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Oleksandr left his unit without permission after six months of hard fighting, but later returned to the army

Tales from the frontline

Desertions spark panic, and pardons, in Ukraine's army

Raytheon's Canadian and Australian subsidaries have been sanctioned in China

Seven companies

China sanctions US firms over Taiwan military support

Hot air balloons rise in the sky during the International Hot-Air Balloon festival in Pokhara

Idyllic setting

Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died at the age of 92 at a hospital in New Delhi

Seven days of state mourning

India announces state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

An image taken from a handout video provided by the Huthis' official Al-Masirah TV station shows the damage to the airport from an Israeli strike

On international airport

Israeli strikes hit Yemen as Netanyahu fires warning

A cargo ship passes through the Miraflores locks on the Panama Canal

No negotiations

Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat

Jorge Torres, former head of Peru's congressional legal and constitutional office, is questioned by a parliamentary oversight committee

'I totally reject it'

Peru ex-official denies running Congress prostitution ring

Manmohan Singh studied economics to find a way to eradicate poverty in India

Distinguished leader

India's former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hailed a 'historic moment' in British politics

Questionable figures

Membership of UK's anti-immigration Reform party surpasses Conservatives

The bus was carrying tourists in Norway's far north, a popular destination to watch the northern lights

Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident

The Estlink 2 submarine cable that carries electricity from Finland to Estonia was disconnected from the grid

Disconnected from the grid

Finns probe ship from Russia for 'sabotage' of cables

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane had 62 passengers and five crew on board

'Shrapnel' damage

Russia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash, Moscow warns against 'hypotheses'

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, who has died at the age of 92, oversaw far-reaching economic reforms

Manmohan Singh: technocrat who became India's accidental PM

Mozambican security forces next to a burning barricade in Maputo on Tuesday, the second day of violence after presidential election results were announced

Burning buildings

Mozambique post-election violence kills 125 in three days: NGO

At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, according to rights group Caminando Fronteras

58 percent increase

Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGO

Fresh pro-Khan unrest gripped the streets of the capital Islamabad last month

'Lack of transparency'

Pakistan military convicts 60 more civilians of pro-Khan unrest

Syria has been at war since Assad cracked down on democracy protests in 2011

After fall on 8 December

Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold

The train disaster became a symbol of the 2004 tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy

A woman comforts her daughter after prayers at a mass grave in Indonesia's Aceh

Two decades ago

'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors mourn the dead

Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza have struggled to secure basic necessities, including food and clean water

Small but significant step

Key public service makes quiet return in Gaza

Syrians step on portraits of toppled president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus

Stockpile of drugs

Syrians protest after video of attack on Alawite shrine

Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv was hit

13th large-scale strike of the year

Zelensky condemns Russian 'inhumane' Christmas attack on energy grid

Protesters gathered next to a burning barricade in Maputo on Monday after the victory of the long-ruling Frelimo party was confirmed

Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

A picture of the Ursa Major taken by the Portuguese Navy, which was monitoring the Russian cargo ship, on the day before it sank

Russian state owner says cargo ship blast was 'terrorist attack'

Pope Francis called for peace in his Christmas address from the Vatican

Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal

Suriname former dictator and fugitive of justice Desi Bouterse has died at age 79

Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79

Pope Francis waves from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica

Appealing for peace

Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' across world

A man dressed as Santa Claus looks on as he takes part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called 'No Families Without Christmas' in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires

'No family without Christmas'

Thousands attend Christmas charity dinner in Buenos Aires

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