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“The summit in Berlin is important: we are meeting with both the Americans and the Europeans,” Zelenskyy told journalists in a WhatsApp group chat on Sunday, according to a transcript of his remarks. “It is important for us. And believe me, we have done a lot to ensure that these parties all meet together.” Zelenskyy emphasized the need for Ukraine to receive firm guarantees from the United States and European allies that would be similar to those offered to NATO members, according to the transcript of the group chat. “These security guarantees are an opportunity to prevent another wave of…
Published on 14/12/2025 – 14:27 GMT+1 •Updated 14:49 World leaders have reacted to a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia that killed at least 11 people in what police is now describing as a terror attack targeting the Jewish community coinciding with Hanukkah, one of the most important celebrations. Police are investigating what they are treating as a terror attack. One gunman is dead, and a second one is in critical condition. Authorities say 29 other people are receiving medical treatment after the shooting. Extraordinary footage showed two men with assault rifles shooting rapid, indiscriminate rounds at a crowd…
Australian authorities have denounced a deliberate terror attack on the Jewish community after a shooting in Bondi Beach killed at least 11 people during a Hanukkah celebration. One of the shooters is dead, a second one in critical condition. Authorities also say 29 people have been taken to hospital and are receiving medical treatment. Police say an investigation is ongoing but suggested a deliberate attack on Jewish community. The probe will be led by the Australia’s counter-terrorism unit. “This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a…
Ukraine is willing to drop demands for NATO accession should the U.S. and Europe offer sufficient security guarantees in ongoing talks on a proposed peace deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was reported to say on Sunday. “We are talking about bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the United States — namely, Article 5-like guarantees … as well as security guarantees for us from our European partners and from other countries such as Canada, Japan and others,” Zelenskyy told journalists in a group chat, according to a report by the Financial Times. Ukraine and European leaders are working on a U.S.-drafted…
Updated: 14/12/2025 – 13:12 GMT+1 Witnesses described scenes of panic after a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach left multiple people dead and wounded. Police shot one suspect dead and arrested another as emergency services rushed to the scene. … More
The attack occurred as hundreds of members of Sydney’s Jewish community gathered in Bondi Beach for the annual Hanukkah celebration, among the biggest events of the local Jewish calendar. The event, attended by many families, features the lighting of the menorah, a petting zoo, a children’s climbing wall and other activities. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his “thoughts are with every person affected.” Israel’s President Isaac Herzog called the attack terrorism: “Our hearts go out to our Jewish sisters and brothers in Sydney who have been attacked by vile terrorists as they went to light the first candle of…
German, British and French officials are set to meet in Berlin this weekend to discuss proposals to end the war in Ukraine. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is also expected to meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The talks are in preparation for a planned summit of leaders including Merz, Britain’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Zelenskyy on Monday over stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. A U.S.-backed 20-point peace plan is in the works, which includes territorial concessions on Ukraine’s part. Under one proposal being discussed, the Donbas region would be made into a free-trade zone were American companies can…
This risks leaving the Danish presidency of the Council short of the supermajority needed to get the deal over the line. Under EU rules, this would require the support of a “qualified” majority of EU member countries — meaning 15 of the bloc’s 27 members representing 65 percent of its population. The outcome of the vote will determine whether European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen can fly, as is now planned, to Brazil on Dec. 20 for a signing ceremony with her Mercosur counterparts. France however has been playing for time in an effort to delay its approval of…
Published on 14/12/2025 – 9:43 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s main challenger, Péter Magyar, led tens of thousands of demonstrators through the streets of Budapest on Saturday in protest of alleged child abuse in state-run juvenile institutions. The demonstration came in response to videos published this week depicting employees of a juvenile correction facility in the Hungarian capital, physically abusing children housed there. The former head of the facility, who is in police custody on suspicion of operating a prostitution ring among other crimes, has also been accused of subjecting minors to physical and sexual abuse. Police raided…
Published on 14/12/2025 – 8:31 GMT+1 •Updated 8:39 A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and injured nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams at the Ivy League school. Police say they are still searching for the suspect behind the incident. University President Christina Paxson said she was told that 10 people who were shot were students. Another person was injured by fragments from the shooting, but it was not clear if that victim was a student, she said. Officers scattered across the campus and into an affluent neighbourhood filled with historic and stately…