world news Young women are talking about consent. Social venues are following suit. Affirmative consent is coming into practice in everyday venues such as yoga studios and dance clubs. 23/12/2018
Indonesia Indonesia tsunami: Norwegian tells of escape as waves struck hotel Norwegian tells of Indonesia tsunami escape as waves struck his hotel 23/12/2018
world news NGO ship with more than 300 migrants on board stranded on high seas Ship that has been refused docking permission in Italy and Malta is low on supplies and heading for Spain. 23/12/2018
world news Why a tsunami struck Indonesia without warning "This was not a common tsunami," said Costas Synolakis, director of USC's Tsunami Research Center. "This was a volcanic tsunami." 23/12/2018
United Kingdom Flights resume at Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport flights resume following air traffic control fault 23/12/2018
world news One of last living Warsaw ghetto-uprising fighters against Nazis dies "What chance did we have with our miserable supply of firearms to hold off this show of German force with machine-guns, personnel carriers and even tanks?" Rotem said. 23/12/2018
Italy Italy 2019 budget: Proposals for 6,000 euro green car subsidy approved in upper house There are plans for a 6,000 euro subsidy for green cars. Larger vehicles running on traditional fuel will be slapped with higher taxes. 23/12/2018
no comment Fatal Tsunami devastates Indonesia after volcanic eruption A fatal Tsunami devastates Indonesia after volcanic eruption while a wild storm lash Gold Coast for second consecutive Day in Australia. 23/12/2018
no comment China winter solstice is The unique activity of splashing water into ice amid extreme low temperatures was staged in different areas in northeast China`s Heilongjiang Province on Saturday to celebrate Winter Solstice 23/12/2018
world news Mattis to leave two months early, Trump announces Shanahan will replace him Trump announced that Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, will take over. 23/12/2018
no comment Thousands join annual Santa run in St Petersburg Thousands of runners dressed as Father Christmas raced through the Russian city of St Petersburg on Saturday 23/12/2018
United Kingdom British police release Gatwick airport suspects without charge Hunt still on for perpetrators of drone disruption that grounded all flights at Britain's second airport, as investigators look into a damaged drone found abandoned near the perimeter. 23/12/2018
France Macron on Trump Syria pullout: 'I very deeply regret the decision' French President Emmanuel Macron said he deeply regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw some 2,000 US troops from Syria. 23/12/2018
View America is abandoning the Syrians whose lives were destroyed by ISIS If the world turns away, ISIS could come back. And everything Syrians have worked for will be destroyed again. 23/12/2018
France Yellow Vest protests lose bite as the French prepare for Christmas Numbers are down along with incidents of violence & destruction but there's shock at the arrest of one of the Yellow Vest leaders in Paris. 23/12/2018
Djibouti Suspected Charlie Hebdo accomplice deported to France Peter Cherif, accused of helping the Kouachi brothers, was arrested in Djibouti last week 23/12/2018
Norway Man with gun robs bank on remote Arctic archipelago Svalbard A man with a gun robbed a bank in Svalbard. He was a visitor to the area, authorities said 23/12/2018
United Kingdom Ex-Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77 He had received treatment for cancer. 23/12/2018
world news Japan's emperor draws huge birthday crowd before abdication next year More than 82,000 well-wishers paid their respects to Emperor Akihito, who turned 85 on Sunday. 23/12/2018
world news Banksy gifts Welsh steel town a white Christmas attraction The street artist and social commentator has apparently popped up in Wales, leaving a new artwork on a garage in Port Talbot that seems to reference the town's air pollution. 23/12/2018
USA US government shutdown 'could last beyond Christmas' Senators sent home until Thursday as no deal is reached between Donald Trump and the Democrats 23/12/2018
world news At least 168 dead after tsunami hits Indonesia, hundreds injured It was apparently caused by a volcanic eruption, the government said. 23/12/2018
Indonesia Rescuers use drones to search for Indonesia tsunami survivors A tsunami has killed over 429 people on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency has confirmed. 23/12/2018
world news Tsunami hits Indonesia, killing at least 20 It was apparently caused by undersea landslides from a volcanic island, the government said. 23/12/2018
Morocco Morocco: Vigils in honour of Scandinavian women killed in mountains Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were found dead on Monday. 23/12/2018
