2024-12-22

Russia

Three people found alive three days after Kamchatka plane crash

The two crew members and a passenger, all of whom survived, having spent three days without food, kept warm in the snow by burning fuel.

22/12/2024

Europe News

Slovakia's Robert Fico visits Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine gas dispute

Fico is the third EU leader, after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, to meet with Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

22/12/2024

Syria

Aleppo residents reflect on former president's destructive regime

Syrian and Russian forces battled to bring Syria's second city of Aleppo under Assad's full control for years, unleashing widespread devastation.

22/12/2024

Serbia

Tens of thousands of Serbs protest against President Aleksandar Vucic

Students and farmer unions organised the rally against President Aleksandar Vucic at a central square in Serbia's capital Belgrade on Sunday.

22/12/2024

USA

Does the angel on your tree have six wings and dozens of eyes?

Well, if you want it to be biblically accurate it should - as well as pink, blue and gold feathers, according to one angel devotee.

22/12/2024

Lifestyle

First ever photograph of uncontacted Massaco people in Brazil

The Amazonian community is called 'Massaco' after the river that runs through their lands. It is not known, however, exactly what they call themselves.

22/12/2024

Europe News

At a Lapland summit EU leaders say defence spending must rise

Leaders from northern and southern Europe have said EU security requires increased investment if countries hope to see off the ongoing threat from Russia.

22/12/2024

Nigeria

Stampedes at Christmas charity events kill 67 people in Nigeria

The victims collapsed in crowd surges as people grew desperate for Christmas church food handouts during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

22/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.

22/12/2024

Mobility

Are EVs useless in winter? How to get the most out of them in the cold

How cold is too cold to drive an electric car? Here's a rundown of how to make your EV more efficient to adapt to winter conditions.

22/12/2024

Europe News

Saudi doctor charged with murder in Germany's Christmas market attack

A Saudi doctor in Germany, critical of Islam and supporting the far-right AfD, is under investigation. Authorities received tipoffs last year. He remains in custody.

22/12/2024

Brazil

Dozens killed after passenger bus hits truck in south-east Brazil

A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early has killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

22/12/2024

Europe News

Germany's far-right stages anti-migration rally in Magdeburg

A far-right protest was held late on Saturday in Magdeburg the night after the attack on the Christmas market.

22/12/2024

Stays

Europe’s most peaceful spots to try ‘quiet tourism’

Noise pollution can cause health problems including sleep disturbance and high blood pressure.

22/12/2024

Living

How to handle difficult climate conversations this Christmas

Do you engage with climate deniers that come your way this Christmas? And if so, what’s the best way to do it?

22/12/2024

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Dozens dead after overloaded ferry capsizes on river in DR Congo

A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on Busira river in the north-east, killing at least 38 people.

22/12/2024

Yemen

US warplane shot down by friendly fire in Red Sea, pilots eject safely

Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries, the US military said.

22/12/2024

Economy

Spain set for sunny outlook within eurozone economy in 2025

The eurozone economy is set to grow 1.2% next year, up from 0.8% this year, according to S&P Global Ratings, mainly boosted by a good performance from Spain. However, underperformance in Germany is likely to cap gains.

22/12/2024

Europe News

Iceland says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027

Iceland has traditionally been ambivalent about joining the bloc but issues like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and a range of domestic issues has meant the country is slowly warming to the idea of membership.

22/12/2024

Europe News

Magdeburg mourns the five who died in Germany's Christmas attack

A nine-year-old child and four adults were killed and around 200 others injured, 41 of them so badly that authorities fear the death toll could rise.

22/12/2024