Category: 2. World

Security Council hears of fading elections prospects in Libya – UN News
1. Security Council hears of fading elections prospects in Libya UN News
2. Teteh presents her briefing to the Security Council on the latest developments in the situation in Libya libyaupdate.com
3. Chinese envoy calls for efforts to break Libya’s…
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December 20, 2025
U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters : NPR

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of…

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December 20, 2025
US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say – Reuters
1. US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say Reuters
2. US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria BBC
3. Trump says US has launched large-scale attacks on ISIL in Syria Al Jazeera
4. US carries out large-scale retaliatory…
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December 20, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Russian missiles strike port near Odesa, killing seven, officials say | Russia
A Russian missile attack late on Friday on infrastructure around Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Pivdennyi in the Odesa region killed seven people and injured 15, Ukrainian officials said. It comes after Ukraine said it had attacked a Russian…

In pictures: Surf lifesavers pay tribute to Bondi victims

Hundreds of surf lifesavers, many of whom were among the first responders who rushed to help when the December 14 terror attack unfolded, have gathered on Bondi Beach.

Reporter Barbara Miller and photojournalist Che Chorley reflect on the mood on…

Rain, strong winds and rough seas ahead

Cloudy skies and chance of rain

According to the NCM, skies will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with convective cloud formation expected over parts of the country. Rainfall is likely in scattered areas, particularly across northern and…

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December 20, 2025

Photos of Andrew reveal how ex-prince gave Jeffrey Epstein access to British high society | Jeffrey Epstein

Photographs of the child sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell released by the US justice department appear to show how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor facilitated their access to British high society.

Epstein and Maxwell are pictured…