International
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Lithuania Jails Three for ‘Acting for Russia’
The court in Kaunas accused the men — two Estonian-Russian nationals and a Russian citizen — of acting on behalf of Russia for payment, a charge the men denied.
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At least 8,000 new Epstein-linked documents released by US Justice Dept
The new files include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Markets Mostly Rise as Rate Cut Hopes Bring Christmas Cheer
Data showing US unemployment rising and inflation slowing gave the Federal Reserve more room to lower borrowing costs and provided some much-needed pep to markets after a recent swoon.
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Pope Warns Against Power Struggles in Vatican Bureaucracy
Leo was speaking to leaders of the Roman Curia — the Catholic Church’s governing body — as he prepares for his first Christmas as pope.
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Lebanon State Media says 3 Killed in Israeli Strike on Vehicle Near Sidon
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Monday’s strike on a vehicle was carried out by an Israeli drone around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the southern coastal city of Sidon and “killed three people who…
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Israel Demolishes East Jerusalem Building, Evicting Palestinians
Located in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old City, the building comprised a dozen apartments housing approximately 100 people, many of them women, children and elderly residents.
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Indonesia Bans British Porn Star Bonnie Blue for 10 Years
Billinger and an associate, 27-year-old Liam Andrew Jackson, were fined 200,000 rupiah (about $12) on December 12 for breaking traffic violations.
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German Court Jails Man for Repeatedly Raping Sedated Wife
The 61-year-old, identified under German privacy rules only as Fernando P., was found guilty of aggravated rape, sexual coercion, dangerous bodily harm and other crimes.
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Mercosur Trade Bloc Meets After EU Deal Delay
The deal would help the 27-nation European Union export more vehicles, machinery, wines and spirits to Latin America at a time of global trade tensions.
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Brussels Farmer Protest Turns Ugly as EU-Mercosur Deal Teeters
At least 7,000 farmers staged a mostly peaceful march through the capital’s European quarter, where the Mercosur deal loomed large over an EU summit focused on funding Ukraine’s war effort.
