Sarkozy to release diary from time spent in prison

Greyness and solitude marked French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's three weeks in prison, according to excerpts released from an upcoming book.

World • 22 hrs

17 found dead in migrant vessel off Crete - coastguard

Seventeen men were found dead Saturday after a migrant vessel was found drifting off the Greek island of Crete, a coastguard spokeswoman said.

World • 20 hrs

A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Five killed in Pakistan, Afghanistan border clashes

Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their border late last night, officials from both countries said, killing at least five people amid heightened tensions following failed peace talks last weekend.

World • 06 Dec

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of QatarSheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani

Gaza truce talks at 'critical moment', says Qatari PM

Negotiations on consolidating the US-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.

Middle East • 06 Dec

Hands holding smartphones on coloured background

Watch: Australia's new social media ban explained

Australia will become the first country to implement a social media ban for under-16s on 10 December.

World • 06 Dec

United Nations peacekeepers patrol with Lebanese army forces in vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the Buwayda region of Marjayoun near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon on December 4, 2025

Six arrests after attack on Irish UNIFIL peacekeepers

The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked Irish UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the Lebanese military has said.

Middle East • 06 Dec

Los Angeles, CA - June 20: Acclaimed architect Frank Gehry is photographed in an outdoor lounge area of the bar, Sed, part of Conrad Los Angeles, a luxury hotel in the Hilton chain, part of The Grand LA development, directly across from the Walt Disney Co

Renowned architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96

Architect Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved worldwide acclaim, has died aged 96.

World • 05 Dec

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Prime minister’s office in Jerusalem

Netanyahu mocks corruption trial as 'Bugs Bunny' farce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the ongoing corruption case against him as a "Bugs Bunny trial" and defended his pardon request in a video published on social media.

Middle East • 05 Dec

No compromise - Russia sticks to its demands over Ukraine

Talks earlier week between US envoys and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not lead to a breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine. Moscow's hardline demands remain an obstacle to peace

Analysis and Comment • 06 Dec

US to end recommending Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns

An advisory panel appointed by the Trump administration's health secretary has voted to stop recommending that all newborns in the United States receive a Hepatitis B vaccine.

US • 05 Dec

US unions alarmed by Netflix's $72bn Warner Bros deal

Hollywood unions and theatre owners sounded the alarm over Netflix's proposed $72bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, warning the deal would cut jobs, concentrate power and reduce theatrical movie releases if the deal passes regulatory review.

US • 06 Dec

CHORNOBYL, UKRAINE - APRIL 12: A journalist films a hole in a roof of the New Safe Confinement (Shelter) over the number 4 reactor unit at the Chоrnobyl Nuclear Power Plant, damaged by a Russian drone strike on April 12, 2025 in Chornobyl, Kyiv Oblast, Uk

Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shield damaged - UN

A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the UN nuclear watchdog said, a strike Ukraine has attributed to Russia.

Ukraine • 06 Dec

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 2: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (not seen), and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos (not seen) hold a press conference at the end o

US still EU's biggest ally, says Kallas

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that the United States was still Europe's main ally as she sought to downplay a new US National Security Strategy critical of European institutions.

World • 06 Dec

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are seen after their talks at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Alexander KAZ

Putin offers India 'uninterrupted' oil in summit talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to continue "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel to India, as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow.

World • 05 Dec

Apple Crumble and Custard on a protective screen in front of the Crown Jewels

Apple crumble, custard thrown at Crown Jewels in UK

In the UK, four protesters have been arrested after food was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.

UK • 20 hrs