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Russian spirits finds a growing market in India as exports jump fourfold

The exports of Russian spirits to India have nearly quadrupled in the first 10 months of the year compared to the same period last year, positioning India an attractive emerging market for Russian exporters, according to a media report. Read More

Russia says slow but steady progress in Ukraine peace talks with US

Russia sees slow but steady progress in peace talks with the United States on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Read More

A world on the move: 2025’s record displacement shakes borders and politics

In 2025, wars, climate crises, and political crackdowns displaced over 120 million people globally. From Gaza to Ukraine and the US border, human mobility redrew borders and deepened humanitarian challenges worldwide. Read More

After Dipu Das’ lynching, another man killed by mob in Bangladesh

Days after the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man, another man has been killed by a mob in Bangladesh. He has been identified as Amrit Mondal. Read More

From PM Modi, Trump to Takaichi and Huang: The people who defined 2025

As 2025 winds down, it’s becoming clear the year wasn’t just about dramatic headlines, but about the people who quietly, and sometimes loudly, changed the global script. Read More

Russia accuses US of ‘piracy’ in Caribbean over Venezuela blockade

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela and said it hoped that US President Donald Trump’s pragmatism would help avoid a disaster. Read More

Jordan strikes arms & drug trafficking networks in Syria

Jordan has struck arms and drug trafficking networks in the rural areas of Sweida in southwestern Syria. Last week, Jordan joined the United States to strike Islamic State’s personnel and facilities in Syria. Read More

‘Tents in Gaza’: Pope Leo laments plight of Palestinians, raging wars in first Christmas sermon

In his first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo spoke about the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and said refusing to help the poor and strangers was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Read More