Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude: Russian defence ministry said it had shot down 77 Ukrainian drones in several locations (LINK) 7 December 2025
Moscow launched 653 drones and 51 missiles at Ukraine overnight into Saturday, triggering air raid alerts across the country and wounding at least eight people. (LINK) 6 December 2025
Kremlin says Russia is encouraged by talks with US, ready to engage further (LINK) 5 December 2025
CNBC: Putin's latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is: on visit to India, the Russian leader said Moscow would take part of Ukraine by force if Kyiv's troops did not withdraw from the region (LINK) 5 December 2025
Soldiers announce apparent military coup in Benin (LINK) — ground.news: 39 media reports (LINK) 7 December 2025
IAEA says Chornobyl nuclear plant’s protective shield damaged (LINK) 5 December 2025
IAEA launches expert mission to Ukraine as Russia ramps up attacks on energy infrastructure: mission is in Ukraine to "assess the status of electrical substations critical for nuclear safety and security", including at the Chornobyl site (LINK) 5 December 2025
Ukraine confirms drone strikes on seaport, oil refinery in Russia (LINK) 5 December 2025
New clashes break out between Pakistan and Afghanistan (LINK) 6 December 2025
Tourists among at least 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire: Fire broke out at midnight in Arpora, North Goa district, according to reports, with victims mostly kitchen workers according to chief minister (LINK) 6 December 2025
Hundreds of passengers in turmoil across Switzerland as 10 cancellations and 141 delays (LINK) 6 December 2025
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing 'serious ethical concerns': highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe (LINK) 5 December 2025
— In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used glyphosate herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer. Now, the scientific journal that published the 2000 paper has announced it has been retracted.
UN: International Volunteer Day — "Every Contribution Matters": marks the official global launch of the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (LINK) 5 December 2025
CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants (LINK) 5 December 2025
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade at CITES conference in Samarkand (LINK) 4 December 2025
Trump warns land strikes in Venezuela could come 'very soon' (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports (LINK) 3 December 2025
EU bans Russian gas imports from early next year after last-minute agreement (LINK) 3 December 2025
— "We were paying to Russia €12 billion per month at the beginning of the war for fossil fuels. Now we're down to €1.5 billion per month ... We aim to bring it down to zero," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters.