From tough-on-crime politics to uneasy ties with Washington, Latin America’s year-end story is one of a decisive rightward turn, insecurity at home and a more complicated relationship with the US. Source link
Published On 28 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share From displaced Palestinian families struggling in the cold winter in makeshift tents in Gaza, Christmas celebrations in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, to the historic gathering of more than one million people in Dhaka welcoming home Bangladesh’s opposition … Read more
Hennadiy Vladimirovitch Fil, 65, former deputy commander of the Soviet Union’s 309th Missile Regiment, stands near an old Soviet air defense missile at the Museum of the Strategic Missile Forces, where he is now a guide, on Dec. 5. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR POBUZKE, Ukraine — In … Read more
Mamady Doumbouya may win amid accusations of restrictions on the media and the opposition parties. Published On 28 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Guinea is holding a presidential election in which incumbent military leader General Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in a 2021 coup, is widely anticipated … Read more
Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald reports on how gangs in Haiti are using sexual violence as a tool of terror amid the country’s deepening political and humanitarian crisis. TAMARA KEITH, HOST: The island nation of Haiti is in crisis. There are food shortages, a crumbling government, and gangs are expanding their reach. The Miami … Read more
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler and military chief Selcuk Bayraktaroglu attend ceremony at an airbase near Ankara. Published On 27 Dec 202527 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Turkiye has held a military ceremony to honour a group of Libyan officials, including military chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, who were … Read more
In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of … Read more
Poland’s defence minister said Russian aircraft was ‘escorted’ from area and did not pose immediate security threat. Published On 26 Dec 202526 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Poland said its air force intercepted a “Russian reconnaissance aircraft” flying near the border of its airspace just hours after tracking suspected … Read more
Ukraine’s president says he open to pulling troops back from parts of the east if Russia also pulls back its forces. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is open to a major concession in peace talks. He says he’s willing to pull troops out of a portion of Ukraine’s east that is … Read more
These are the key developments from day 1,400 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is where things stand on Thursday, December 25: Fighting An explosion in Moscow killed three people, including two police officers, just days after a car … Read more