UK housing market cools as sellers cut prices for second month
Prices across the UK dropped again in the four weeks to 6 December, with property valued lower than a year ago as tax speculation and slower demand weighed on the market.
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Fact check: Is Sweden as unsafe as Trump says?
The US president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime". The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries and the US to see how true this is.
Africa: Africa's Moment - Building Resilience in an Era of Trade Disruption
[Daily Maverick] The world today is shaped by a series of overlapping crises, what many now call a polycrisis. From geopolitical conflicts and shifting trade alliances to climate shocks and economic volatility, these forces are changing how nations and businesses operate. For
EU broadens Belarus sanctions to include hybrid activity
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 - The European Union on Monday broadened its sanctions on Belarus' regime to include actions seen to undermine democracy, the rule of law, and the overall security in member states.
Dozens killed in Morocco flash floods
At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say.
Life According to Sylvia Snowden and Joan Semmel
Also: a graffiti artist's protest against ICE deportations, TIME Magazine's miserable "Person of the Year" cover, and the enduring relevance of W. E. B. Du Bois.
Latest news bulletin | December 15th, 2025 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 15th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Why Facebook is a cesspool of scam ads — and it’s making billions off its phony ‘tax’ on fraudsters
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is blamed more often than any other site for hosting scam advertisements that have cost consumers billions of dollars – even as it pockets the profits, according to the new data compiled by an online watchdog.
Quant’s sophisticated chatbots are improving cancer care and transforming customer service
"Digital beings are coming into parity with the way humans think," says Chetan Dube, an AI pioneer and the CEO of Quant.
‘De Gaulle’ Teaser: Pathé’s Star-Studded Historical Thriller Charts How French General Led Resistance During WWII (EXCLUSIVE)
Pathé, the revered French studio behind “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo,” has revealed a teaser for “De Gaulle,” Antonin Baudry’s sweeping two-part historical thriller saga charting the French Resistance during WWII through the eyes of General Charles de
"It was dead people everywhere": Inside Australia's Hanukkah massacre
SYDNEY, Dec 15 - For a multimedia graphic, click here
Right-wing Kast defeats leftist rival to become Chile's president
José Antonio Kast won 58% of the vote, defeating communist candidate Jeannette Jara. His victory marks Chile's most right-wing government since the dictatorship ended in 1990.
Kirby Air Riders' team will disband after final balance adjustments
The Kirby Air Riders development team is disbanding soon, with just one more balance patch to come and no DLC.
Africa: Kayoola EV Bus Expedition Signals New Era for Africa's Ev Market
[Independent (Kampala)] Morocco has become a hub for EV production, attracting global automakers, while Egypt has partnered with Chinese firms to produce electric buses
Slovak woman killed in Bondi Beach mass shooting, president says
Dec 15 (Reuters) - A woman from Slovakia was killed during a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Monday. "Already yesterday, I unequivocally condemned the brutal, deadly
Indonesia’s Prabowo expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months
The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 1,030, with hundreds still missing.
Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000
JAKARTA, Dec 15 - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three months, after a disaster that claimed more than 1,000 lives.
‘My daughter keeps asking where’s grandma’: Son mourns Indonesian helper’s death in HK fire
Ms Darwati’s family shares photo taken before she left for Hong Kong, and her last words in desperate video as her escape routes failed.
UK should make Jimmy Lai's release precondition to closer relations with China, says son
LONDON, Dec 15 - Jimmy Lai's son Sebastien said Britain should make his father's release a precondition to closer relations with China, after the pro-democracy campaigner was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong's High Court on Monday.
Reparations loan under 'pressure from different sides', Kallas says as more countries voice doubts
The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for "alternative solutions". EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv's financial and military needs for the next two
Africa: Africa's Business Heroes 2025 Awards Top Three Entrepreneurs
[New Times] Entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa emerged as the top winners at the seventh Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Grand Finale on December 13.
Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls
The companies have been fined in the past over outages leaving customers unable to call emergency services.
Should I stay or should I go? Malaysian parties mull over future after 3 years with Anwar at the helm
Malaysian parties reconsider alliances, signaling a pre-election period is here with polls due by early 2028.
Your net worth skyrockets after $100,000 in America. Here’s why and how to reach the six-figure mark
Indonesia floods: the real risk was not foreign aid
The floods that swept through Sumatra in late 2025 were neither sudden nor inexplicable. Cyclonic rainfall, intensified by warming seas and degraded watersheds, overwhelmed Aceh and North Sumatra with predictable force. Nearly a thousand lives were lost. More than a million
Ugandan army admits holding priest who'd been missing for days
The armed forces accused Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of involvement in "violent subversive activities".
Better than the cheap alternative
Frozen pizza changed the game for many pizzerias. If you couldn’t offer something better than what I had in my freezer, what do I need you for? If the wedding photographer can’t deliver more magic than the phone in my guest’s pocket, no thanks. Does working with your non-profit
‘Sundays,’ Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s San Sebastián Best Film Winner, Closes Half the World With Early Sales for Le Pacte (EXCLUSIVE)
Alauda Ruiz de Azua’s “Sundays” (“Los Domingos”), the winner of the San Sebastián Film Festival’s Golden Shell for best film, has been sold to half the major movie markets in the world by Paris-based Le Pacte. The first phase roll out for Le Pacte underscores the sales punch
Thailand to go to the polls on Feb 8: Election commission
Official poll results will be announced by Apr 9, after which the new parliament must convene within 15 days to elect speakers and then vote in a prime minister.
Witkoff, Kushner brief EU foreign ministers on Gaza via video conference, EU official says
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday briefed EU foreign ministers on Trump's Gaza peace plan via video conference, an EU official said. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said earlier
‘I consider him my first son’: how living with a baby monkey taught me I’m ready to be a dad
I went from selling flats in Paris to being alone in a cabin in Guinea looking after primates. It changed my life, but one relationship marked me like no other In 2022, I had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling ridiculously expensive flats, and decided I needed to do
Rising tensions with Israel have Lebanon fearing return to all-out war
Israel accuses Hezbollah of refusing to disarm. Lebanese officials hope their efforts to rein in the militant group will head off Israeli military escalation.
Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell
During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of cells.
As peace talks grind on, Russia zeroes in on Ukraine’s power
Every winter Russia targets Ukraine’s energy sector, but this year the attacks are fiercer and the power outages are worse than ever.
Trump Tirades over Failing Economy Backfire as GOP Panics: “Disaster!”
President Donald Trump keeps ranting furiously that “affordability” is a Democratic scam. But suddenly he’s now promoting video of himself talking about how devoted he is — really, truly — to doing something about prices (while angrily blaming Democrats for it). And that admits
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