Former Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce attends a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday Dec 11, 2025.

Miss Finland dethroned controversial photo emerges

Petition demanding an investigation into anti-Asian discrimination has also been launched

Prince William, Kate Middleton Christmas portrait out

The picture-perfect family image shows William and Catherine with their three children

The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new family portrait which features on the couple's 2025 Christmas card.

Putin vows 'liberation of its historical lands'

Diplomatic efforts meet stark setback — Europe eyes frozen Russian funds to back Ukraine

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a televised address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 21, 2024.

If talks fail, Russia will extend Ukraine gains: Putin

Europe eyes Russian funds to back Ukraine, Putin signals Moscow will not soften its stance

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov attend the annual board meeting of the country's Defense Ministry and awards soldiers in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

ADNOC's XRG nears total control of Germany's Covestro

New regulatory filings show XRG holds 95% stake in Covestro after takeover clearances

The Covestro acquisition will aid ADNOC's goal to be a top five global chemicals player

Rat on flight: Unwelcome passenger grounds plane

Rodent takes the centrestage, flight grounded after surprise passenger roams cabin

The uninvited guest was spotted aboard a KLM flight travelling from Amsterdam to Aruba, startling passengers as it emerged from the overhead bins and scurried behind a cabin curtain.

Man who hit Liverpool parade jailed for over 21 years

Paul Doyle used his two-tonne car as a weapon, injuring 134 people

A car (c) driven by Paul Doyle - marked by police as "PD" - as crowds gather to watch an open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool's Premier League trophy parade.

British tourist's Philippines brush with toxic octopus

Blue-ringed octopus is considered the world's most dangerous octopus species

A still (left) from a video shows blue-ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena), the world's most dangerous octopus species, which packs venom 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide.

Russia, Ukraine closer to peace after EU talks: Trump

Negotiations aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war moving closer to a 'breakthrough'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the US President's son-in-law Jared Kushner and (back row L-R) Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Netherland's Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson pose for a family photo on December 15, 2025 at the Chancellery in Berlin, where they meet for talks on how to end the grinding war of Russia with Ukraine.

UK expats now plan UAE moves much earlier than before

Potential UK expats seek financial, residency planning months before relocating to the UAE

Travellers wait in the terminal at Heathrow Airport, west of London on September 20, 2025.

France's Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

Workers are demanding extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding

A couple take a selfie outside the closed Louvre Museum as museum workers strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025.

Former Iraqi president Salih appointed new UNHCR chief

Salih will take over from Filippo Grandi who is leaving after 10 years in the post

The President of Iraq, Barham Salih meets with UK Prime Minister, Theresa May (unseen) at 10 Downing Street on June 25, 2019 in London, England.

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