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Calin Georgescu has been hammering home his nationalist programme and dodging critical questions

Calin Georgescu

'Romania first': Far-right election front-runner echoes Trump

Lavrov is making his first trip to an EU country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Russia FM heads to Malta in first EU trip since Ukraine invasion

Employees waited outside their workplace after the power outage in Havana

Plunged into darkness

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (second from right) called on like-minded governments to 'safeguard democracy' during a visit to the US territory Guam

Taiwan's Lai kicks off visit to US territory Guam

A defence pact agreed upon by Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) in June 2024 has gone into force as of December 4, 2024

Strategic partnership

North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into force

A majority of deputies voted to oust Barnier and his government

Michel Barnier ousted

French government falls in historic no-confidence vote

'Gisele, women thank you': Gisele Pelicot has become a feminist icon for demanding that the trial be open to the public to raise awareness

Dominique Pelicot

Lawyers seek leniency for France rape trial defendants, blaming 'wolf' husband

IFRC staff hold pictures of their colleagues killed while performing humanitarian duties in 2024

'We are not a target'

Red Cross marks record numbers of humanitarians killed in 2024

Police and protestors have repeatedly clashed, with demonstrators throwing fireworks as authorities deploy water cannon and tear gas

Turmoil in Tbilisi

Thousands rally in Georgia after police raid opposition offices

Protesters taking part in a march against South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol head toward the presidential office in Seoul after his failed bid to institute martial law

Banning 'all political activities'

S. Korea opposition push to impeach president

US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been meeting Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill - but his nomination to run the Pentagon is looking precarious

Trump's nominee to run Pentagon hangs by a thread

New York police confirmed a shooting with officers swarming around the area around the Hilton hotel

CEO Brian Thompson

Top executive shot dead outside New York hotel - update

Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi

Iran Nobel winner released for three weeks, 'unconditional' freedom urged

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) hosted Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) in Downing Street

Two-day state visit

Qatar's emir and UK's Starmer talk trade as state visit ends

Brussels hit Lavrov with sanctions a day after Moscow launched its February 2022 offensive against Ukraine

Since start of conflict

Russia, Ukraine to send top diplomats to OSCE summit in Malta

A Palestinian woman carries her cat as displaced people from Beit Lahia arrive in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2024

As part of intensive operation

Gaza civil defence: thousands flee Israeli strikes, evacuation calls

Until last week the war in Syria had been mostly dormant for several years, but analysts said violence was bound to flare up

Syrian army fights rebel offensive with counterattack

Macron, currently on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, may have to find a new prime minister

Political pandemonium

French government risks falling in no-confidence vote

Lashio, a city near northern Myanmar's border with China held by rebel groups, is among the issues the MNDAA says it is willin to discuss

Beijing-mediated talks

Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta

This undated portrait of Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was released by her foundation in 2023.

Iran releases Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave: lawyer

This undated portrait of Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was released by her foundation in 2023.

On doctor's advice

Iran releases Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave: lawyer

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's day trip to Tuvalu came just ahead of a stopover in the US territory of Guam

Shoring up support

Taiwan's Lai arrives in US territory Guam on Pacific tour

A frame grab from a handout video released by the Philippines shows an apparent collision between a China Coast Guard ship (R) and a fisheries department vessel

Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon, 'sideswiped' govt vessel

Taking to the streets

South Korea's day of rage as Yoon's martial law founders

Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies while a nurse at a UK hospital

UK police question killer nurse Letby over further baby deaths

Sikh political leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked by a gunman at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

At a holy shrine

Gunman held after failed attack on Sikh leader in India

Trump has not provided any details on how he would secure a ceasefire in 24 hours

Skeptical troops

Trump's vows of quick peace fall flat on Ukraine frontlines

Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly in Seoul late Tuesday night

Dramatic scenes

Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea's martial law standoff

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