These staffers pleaded guilty and will be sentenced alongside Lai following mitigation hearings in mid-January.

Islamic state-linked networks are known to operate in the Philippines and have wielded some influence in the south of the country.

Trump’s lawsuit alleges the BBC defamed him and violated a Florida law that bars deceptive and unfair trade practices.

Ukraine has sought to push back on an original US-backed plan it and its European allies saw as favourable to Moscow.

Russia’s central bank said on December 12 that EU plans to use its assets were illegal and it reserved the right to employ all available means to protect its interests.

Kalesnikava and Babaryka were among 123 political detainees released by President Alexander Lukashenko after negotiations with a US envoy led to a partial lifting of US sanctions on Belarusian exports.

While 78-year-old Lai’s supporters see him as a freedom fighter, Beijing sees him as a mastermind of the protests and a conspirator advocating for US sanctions against Hong Kong and the mainland.

Kast, a long-time right-wing hardliner, has proposed border walls, military deployment in high-crime areas, and the deportation of undocumented migrants.

Police have not said what weapons were involved in the attack, but video from the scene showed the men firing what appeared to be a bolt-action rifle and a shotgun.

Australia has experienced a string of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023.

The Providence university remained in lockdown hours after a suspect with a firearm entered a building where students were taking exams.

Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged heavy-weapons fire at multiple points along their 817-kilometre border since Monday.

Messi was scheduled for a 45-minute visit to the stadium, but his appearance lasted just 20 minutes.

Brown is on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island’s state capital. The university has hundreds of buildings, including lecture halls, laboratories and dormitories.

In return, the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash.