Ukraine says “real progress” has been made in a new round of U.S.-led peace talks in Berlin, as Kyiv signals a potential shift on one of its long-standing red lines. Ukrainian officials now say they are prepared to drop their bid to join NATO if the United States and other Western partners provide legally binding security guarantees comparable to those offered to NATO members.
16 December,2025 12:21 AM IST
Australia is in mourning after a deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Australian government of failing to curb rising antisemitism, claiming he warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese months earlier. Albanese has strongly rejected those claims, calling for national unity and stressing that terrorism must never be used to divide society or target any religious community.
16 December,2025 12:20 AM IST
A deadly Islamic State (ISIS) attack has struck U.S. forces stationed in central Syria, killing three Americans and injuring several others in a volatile region near Palmyra, according to U.S. Central Command. Officials confirm that two U.S. service members and one civilian interpreter were killed when a lone ISIS gunman opened fire on a military post operating outside full Syrian government control. Three additional U.S. soldiers were wounded in the assault and were airlifted to the Al Tanf garrison. Trump has strongly condemned the attack, calling it an act of ISIS terrorism and vowing "very serious retaliation" against those responsible. WATCH
15 December,2025 04:38 PM IST
The fragile Gaza ceasefire is now hanging by a thread after an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza coast killed Raad Saad, Hamas’s weapons chief marking the highest-profile assassination since the October truce. The strike has sent shockwaves through U.S.-brokered negotiations and pushed the ceasefire to its most dangerous moment yet. Hamas has confirmed Saad’s killing, accusing Israel of deliberately undermining the truce while rearmament allegations swirl in the background. As Phase Two negotiations stall, Gaza’s leadership has appealed directly to Trump and U.S. mediators, warning that the assassination fallout could collapse talks entirely. WATCH
15 December,2025 04:34 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
