It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, intensifying pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

Measures include fresh penalties for 'those who spread hate' as well as new powers to cancel or refuse visas.

The leaders are to decide whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.

The ex-podcaster's announcement comes after US President Donald Trump said he "wants to go back to his show".

The BBC goes to a secret Ukrainian factory, where they are manufacturing new long-range missiles.

Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.

Jake and Romy Reiner say they are in "unimaginable pain", as their brother faces first-degree murder charges over their parents' death.

Jake and Romy Reiner say they are in "unimaginable pain", as their brother faces first-degree murder charges over their parents' death.

Footage shows a man believed to be the 32-year-old wandering in a shop before his arrest in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele.

Footage shows a man believed to be the 32-year-old wandering in a convenience store before his arrest in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele.

Shizuoka Prefecture announced that it held a public auction on December 16 for the governor’s official residence in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, with housing manufacturer Sekisui Heim Tokai winning the bid at 710.35 million yen. (News On Japan)

The grand prize has been announced in the annual Creative Four-Character Idiom Awards, which capture the social mood of the year through newly coined expressions, with the winning works unveiled this year through a dynamic calligraphy performance by high school students. (News On Japan)

Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.

Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.

The launch of Japan’s H3 Rocket No. 8 was aborted just seconds before liftoff on December 17th at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture after an abnormality was detected in ground equipment, prompting an automatic halt to the countdown 17 seconds before launch. (News On Japan)

With just over two weeks remaining in 2025, preparations are in full swing for osechi, the elaborately prepared New Year’s dishes that line Japanese dining tables each year, but few may realize that one of osechi’s most essential ingredients is now facing an unprecedented crisis. Experts are issuing stark warnings that, at a realistic level, kelp could disappear from Hokkaido by the end of this century, raising concerns that extend far beyond holiday cuisine and into the very foundations of Japanese food culture. (News On Japan)

The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.

The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.

The White House officially released the "National Security Strategy" report at the beginning of the month, outlining the adjustments made by the current US administration in foreign policy. (News On Japan)

"To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime brought untold sorrow to mankind," the statement in the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations regarding its founding purpose is thought-provoking. (News On Japan)