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A member of the National Guard by a police car

Two US National Guard members shot near White House

Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect is in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack.

US • 26 Nov 25

AIR FORCE ONE - NOVEMBER 25: President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on November 25, 2025. The First Family is traveling to their home in Palm Beach, Florida for the Thanksgiving Holiday.(Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Trump changes Ukraine deal deadline, envoy to meet Putin

US President Donald Trump has backed away from tomorrow's deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan and shrugged off a report that US negotiator Steve Witkoff coached the Russians on how to approach him on the topic.

Ukraine • 26 Nov 25

A man walks near a house damaged after an airstrike during cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul on October 16, 2025

Taliban says 10 killed in Afghanistan by Pakistani forces

At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

World • 25 Nov 25

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 25, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) on February 22, 2025, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) on February 23, 2025. Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the Un

US draft plan could lead to 'deeper agreements' - Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told allies that Ukraine is ready to "move forward" on a new "framework" of a US plan to end fighting with Russia, but said there were still "sensitive points" he wanted to discuss with President Donald Trump.

Ukraine • 26 Nov 25

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (4th L) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (3rd L) face the Ukrainian delegation during discussions on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva,

Top US, Ukrainian officials hail 'good progress' in talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and head of Ukraine's delegation Andriy Yermak have both hailed "good progress" in talks which are underway in Geneva to discuss a proposal to halt the Ukraine war.

Ukraine • 24 Nov 25

General view during the plenary session at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil

Compromise deal at COP30 sidesteps fossil fuels

Brazil's COP30 presidency has pushed through a compromise climate deal that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels driving it.

Climate Change • 23 Nov 25

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, speaks to members of the media as she arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Republican Representative Anna Paulin

Greene to resign from US Congress following Trump feud

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she is resigning from the House of Representatives in the wake of a dramatic falling out with President Donald Trump.

US • 22 Nov 25

Head shots of Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing US support over peace plan

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has warned he will not "betray" his country as he pushed back on a US plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally.

Ukraine • 22 Nov 25

Civil defense teams inspect the rubble of a severely damaged house after its roof collapsed in the Gaza Port area of western Gaza City

Israeli attacks kill 22 in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli attacks have killed 22 people in Gaza, the territory's civil defence agency has said.

Middle East • 19 Nov 25

rescuers work at the site of a destroyed high rise apartment building in Ukraine

25 killed in Russian strike on western Ukraine city

The number of people killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil has risen to 25, including three children, the country's interior ministry said.

Ukraine • 19 Nov 25

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