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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that “tremendous progress” has been made in the past week on efforts to wind down the Russia-Ukraine war.

A 56-year-old man in Italy is accused of impersonating his deceased mother to collect money from her pension in a case that is straight out of the movies.

European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.

In an “important victory for free speech”, Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was found not guilty of harassment over posts made on social media about a transgender activist

Multiple reports indicated on Tuesday that U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is holding meetings with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi to discuss a U.S.-proposed end to the Ukraine invasion.

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that all member states must recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other EU nations.

A Ukrainian delegation has agreed with the U.S. on the terms of a potential peace deal proposed by the Trump administration that will end the war with Russia, a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday.

Australian Senator Pauline Hanson has been barred from the nation’s Parliament until 2026 after wearing a burqa and high heels in the upper house chamber as a protest against the Muslim head-to-ankle covering. She has firmly refused to apologize for her actions.

Brexit champion Nigel Farage has accused the Conservative Party chairman of inciting violence against his Reform UK party and its supporters after he compared it to the Nazis.

Venice has imposed a 48-hour ban on Swedish professional protester Greta Thunberg for dumping a green dye into the Italian city’s Grand Canal.

The entertainment media exploded on Wednesday with news that actor Kevin Spacey is living a life of “homelessness.” But this weekend, Spacey has spoken out to knock those rumors down and is scolding the media for running with misleading headlines “for clicks.”

Secretary Lutnick told European representatives that their tech regulations unfairly disadvantage American companies.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that his “main problem” with the 28-point peace plan proposed by the United States is that it legally recognizes territory Russia stole from Ukraine by force during the invasion that began in 2022.

The United States on Monday urged the European Union to rethink its approach to digital regulation if it wants a deal to lower painful US tariffs on the bloc’s steel exports.

Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands amid
stepped up security.

The so-called Conservative Party is facing a potential extinction-level event, according to polling, which found that the party is on course to win just 14 seats in the next general election, as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is predicted to win a commanding majority.

President Donald Trump struck a cautious yet optimistic tone on Russia-Ukraine peace talks on Monday morning, following a meeting between his top representatives and Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday.

A woke fashion designer has debuted the wool of “gay sheep” at a New York fashion show as part of a campaign to raise money for rams that live shortened, diminished lives because they prefer same sex-partners. (Stop giggling up the back. He’s serious.)

Washington — Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island’s rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

A man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism, an Australian magistrate said on Monday.

The European counterproposal made during the Ukraine peace talks in Geneva on Sunday would reportedly allow Russia to be readmitted to the G8 alliance of major world economies and to place a cap on Ukraine’s military.

The Australian Senate was suspended for more than one and a half hours Monday after a member strode into the chamber wearing a burqa as part of her protest against the Muslim garment.

A majority of Slovenian voters on Sunday voted to suspend a law that legalized assisted dying for terminally ill patients. Preliminary vote counts from Slovenia’s State Election Commission at press time reportedly indicate that the law was rejected by around

German-born actor Udo Kier, whose fierce good looks and icy blue eyes imbued his characters with a menacing nobility, has died at 81.

Iuliia Mendel, a former press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, called for Ukraine to take a proposed peace deal to end the war with Russia.

A gold pocket watch once owned by an elderly couple who drowned on the RMS Titanic has sold for an astonishing 1.78 million pounds — the equivalent of $2.3 million — setting a new record for memorabilia salvaged following the sinking of the ill-fated luxury liner.

More than a hundred children as young as ten years old will be subjected to clinical trials of transgender drugs in Britain, despite the government blocking puberty blockers for general use.

A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, adding that Russian naval activity around U.K. waters had increased by 30% over the past two years.

Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain´s prime minister suggested he should testify.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio touched down in Geneva on Sunday morning for discussions on a 28-point plan for peace to end the Ukraine war, after Washington signalled flexibility on the controversial proposal.

An Afghan migrant male has pleaded guilty to one count of rape of a child under 13 ahead of trial which triggered local protests.

The Austrian government said this week that it will implement a ban on young girls wearing Islamic headscarves in schools starting from the start of 2026.

Nations clinched a deal at the UN’s COP30 climate summit in the Amazon Saturday without a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels as demanded by the European Union and other countries.

The Dutch military opened fire at drones over Volkel Air Base in the east of the country but no wreckage was recovered, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.

The United States government has warned that mass migration represents an “existential threat” to Western civilization and has warned Europe against the continuing open borders policies and the creation of two-tier justice systems that favour foreigners over native populations.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the new pontiff removed a bishop accused of abuse.