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Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history 

25 December 2025

Four members of the advocacy group Palestine Action have pledged this week to continue their hunger strike amid grave me...

Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri dies at 72 

25 December 2025

News|Gaza Acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade car...

BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns: Who is Bangladesh’s potential next PM? 

25 December 2025

After 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the Sout...

Ukraine accepts demilitarised zone to end Russia war, but do DMZs work? 

25 December 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is willing to turn the parts of the Donbas region that his troops curr...

First Christmas in Gaza in two years: A story of hope and survival 

25 December 2025

Gaza City – The Holy Family Church in Gaza has lit its Christmas tree for the first time after two years of Israel’s...

Two killed in Israeli drone attack in eastern Lebanon 

25 December 2025

Two people have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on a minibus in eastern Lebanon as near-daily ceasefire violation...

Pope Leo laments suffering of Gaza Palestinians in first Christmas sermon 

25 December 2025

Pope Leo has decried conditions ‍for Palestinians in ‍Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, in an unusually...

Saudi Arabia demands Yemeni separatists leave seized governorates 

25 December 2025

Saudi Arabia has publicly called on Yemen’s main southern separatist group to withdraw from two eastern provinces they...

Russia claims to have seized more than 5,100 square km of Ukraine in 2025 

25 December 2025

Russia is doubling down on its claims on Ukraine, in an apparent effort to demonstrate some military achievement in 2025...

Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades 

25 December 2025

Residents of Somalia’s capital are casting ballots in local council elections, marking the first time in more than 50 ...