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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

Border tensions are flaring between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Targeting 'terrorist hideouts'

Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan, Kabul says

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya (pictured) met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Christmas in Beijing

Key trading partners

Japan FM raises 'serious concerns' over China military buildup

Islamist-led rebels launched a lightening offensive, seizing the Syrian capital earlier in December and sending former president Bashar al-Assad fleeing

Agreement reached

Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica during a ceremony to mark the launch of Jubilee 2025

30 million pilgrims

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

Ecuador's Vice President Veronica Abad (R) and President Daniel Noboa have a fraught working relationship, despite pairing up on a successful ticket in 2023 elections

Ecuador vice president says Noboa seeking her 'banishment'

Jemaah Islamiyah were responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings

Jemaah Islamiyah militant group

Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror chiefs: official

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she is preparing for an early presidential election

Predicting election

Le Pen says days of new French govt numbered

An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at a rally calling for his ouster in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace at the weekend

South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president

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