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Putin sends signal to Trump on Ukraine proposals

MOSCOW, (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide spoke to members of the US administration after Moscow received US proposals about a possible Ukrainian peace deal, the Kremlin said on Friday.Kremlin foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, spoke by telephone to several members of the administration of US President Donald...

China sanctions 20 US defence cos, 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters): China's foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defence firms, including Boeing's St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan.The measures freeze any assets the companies and individuals hold in China and bar domestic organisations and individuals from doing business with...

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib convicted in 1MDB graft trial

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 26 (AFP): Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of abusing his power to plunder millions from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund and launder the proceeds.His sentencing, expected later on Friday, is likely to heap years onto the six-year term he is already serving...

10-year jail term sought for S Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol

SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters): South Korea's special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence on Friday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including attempted obstruction of his arrest following his failed bid to impose martial law.Prosecutors have accused the ousted president of trying to block investigators seeking to arrest...

King Charles calls for 'reconciliation' in Christmas speech

LONDON, Dec 26 (AFP): Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Christmas Day message Thursday.The 77-year-old monarch said he found it "enormously encouraging" how people of different faiths had a "shared longing for peace".Charles praised individuals who risked...

Cambodia accuses Thailand of launching strikes during border peace talks

Thailand carried out air strikes on a disputed border area with Cambodia on Friday, as officials from both sides continued talks to try to end fighting, reports BBC.The Thai Air Force said it had hit a Cambodian "fortified military position" after civilians had left the area. Cambodia's defence ministry accused...

Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

KHAN YUNIS, Dec 26 (AFP): A major Gaza hospital has suspended several services because of a critical fuel shortage in the devastated Palestinian territory, which continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis, it said.Devastated by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in the central Gaza district of...

Heavy rain, flash floods hit California

LOS ANGELES, Dec 26 (AFP): Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and warnings of debris flow across southern California's fire-scarred areas, as a series of Christmas storms pummeled the state, with downpours and high winds forecast through Friday.Driven by an atmospheric river known as "the Pineapple Express," which moves heavy moisture...

14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack

TOKYO, Dec 26 (AFP): Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, an emergency services official said on Friday.“Fourteen people are subject to transportation by emergency services,” Tomoharu Sugiyama, a firefighting department official in the city...