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Vladimir Putin says his country is ready to supply India with 'uninterrupted' fuel and that energy ties remain 'unaffected' despite political shifts.

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.

Asked about the risk that personal information of Irish taxpayers and their properties could being misused or stolen after it is shared outside Ireland and outside the European Union, the Department of Finance said confidentiality safeguards in place between tax authorities and taxpayers remain and are not going to be removed, including in relation to GDPR. "Tax authorities globally must commit to respecting those safeguards if they wish to participate in these exchanges," the department said.

Good Evening. I'd like to begin by saying thank you to the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents for this incredible honor. I'd also like to recognize the Murdoch family, and the Fox executive team for making our coverage possible. Including Suzanne Scott, Jay Wallace, Greg Headen, Tom Lowell and of course Lauren Petterson, Irena Briganti, Kim Rosenberg and Thomas Ferraro who are here tonight. And finally, to my father. You believed in me when everyone else told me this wasn't possible.

Layoff announcements this year top 1.1 million, the most since 2020 when the pandemic hit, according to the Challenger jobs report, which has taken on a bit more significance lately due to the patchy official labour market data in the wake of the US government shutdown. The firm said layoff plans hit 71,321 in November, a down from the huge (22yr high for the month) cuts announced in October...the 1.17mn total is 54% higher than the same 11-month period a year ago

As director of rugby, Erasmus guided the Springboks to World Cup success in both 2019 and 2023, before his title changed to head coach last year. "This was a quick and easy conversation to reach an agreement," said the former Munster chief. "I have always said that I would find it hard to coach any other international team, and I'm very happy to continue as long as the South African public wants me."

Hamas-led militants launched an attack on communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 more, according to Israeli authorities. The resulting war in Gaza led to the deaths of more than 70,000 Palestinians inside the enclave, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. On Oct. 10, 2025, a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and Hamas, mediated by the U.S., Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.

Those actions fit the textbook definition of a war crime under the Department of Defense Law of War Manual, which stresses that in the case of shipwrecked individuals who are "in need of assistance and care" without an operable boat, who "refrain from any hostile act," the department cannot consider them as active targets.

Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Brazil's jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, said his father has chosen him to lead his far-right Liberal Party and run for president in next year's election. "It is with great responsibility that I confirm the decision of Brazil's greatest political and moral leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to entrust me with the mission of continuing our national project," the younger Bolsonaro wrote on X on Friday.

What happens if it's incorporated into the electoral debate? Two studies published simultaneously on Thursday in Nature and Science have tested this and discovered that it can influence the opinions of between 1.5% and 25% of the voters analyzed. This effectiveness, according to the studies, is greater than that of traditional campaign ads and highly relevant considering that a quarter of voters decide their vote in the week before the polls open.

USDJPY has recorded a notable correction in recent sessions as it retreated from the recent peak around 157.8 to 154.9, marking a temporary weakening of the USD while reflecting new expectations regarding Japan's monetary policy. This decline does not stem from a single factor, but rather from a combination of stronger signals from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and profit-taking from previous USD long positions.

The sporting calendar is full of big events, but some end up being unforgettable. And this year's Ryder cup golf tournament at Bethpage Black golf course in New York was one of them, not just for what happened on the course, but also off it. But as the action and drama on and off the golf course unfolded, underneath it all was an element that kept everything running: the performance of the network on which the event's management relied on.

My mother-in-law said it was just thunder. I said, No, the house is shaking.' Not long after, boulders came crashing down, she recalled. My younger sibling was staying over. When the landslide happened, I kicked him to wake him up. If we had all been sleeping, we would have died in that house. Grabbing her daughter, Eleanor, Sri fled to the nearby church. From the hilltop, they watched in horror as another landslide completely destroyed their home.

Tunisian police have arrested top opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, his family says, as a crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied widens in the North African country, once a beacon of fledgling democracy in the years after the Arab Spring. Chebbi was arrested at his home on Thursday, days after he was sentenced to 12 years for plotting against the state in a trial denounced by human rights groups as politically motivated and a sham.

As the United States showcases a "historic" peace agreement in Central Africa, heavy fighting continues in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On Thursday, US President Donald Trump will bring Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi together in the newly renamed Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace. The White House says the leaders will sign what Trump calls a peace agreement. It is presented as part of a package that blends security commitments with an economic and strategic minerals partnership. But on the ground, the war is far from over.

Melanie's daughter, Katie Beeching, has now confirmed the women were saved by the Sri Lankan tourist police yesterday afternoon. They are currently in Colombo resting up before their flight home. Katie said: We are hugely relieved that Mum and Janine are now on their way home and would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the brave officers from the Sri Lankan tourist police who went out of their way to rescue them in such difficult circumstances.