Liberal defeats hard-right contender to become Romanian capital’s mayor
BUCHAREST, Dec 7 – Bucharest elected a liberal mayor in Sunday’s local election, partial results showed, giving Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan the upper hand in a fragile pro-European ruling coalition…
Impatience grows in Honduras over stalled reporting of election results
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 7 – Impatience grew in Honduras on Sunday as electoral officials failed to provide an update on the results of the November 30 national elections for over 48…
Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled
DAMASCUS, Dec 8 – Syrians will mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability…
Superpower competition: The missing chapter in Trump’s new security strategy
It is unclear why the administration turned away from the discussion of superpower competition. Read More
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
Mr Trump praised 2025’s honorees and gave them newly designed gold medallions with blue ribbons. Read More
Eight Matisse engravings stolen from Brazil library
News reports said two armed men also took five works by the Brazilian painter Candido Portinari. Read More
Democrats call for releasing classified video of deadly boat attacks
Democrats and Republicans have offered starkly different descriptions of the video. Read More
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 8, 2025
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 8, 2025. Read More
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, Channels TV says
ABUJA, Dec 7 – Nigeria’s government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month in Niger state in one of the country’s worst mass kidnappings to…
US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 – White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, saying the state is home to a large illegal Somali…