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Venezuelan oil exports ‘at standstill’ after US tanker seizure
Oil exports from Venezuela have fallen significantly since the US seized a tanker this week, according to shipping data and maritime sources.Special forces and the coastguard raided the ship,...
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues after Donald Trump claims ceasefire
Fighting along the border between Thailand and Cambodia continues to rage - despite US President Donald Trump claiming to have secured a ceasefire agreement.Around two dozen people have been...
Two men arrested after Christmas tree cut down hours after lights switch-on
Two men have been arrested after a beloved village Christmas tree was cut down just hours after its lights were switched on.The tree had stood in Shotton Colliery, County...
Lionel Messi fans cause chaos as star visits Kolkata stadium on first day of India tour
Lionel Messi fans have caused chaos in Kolkata after the football legend appeared at a stadium on the first day of his Indian tour.Seats were ripped up, the stage...
UK has seen longest period without migrants arriving on small boats since 2018, figures show
There have been no migrant arrivals in small boats crossing the Channel for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.The last recorded arrivals were on 14 November. It is...
Drunk raccoon behind liquor store rampage suspected of other ‘break-ins’
A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".Images of smashed bottles and the animal splayed out next...
Actor Peter Greene, known for villainous roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, dies at 60
Peter Greene, the actor known for roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died aged 60.He was found dead at his New York City apartment on Friday, his...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the prestigious honour in 2023 for her work defending women's rights and human rights in Iran, has been "violently" detained,...
Sir Keir Starmer urges doctors to accept deal to avert Christmas strikes amid ‘super flu’ outbreak
Sir Keir Starmer has called on resident doctors to accept a deal to prevent "reckless" strikes next week, describing it as "beyond belief" that they would go ahead amid...
Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom
Donald Trump is being sued by a preservation group which wants a federal court to halt the construction of a new ballroom at the White House until it goes...
