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Weighing request for mobilisation of up to 500,000 troops: Zelenskyy

Such a major mobilisation would cost Ukraine around 500 billion hryvnias ($13.4 billion), Zelenskyy said

Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches experiments, first since 2022 crash

The New Shepard rocket soared from West Texas, lifting a capsule full of tests, many of which were aboard the failed Blue Origin launch in September 2022

Intense negotiations at UN on Gaza aid resolution, trying to avoid US veto

The US vetoed a Security Council resolution backed by almost all other council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

Apple to halt sales of Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 in US over patent dispute

The Apple Watch SE, which lacks the Blood Oxygen feature, will remain on sale in the US after Christmas Eve

Israel strikes south Gaza, raids hospital in north amid renewed US support

Fierce battles raged in northern Gaza, where Hamas continues to put up still resistance across what is now a battered wasteland seven weeks after Israeli tanks and troops stormed in

Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai's trial

Before opening statements, the judge heard arguments from both sides about whether the prosecution had passed the time limit in charging Lai for sedition

BoJ keeps negative interest rate unchanged, says watching wage trends

The central bank's policy statement said that housing investment remained weak and government spending was flat

US envoys work for new hostage release deal, scale-down of Israel-Hamas war

Still, there was no sign that a shift in the war was imminent after more than two months of devastating bombardment and fighting.

FIFA's 32-team World Cup for clubs could change the face of football

Conversely, it could spark a backlash from players and coaches, who already complain about the congested match calendar

US pushes environmental enforcement after more than a decade of budget cuts

EPA sued Norfolk Southern railway over a train derailment in eastern Ohio that spilled hazardous chemicals and forced thousands of people to evacuate

N Korea threatens 'more offensive actions' to repel US-led military threats

After watching Monday's launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile, Kim said the test showed how N Korea could respond if United States were to make "a wrong decision against it"

West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones

Iran and its ally, Russia, dismissed the charges by Britain, France and Germany, strongly supported by the United States, which pulled out of the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan

Biden's push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations drag on

The Senate, which had postponed its holiday recess, returned to Washington on Monday after negotiators worked through the weekend on the border legislation, trying to reach an agreement

Judge criticises Trump's witness, refuses request to toss fraud lawsuit

Judge Engoron challenges the highly respected Expert Witness for receiving fees, which is standard and accepted practice for Expert Witnesses, Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social

13 dead, 178 injured after massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea's capital

The massive explosion sparked the fire at the Guinean Petroleum Company depot after midnight Sunday, Guinea's presidency said

Trump's lawyers ask appeals court to review gag order curbing his speech

The request on Monday follows a decision by a three-judge panel of the appeals court that upheld but narrowed a gag order that barred Trump from verbally attacking witnesses

Iceland volcano erupts in Reykjanes Peninsula weeks after people evacuated

In November, police evacuated the town or Grindavik after strong seismic activity in the area damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption

Deadly storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power; grounds flights

Power was knocked out for more than 700,000 customers in an area stretching from Virginia north through New England, including over 278,000 in Massachusetts

Texas signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants who enter US illegally

Abbott, who signed the law in front of a section of border fence in Brownsville, predicted the number of people crossing illegally into Texas would drop by well over 50 per cent, maybe 75 per cent"

2022 federal elections in US not tainted by foreign interference: Report

The new report says that, since then, election officials, third-party vendors and political organisations have all taken steps to reduce the potential for a damaging cyber intrusion