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US President Donald Trump has said he is ordering a “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s government had been designated a foreign terrorist organisation and accused it of stealing US assets, as well...

US designates Colombia’s largest drug gang as terror group Designating “Clan del Golfo” as a terrorist organization

17 Dec 2025

Comes as the Trump administration pressures Colombia’s government to crack down on cocaine production. US designates Colombia’s largest drug gang as terror group Designating “Clan del Golfo” as a terrorist organization comes as the Trump administration pressures Colombia’s government to crack down on cocaine production. Police handle bricks of cocaine after a drug seizure in...

Stelvio national park: Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain “

Footage supplied by the team of scientists show the scale of the footprints and a recreation of how they were formed.Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years have been found in a national park in northern Italy. The footprints – some of which are up to 40cm (15in) in diameter – are aligned...

UK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training .

Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in...

Ukraine updates: Europe creates a commission for war damages

The International Claims Commission for Ukraine will assess and decide on claims for reparations, including any amount to be paid out by Russia. It is unclear how it will force MUkraine updates: Europe creates a commission for war damages The International Claims Commission for Ukraine will assess and decide on claims for reparations, including any...

Pakistan : At least 2, including police constable, killed in attack on polio team in KP’s Bajaur – Pakistan –

At least two people, including a constable, were killed after unidentified assailants attacked a polio team in the Salarzai tehsil of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the police said, as the nationwide polio campaign entered its second day. The attack comes a day after the government launched the final polio campaign of 2025, which is set to...

Woman who set bus on fire during Dublin riots jailed”Six years in jail for woman who set bus on fire during Dublin riots

Six years in jail for woman who set bus on fire during Dublin riots Leanne Kelly pleaded guilty to criminal damage of a bus on O’Connell Bridge during the Dublin Riots on 23 November 2023Leanne Kelly pleaded guilty to criminal damage of a bus on O’Connell Bridge during the Dublin Riots on 23 November 2023A...

Poland arrests teen, alleging Christmas market attack plot –

Polish securikmety.n services have detained a 19-year-old man, accusing him oJmmmjmsj m j k.jPolishj mm j.mf seeking to establish contact with the “Islamic State” terrorist group and of plotting an attack on a Christmas market. They did not specify where. Polish security services have detained a 19-year-old man, accusing him of seeking to establish contact...

UK :Minister urges Labour donor to apologise for Bondi attack post