A giant hole in a wall of the bank vault of a Sparkasse bank branch on Dec 29, 2025, after unknown perpetrator(s) broke in during the Christmas holidays.

‘Ocean’s Eleven’-Style Heist: Robbers Drill into German Bank Vault Over Christmas, Steal €30 Million in Cash, Gold and Jewellery

Robbers armed with heavy drilling equipment carried out one of Germany’s most audacious bank heists in recent years, breaking into a vault at a savings bank in the western city of Gelsenkirchen during the extended Christmas holiday and escaping with...
Travellers are pictured at St Pancras station in London, Eurostar train service between Britain and continental Europe is halted.

Channel Tunnel Disruption Leaves Thousands Stranded as Power Failure Halts Eurostar Services Ahead of New Year

Channel Tunnel rail traffic linking Britain with mainland Europe began a gradual recovery on Tuesday after a power supply failure forced the suspension of all cross-Channel train services at one of the busiest travel periods of the year, stranding thousands...
Vladimir Putin

Russia Claims Dozens of Ukrainian Drones Targeted Putin’s Novgorod Residence as Kyiv Dismisses Allegation as Fabrication to Undermine US-Led Peace Talks

Russia and Ukraine traded sharp accusations on Monday (Dec 29) after Moscow claimed that dozens of Ukrainian drones had targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, a charge Kyiv dismissed as a deliberate fabrication aimed at sabotaging US-led efforts to...
Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico,

Mexican Interoceanic Train Derailment in Oaxaca Kills at Least 13, Injures 98 Passengers

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after an Interoceanic Train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in southern Mexico, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest rail accidents in the country in recent years and casting...
car driving through snow covered woods of Blauvelt State Park after a winter storm bore down on the US Northeast in Orangetown, New York

Snow and Ice Storm Paralyse US Northeast, Forcing Emergency Declarations in New York and New Jersey and Disrupting Post-Holiday Travel

A powerful mix of snow, sleet and ice swept across the US Northeast early Saturday, disrupting post-holiday travel, grounding thousands of flights and prompting emergency declarations in New York and New Jersey, even as the storm began to weaken by...
Palestinian Association in Italy, Mohammad Hannoun, carries a Palestinian flag during a nationwide strike

Italy Arrests Nine Over Alleged Hamas Financing Through Charities in Major EU-Coordinated Counterterrorism Operation

 Italian prosecutors on Saturday announced the arrest of nine people suspected of financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas through charity organisations operating in Italy, in a sweeping operation coordinated by the country’s anti-mafia and counterterrorism units. In a statement, prosecutors...
United States missile launch from a naval vessel as President Donald Trump says US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria

United States and Nigeria Coordinate Precision Strikes on ISIS Terrorist Enclaves in Sokoto State, Killing Multiple Militants; Trump Labels ISIS Fighters “Terror Scum”

The United States carried out precision military strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist camps in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto State on Christmas Day, an operation ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump and coordinated with Nigerian authorities. While both governments described the...
B-21 Raider

U.S. Defense Industry Survives on a Decades-Old French Samarium Dump Amid China Supply Threats

The United States is the undisputed global military superpower. With an annual defense budget approaching USD 900 billion, Washington spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined—including China, Russia, India, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Saudi...
Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers

Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Conduct “Scheduled” Flight Over Norwegian, Barents Seas

Russian nuclear-capable bombers carried out a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas on Thursday (Dec. 25), prompting foreign fighter jets to escort them, Russia’s Defence Ministry reported, according to Russian news agencies. The ministry did not provide details...
Donald Trump

Democratic Senators Warn Trump Against Mass Recall of Career Ambassadors

Democratic senators urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to reconsider his administration’s decision to recall nearly 30 career ambassadors, cautioning that the move risks creating a leadership vacuum in US missions abroad and could allow strategic rivals such as...
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