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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

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

German factory orders rise more than expected

German industrial orders rose far more than expected in October, official data showed today, raising hopes that a long downturn in Europe's biggest economy may have bottomed out.

Business • 05 Dec

Two men sitting with the South Korean flag behind them

Softbank's Son says super AI could win Nobel Prize

Softbank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said today that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that "we become fish" and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Business • 05 Dec

In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens

TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban

TikTok has said it will comply with Australia's imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on the day it comes into force, but told users the changes "may be upsetting".

World • 05 Dec

Three men sit at a table holding booklets

Trump hosts signing of peace deal between Congo, Rwanda

US President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal in Washington even as fighting continued in their war-scarred region.

US • 05 Dec

New US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four

A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people, the US military said, amid a growing controversy over a campaign that has taken more than 87 lives.

US • 05 Dec

Pam Bondi, US attorney general, center, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC,

Man arrested in 6 January US Capitol pipe-bomb case

A man has been arrested for allegedly planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the 6 January 2021 US Capitol riot, officials said.

US • 04 Dec

EU unveils financial 'super-regulator' plan

The European Commission has today revealed plans for a beefed-up "super-regulator" as part of an effort to unify financial markets in the hope of gaining autonomy from the US.

Business • 04 Dec

Trump pardons Democratic congressman in bribery case

US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice system had been "weaponised" by his predecessor Joe Biden.

World • 04 Dec

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