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Finland to procure AMRAAM missiles from the US
STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 - Finland said on Friday it would procure Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the United States.
Ukraine says it retakes parts of Kupiansk, encircling Russian troops
KYIV, Dec 12 - Ukrainian forces have retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and several villages around it in an operation that encircled Russian troops, a Ukrainian military commander said on Friday.
Wim Wenders Named President of Berlin Film Festival Jury
The German director of 'Paris Texas,' 'Wings of Desire,' and 'Perfect Days' will judge the winners of the 76th Berlinale.
Russian strikes cut power and water in Odesa as infrastructure attacks continue
Russia has continued its campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, causing long power outages across Ukraine.
Africa: Mahama Urges Africa to Break Free From 'Rigged' Global Order and Industrialize
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has urged African nations to shift from exporting raw materials to producing high-value finished goods, calling for a new era of economic independence to match the political liberation achieved by earlier generations.
‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution
Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agriculture On the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly crown of strappy, grass-like leaves.
Fed chief frontrunner Kevin Hassett will do whatever it takes to push through Trump’s MAGA-nomics
Trump is obsessed with lowering short-term interest rates, and while the office's current occupant just cut them a bit, Trump wants them cut more.
Maryam Touzani’s ‘Calle Malaga,’ Starring Carmen Maura, Set to Travel to Additional Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Films Boutique has closed several additional territories with top independent distributors for Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Malaga,” which is Morocco’s entry for the international feature film category of the Oscars. The fresh sales deals follow the American Film Market and have
Economic growth has been linked to rising emissions for decades. Now, the ‘opposite is happening’
A decade on from the Paris Agreement, and the link between GDP and rising emissions is starting to break.
Ghanaian influencer charged with scamming elderly Americans
He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.
Adult film actress Bonnie Blue to be deported from Bali
The adult film actress was cleared of breaking the country's strict anti-pornography laws.
Cuba on edge as US seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk
By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA/HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation worse for a crisis-stricken Cuba already struggling to source enough oil to power its ailing economy and
Transcript: Trump Explodes over Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Worsen
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. This week, Democrats
Crypto king Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn stablecoin fraud
The co-founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a US court found that his $40bn stablecoin ecosystem was sustained by fraud.
Explainer-Thailand's snap election: How will it play out?
BANGKOK, Dec 12 - Thailand is set for an earlier-than-expected election after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament amid a fierce border conflict with Cambodia and political turmoil that risked the collapse of his fragile minority government.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is totally real, so we've created a wishlist to send to the Emperor
We have demands.
Lululemon boss to step down early next year
Calvin McDonald's decision to leave at the end of January comes amid a run of poor sales for the firm in the US.
Ukraine says it hit two Russian ships transporting military equipment in Caspian Sea
KYIV, Dec 12 - Ukraine's special forces said on Friday they had conducted an operation alongside what they described as a local resistance movement to hit two Russian ships transporting weapons and military equipment in the Caspian sea.
Wim Wenders to Head Berlin Film Festival Jury
Celebrated German director Wim Wenders will serve as the jury president at the 76th Berlin Film Festival in February. The trailblazing filmmaker, who is one of the pioneers of the New German Cinema movement, has worked across both fiction and documentary over his six-decade
Devil May Cry season 2 release date: Dante and Vergil return in 2026
Netflix announced a release date for Devil May Cry season 2, the successful adaptation of the iconic video game franchise.
India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 - India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units to French parents, potentially saving millions for companies with major operations in the South Asian nation, documents show.
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days in climate-action history. Attending the conference as a journalist, I watched and listened and wondered
Latest news bulletin | December 12th, 2025 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 12th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
The Year in Memes
Also, a $117 Picasso, Coreen Simpson's monograph, and Jeff Wall's disorienting photography.
Uwe Boll Reboots ‘Alone in the Dark’ (Exclusive)
The maverick German director is planning a new film based on the hit horror survival video game franchise.
Supreme Court confronts gun rights pileup
An unusually large pileup of Second Amendment challenges has landed at the Supreme Court, which will consider taking up the cases behind closed doors Friday. It would add to what is already a major term for gun rights. The justices previously agreed to hear two cases early
Something Is Rotten in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet
“Time and again,” wrote George Steiner in his 1996 essay “A Preface to the Hebrew Bible,” “I have sought to imagine, albeit indistinctly, Shakespeare remarking at home or to some intimate on whether or not work on Hamlet or Othello had, that day, gone well or poorly.”
Republicans spooked by string of disappointing elections
Republicans are feeling spooked by recent special elections losses and underperformances in party strongholds, as the White House ramps up President Trump’s presence on the campaign trail ahead of next year’s midterm elections. On Tuesday, Democrats flipped Miami’s mayoral
ObamaCare impasse sets stage for January health care battle
Only a holiday miracle can prevent ObamaCare subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1, setting up a major health care fight next month when lawmakers turn their attention to a 2026 spending bill and another potential shutdown fight. After dueling partisan bills failed in the Senate
Nope, Billionaire Tom Steyer Is Not a Bellwether of Climate Politics
What should we make of billionaire Tom Steyer’s reinvention as a populist candidate for California governor, four years after garnering only 0.72 percent of the popular vote in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, despite obscene spending from his personal fortune? Is it
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Last year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that the president of the United States had “absolute” criminal immunity for his “official acts,” as well as lesser degrees of immunity for other acts committed while president. This decision in Trump v. United States
JB hit with flash floods after heavy downpour
Traffic came to a standstill in some areas and a stage set up for a later event collapsed.
Inside 1789’s $2 billion bet on ‘patriotic capitalism’
"Defense tech and re-industrialization of the United States are probably now the most important part of the overall patriotic capitalism bucket," Omeed Malik said of 1789's investment ethos.
GOP defectors raise the heat on Republicans over health vote subsidies
GOP leaders in both chambers of Congress are under growing pressure from rank-and-file Republicans to address health insurance premiums that are expected to soar next year, fueling concerns the nation faces a health care crisis. Four Republican senators sent a loud message to
Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes: What Could Go Wrong?
The plot in MAGA-ville is thicker than a holiday fruitcake, but far-right influencers are still stirring in more intrigue. On Tuesday, the demagogue podcaster Candace Owens, who has some nine million followers across X, YouTube, and Instagram, posted the 2025 equivalent of a Q
California heavyweights Newsom, Harris face collision course over White House
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris have always had a complex relationship, described by some in their home state as “frenemies.” The two Golden State figures share many of the same advisers, consultants and fundraisers. But over the course of
Falklands Election: Renewed Legislative; oath ceremony at Government House
As anticipated, close to 11:00pm Thursday 11 December, the results of the Falkland Islands general election were announced by the Returning Officer Dr. Andrea Clausen, and the integration of the new Legislative Assembly for the next four years was confirmed.
Nationwide fined £44m for 'ineffective' crime controls
The building society failed to monitor its customers' activity effectively between 2016 and 2021, the regulator says.
Have you heard of ELSA? Probably not recently…
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen recently announced Denmark’s intent to acquire long-range strike weapons. The country, usually a model student of transatlanticism, recently chose a European solution for its air defence, signalling it might also select European-made options
Argentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas
Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported "Final Investment Decision" by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited regarding the "Sea Lion" oil field in the North
EA to spend millions clearing Oxfordshire illegal waste mountain in break with policy
Announcement draws anger from Labour MP over refusal to remove tonnes of rubbish dumped near school in Wigan The Environment Agency is to spend millions of pounds to clear an enormous illegal rubbish dump in Oxfordshire, saying the waste is at risk of catching fire. But the
Ukraine's kamikaze drones hit the front line as manpower shortage bites
Recent incursions into NATO territory and manpower shortages faced by the Ukrainian armed forces have accelerated advances in drone technology. No longer just complementary to traditional warfare, they are a necessity on the frontline against Russia – and increasingly on
Gatwick Airport drop-off charge rises to £10
Drop-off fees will rise from £7 to £10 at the West Sussex airport from 6 January.
China Politburo member misses two key meetings as mystery builds
It has fuelled speculation about the fate of Mr Ma Xingrui amid President Xi’s anti-corruption purge.
Woman crashes stolen boat into Venice's historic Rialto Bridge
An Italian woman stole a delivery boat in Venice and crashed it into the 16th-century Rialto Bridge on Thursday, damaging the stone balustrade and sending parcels into the Grand Canal.
As jobs dry up, China’s migrant workers are returning to their villages and staying put
Despite government concerns about economic stagnation in the villages, some think there are job opportunities there.
Prada to launch $930 'Made in India' Kolhapuri sandals after backlash
The deal comes months after Prada faced backlash for allegedly appropriating a sandal design made by Indian artisans.
'It was little kids': Taylor Swift breaks down as she talks of Southport attack
The singer met met families and victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage during her Eras tour last year.
