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The Kremlin said Tuesday its position would toughen in talks on ending thewar inUkraineafter accusing Kyiv of attacking a Russian presidential residence - an allegation that Kyiv said was baseless and intended to prolong the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States has "hit" a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but offered few details.

For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. But in the closing days of 2025, the political pendulum appears to be swinging in their direction.

China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says he doesn't believe Russia is interested in a peace deal with Ukraine, but he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will use his influence to make one happen anyway.

In the new film I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, set to premiere on New Year's Day, Chase reflects on a dark childhood and a complicated career that spans the very beginnings of Saturday Night Live to a rocky tenure on sitcom Community.

Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just different. Better.

The elusive pop star can credit her massive catalogue of hits and high-grossing tours for pushing her into 10-figure territory, according to Forbes - though a few business ventures, concert films and live performances have added to her wealth.

The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told investigators he thought the 2020 election had been tampered with, according to a court filing from federal prosecutors.

As gunmen shot at people attenting a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach, shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed crept up behind one of them and grabbed the gun from a shooter, disarming him. Al-Ahmed, who has since been hailed a hero, told CBS News that the need to save lives overrode any fear.

Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion who knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul earlier this month, was reportedly in stable condition following a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. Authorities said they were still investigating the crash.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday thatUkrainehad tried to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence innorthern Russia andso Moscow's negotiating position would be reviewed, butUkrainesaid it was a lie.

China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan - a move Beijing called a "stern warning" against separatist and "external interference" forces.

The governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz, expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the accident and said state authorities were co-ordinating with federal agencies to assist those affected.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described the crash as a mid-air collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter over Hammonton Municipal Airport. Only the pilots were on board each aircraft.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort, but he acknowledged that negotiations could still break down and leave the war dragging on for years.

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.

Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on its website.

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory. It took effect at noon local time.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he'll meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss security guarantees and "an economic agreement," the latest development in a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly four-year Ukraine-Russia war.

A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the attacker's West Bank hometown.

A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said.

Turkish authorities said Friday they've apprehended a suspected ISIS member who was planning attacks on celebrations ushering in the new year. It comes a day after the prosecutor's office said authorities carried out raids and then detained over 100 people linked to the militant group.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he spoke with special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner for "nearly an hour" about how to end the war with Russia.

Southern California is bracing Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides, a day after heavy rain and gusty winds were blamed for at least two deaths, as people reported getting trapped. "We're a little sad and upset that we're not going to be home with our families," said one resident.

King Charles's annual Christmas Day message highlights the importance of unity in diversity as wars and tensions put communities around the world under strain.

Turkish authorities have detained 115 suspected ISIS members they believe were planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and new year celebrations in the country, the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service.

Russian state media reported that the theatre is slated to officially reopen on Dec. 25, and that plays will start being staged there at some point in the new year. Russian occupation authorities have renamed it the Mariupol Republican Order of the Badge of Honour Russian Drama Theatre, and on its website write that the theatre is being reborn, like the entire city of Mariupol.

Below the long-isolated and neglected Neapolitan neighbourhood of Rione Sanita, a vast underground network of ancient burial chambers remained mostly forgotten for centuries. Today, a social co-operative ihas turned the cultural heritage of the Catacombs of San Gennaro into local jobs, skills and a steady draw of tourists.

While Democratic legislators, victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers have complained about the number of blacked-out pages and passages in the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, internet sleuths have figured out ways to un-redact some of the documents.

From meat auctions to surf competitions, here are some Christmas events and celebrations happening around the world.

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation's fragile electoral system.

A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rain and gusty winds leading to evacuation warnings for mudslides in the south, bringing near white-out snow conditions in the mountains and hazardous travel for millions of holiday drivers.

Watch Pope Leo XIV lead Christmas Eve mass, his first as pontiff, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel would retaliate after a military officer was wounded by a blast inGaza, while Hamas denied responsibility, suggesting the explosive device had been left over from the conflict.

TheEuropean Union, France and Germany condemned U.S. visa bans onEuropean citizens combating online hate and disinformation, with Brussels saying on Wednesday it could "respond swiftly and decisively" against the "unjustified measures."

Ukraine's president spoke to reporters Tuesday to describe a 20-point overarching plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the U.S. hammered out in Florida in recent days, though he said that many details are still being worked out.

It's rare for anyone to say they've lived through one mass shooting, let alone two.But at just 20 years old, Zoe Weissman now belongs to a growing club that no one would ever choose to join.The sophomore says she was in her dorm room on Brown University's campus Dec. 13, when she got a frantic phone call from a friend. Weissman says she suspected right away that there'd been a shooting.

British police had been investigating comments by the rap duo Bob Vylan, which included an on-stage chant of "death, death to the IDF," made at the Glastonbury music festival in June. Police concluded on Tuesday that the comments did not meet the threshold for criminal prosecution.

Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly. He was 27.

The Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Belgium's capital is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2026. The festivities include a one-hour immersive light show that combines 360-degree video mapping and live music.

New charges against British comedian and actor Russell Brand follow five initial ones made in April involving four women.

Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child.

A portion of a postponed 60 Minutes segment critical of the Trump administration's deportation policies was temporarily available to watch Monday through a Canadian network's website and app.

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind some of the world's bestselling video games, has died at 55. He helped create the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games.