ukrinform/nurfoto Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever does not yet agree that funds held in Belgium should be loaned to Ukraine (file photo) Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging EU leaders gathered at a crunch summit in Brussels to loan billions of euros in frozen Russian funds to meet Ukraine’s military and economic needs. Most of Russia’s…
A former NASCAR driver is suspected to be one of seven people killed in a plane crash at a regional airport in North Carolina, an official says. A Highway Patrol spokesman said people on the ground confirmed that racer Greg Biffle was among those on board the plane. Officials investigating the incident told reporters that…
AP Photo/File Arnett reported on the Vietnam and Gulf Wars during his career (pictured here in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1963) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and war correspondent Peter Arnett has died at the age of 91, US media has reported. Arnett won the international reporting prize in 1996 for his Vietnam War coverage at the Associated…
Getty Images Prices in the UK rose by 3.2% in the year to November, down from 3.6% recorded in October. However, inflation remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation at that level. Six cuts since August 2024 have brought rates…
The government has halted all testing of Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier was injured during safety tests. Three separate investigations are currently being conducted after about 30 soldiers became ill from noise and vibration during a training exercise in November. Twenty-three vehicles used in practice had already been suspended for use due to injuries;…
getty images British fashion designer Anthony Price (left) with singer David Bowie (c) and his wife Angie Bowie at King’s Cross station in London in 1973 Antony Price, the British fashion designer responsible for some of the looks favoured by David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen Camilla, among others, has died at the age of…
A poster of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting attack on December 14, hangs at the gate of Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025. – AFP The Prime Minister targeted extremist preachers and visas linked to hatred. Plan to list organisations associated with hate speech. Race-based serious insults would…
