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Republicans defy House leadership to force vote on healthcare subsidies
17 December 2025An expanded federal healthcare subsidy that grew out of the pandemic looks all but certain to expire on December 31, as ...
Lula threatens to walk away if further delays to EU-Mercosur trade deal
17 December 2025Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned he may abandon a long-awaited trade deal between members of the So...
Trump to highlight 2025 achievements amid Venezuela, economic tensions
17 December 2025Skip linksSkip to Content In teasing Wednesday’s speech on his platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump said ...
Analysis: Yemen’s future after the separatist STC’s expansion eastwards
17 December 2025Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) is trying to create facts on the ground with its recent advance...
‘I am concerned’: Regional leaders urge calm amid US-Venezuela tensions
17 December 2025Leaders in Latin America and the United Nations have voiced concerns about the spiralling tensions between the United St...
US Senate passes $901bn defence bill
17 December 2025The United States Senate has passed a $901bn bill setting defence policy and spending for the 2026 fiscal year, combinin...
DRC says M23 vow to pull out of Uvira is a ‘distraction’
17 December 2025The DRC government has said the M23 armed group’s unfulfilled pledge to withdraw from the key town of Uvira is a “di...
England’s resident doctors begin five-day strike
17 December 2025Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Prim...
Faced with Trump’s deportation push, US teachers fear leaving the classroom
17 December 2025Washington, DC – For the past two years, weekdays for Susanna have meant thumbing through picture books, organising cu...
US dramatically escalates air strikes on Somalia under Trump this year
17 December 2025The United States has dramatically intensified its military air campaign in Somalia, carrying out 111 strikes against ar...
