The King has praised the community response to the "anger and lawlessness" of this summer’s riots in towns and cities around the UK in his annual Christmas message. King Charles also used the message...
Massive aerial attack hits Ukraine on Christmas Day | DW News
The northeastern city of Kharkiv is among the hardest hit, with at least six injured. President Zelenskyy called the Christmas day attacks "inhuman". In Kyiv, families fled to the metro for shelter...
Investigation launched into Kazakhstan plane crash | BBC News
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with about 70 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials have said. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there were at least 30...
Children among survivors of deadly Kazakhstan plane crash
Children are among 32 people rescued alive from the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day – but dozens are feared to have died in the catastrophe. The Azerbaijan Airlines...
Russia struggles with inflation and rising consumer costs
With more sanctions imposed on Russia, and the economy transforming to meet increased military spending, Russian consumers are seeing price hikes for almost all categories of goods. Last week President Vladimir Putin...
Kyiv condemns ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on energy grid • FRANCE 24 English
Russia launched another large-scale attack on Ukraine with missiles and drones early on Christmas Day, seemingly aiming to trigger blackouts across the country. Strikes hit multiple cities, killing at least one person...
Syria: Artists and comedians reclaim freedom of expression • FRANCE 24 English
Since the fall of the Assad regime, a sense of freedom has slowly been spreading across many sectors in Syria. Artists are slowly regaining their freedom of expression, with more and more stand...