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President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed preparations for the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

In het Belgische dorp Nieuwmoer, in de provincie Antwerpen, zijn mensen hun zoektocht naar opblaasrendier Rudi begonnen. Dorpelingen stelen het rendier tijdens de feestdagen 's nachts uit elkaars voortuin om een spel te winnen.

Sâmbăta aceasta aduce atenție sporită asupra relațiilor, echilibrului interior și alegerilor cumpătate.

In de Parijse metro zijn vrijdag aan het eind van de middag drie vrouwen neergestoken. De dader ging ervandoor, maar kon later opgepakt worden, meldt het Openbaar Ministerie in de Franse hoofdstad.

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday held “substantive talks” focused on further strengthening the longstanding fraternal relations between the two countries, said a statement after the conclusion of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s first official visit to the country. This is the second time the Emirati president is visiting Pakistan this year, having met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Rahim Yar Khan in January. However, Friday’s trip is his first official visit as president, according to the Foreign Office. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets the UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Islamabad on 26 December 2025. — Mohammed bin Zayed X The two sides also reaffirmed their shared commitment to continue close coordination on matters of mutual interest and exchanged views on important regional and international developments. The statement added that while expressing satisfaction with the positive trajectory of bilateral relations, the “two leaders reiterated their deter...

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, where a number of issues were discussed, namely countering Russian Shahed drone attacks, Ukraine's deep strikes, and Ukraine's Drone Line. 

Talks held during FinMin's visit; Starlink licence and critical minerals also discussed

Rising gas, flour prices put pressure despite drop in vegetable rates

High energy costs, falling farm yields squeeze exporters as industry warns rupee stability cannot be sustained

Commerce ministry calls glass manufacturer's claim of tariff relief untenable

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IMF-based review calls for reforms in fiscal oversight, taxation to restore confidence

SBP injects Rs2.06tr, gold crosses Rs473,000/tola and silver surges past Rs7,900/tola on global rally

Rs11.5tr outside banks; only 15% of bank accounts digitally active

Bulls keep firm grip as KSE-100 gains 1,571 points to set new record

Post-Christmas session sees three main indexes set for double-digit annual gains

In an apparent attempt to offer an olive branch to Pakistan, the interim Afghan Taliban regime’s interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani on Friday said that his country was not a threat to any state and that it was ready to address misunderstandings. Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the Kabul Police Academy, Haqqani announced that the doors for negotiations were open. He said that his government continues to adhere to the commitments made under the Doha Agreement, not allowing Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country, the Afghan Taliban’s official media reported. However, despite earlier promises and the commitments made in the Doha Agreement, cross-border infiltration and attacks by militants continue in Pakistan. Haqqani said that Afghanistan posed no threat to any country or region and that the Taliban leadership continued to strive to find ways for reasonable and durable solutions to end mistrust and misunderstanding of the international community. “The doors for negotiations to resolve curren...

Russian troops carried out strikes throughout the day on the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring two civilians.

However flawed, Fatah operates according to reasoned assessments, while Hamas considers no amount of death, suffering or defeat too great in pursuit of its millenarian ends. Both Hamas and Israel's far-right government must not be allowed to sabotage the Gaza cease-fire

Een superstunt op de vijf kilometer. Stijn van de Bunt wint en gaat zonder internationale ervaring naar de Olympische Spelen in Milaan. Afgelopen zomer lag hij nog in de kreukels na een ongeluk op trainingskamp in Andorra.