The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on Saturday that Canberra had established a world-first autonomous sanctions framework for Afghanistan, which would allow it to directly impose its own sanctions and travel bans to increase pressure on the Taliban.
December 6, 2025 Late-night exchanges of artillery renewed tensions along the frontier, highlighting unresolved disputes after recent talks failed to advance a fragile ceasefire process between the two neighbours amid ongoing strain now. Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their border late on Friday, officials from both sides said. The flare-up comes days after peace talks ended without a breakthrough. No casualties have been immediately confirmed.
In Guadalajara, the road to the World Cup is paved with erasure of the missing. The city of Guadalajara in Mexico is scheduled to host four World Cup matches next year, and labourers are working around the clock to revamp infrastructure in time for the tournament. On account of frenzied construction, the city's roads are presently a bona fide mess, constituting a perpetual headache for those who must transit them.
"Despite previous warnings regarding the need to comply with the country's current laws and regulations, as well as religious, customary, and professional principles...the event was held in a way that violated public decency," the judiciary's Mizan news outlet quoted the local prosecutor's office as saying. "Considering the violations that occurred and based on the laws and regulations, a criminal case has been filed against the officials and agents organizing this event," the report added. Mizan said that "two of the main organizers of the competition were arrested on warrants."
Officials from both sides said the skirmishes broke out late on Friday night, with the two countries accusing one another of opening fire first. list of 3 itemsend of list In a post on X, the spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Pakistani forces had launched attacks towards the Spin Boldak district in the Kandahar province, prompting Afghan forces to respond.
Crime is flourishing in the Americas, particularly violent crime. The murder rate remains very high, at more than 20 per 100,000 inhabitants. The expansion of the drug trade, which is stronger than ever, has nourished the criminal landscape from the once-tranquil Uruguay to the perpetually troubled Guatemala. Armed groups born from the drug trade are seeking new businesses, left and right, top and bottom.
US and Ukrainian officials will begin a third straight day of talks in Miami on December 6, with senior Ukrainian and US negotiators jointly saying that "real progress" depends on Moscow's desire to end the war. "Both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings," said a US summary of the ongoing talks posted late on December 5.
I thought that was a good opportunity to be up there and I was just lucky to have really good legs today and make the most of it,
It hurt me because I was winning by a much larger margin, Nasralla, 72, told the Reuters news agency on Thursday in an exclusive interview. Trump has cast a long shadow over the closely fought election to decide the next president of the Central American country. The US president alleged without proof that Sunday's otherwise peaceful vote was fraudulent after early and incomplete results showed a technical tie between Nasralla and Asfura.
Driving the news: The talks in Miami take place after a five-hour meeting between Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Russian President Putin on Tuesday. President Trump said the talks in Moscow were "very good" and stressed his envoys came back with the impression that Putin wants to make a deal. No immediate breakthroughs were announced, and both Moscow and Washington kept mum on the details of the discussion.
Her approval rating, at 74%, remains very high compared to her predecessors, but it is the lowest level since the start of her administration, according to a survey by Enkoll conducted for EL PAIS and W Radio. The survey, conducted between November 28 and December 1, took place during one of the most critical moments of Sheinbaum's government, following the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan; Generation Z demonstrations encouraged by young people and opposition leaders; and protests by transport workers and farmers.
American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave Play, was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday. Harris, 36, was stopped on 16 November at Naha airport on Okinawa island after a customs officer discovered 0.78 grams of crystal containing the synthetic narcotic MDMA in his tote bag, an Okinawa regional customs spokesperson said.
Playwright and Euphoria co-producer Jeremy O. Harris, best known for writing , has been detained in Japan since November 16, authorities told Reuters. He was first stopped in the Naha Airport after a customs officer found 0.78 grams of ecstasy crystal in his tote bag. He was then arrested for allegedly violating the Japanese Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act, and, on December 4, customs referred him to prosecutors in Naha.
