The whoppers of 2025 - Roll Call With President Donald Trump back in the White House in 2025, it’s no surprise that he dominates the FactCheck.org year-end whoppers list. Roll Call · Dec 25, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv claims successful Storm Shadow strike on major Russian oil refinery Britain gave Ukraine permission last year to use its Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
North Korea reveals nuclear submarine progress as Kim Jong Un slams South Korea Photos show largely completed hull of new submarine The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarised zone in country’s east The proposal pushes Washington and Kyiv closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war. What we know on day 1,401 The Guardian - AU · Dec 25, 2025
Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Crude Oil Prices End Little Changed But See Continued Support From Recent Oil Tanker Disruptions February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.03 (-0.05%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0040 (+0.23%). Crude oil closed little changed on Wednesday, but rallied earlier in the week on concern about oil risks related to Venezuela and Ukraine-Russia. Crude prices have carry-over support... Barchart · Dec 24, 2025
Crude Oil Prices Continue Higher on Recent Oil Tanker Disruptions February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is up +0.06 (+0.10%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is up +0.0055 (+0.31%). Crude oil today extended this week's rally, which has been driven by concern about oil risks related to Venezuela and Ukraine-Russia. Crude prices have carry-over support from last Friday's... Barchart · Dec 24, 2025
Survivors seek justice year after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash killed 38 Survivors and relatives are seeking justice as the first anniversary approaches of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38 people after a Russian air defence missile struck next to it mid-flight, causing critical damage. Euronews · Dec 24, 2025
Pro-Russian hackers claim French postal service cyberattack European intelligence agencies say investigations into Russian interference now consume as much time as terrorist threats. Euronews · Dec 24, 2025
Zelensky Challenges Putin With US-Backed 20-Point Peace Plan As Proposal Reaches Moscow The next move now lies with Putin, whose response will show whether the proposal can gain traction or fade amid continued fighting. International Business Times · Dec 24, 2025
US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forces The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
Ending Ukraine war: Full details of 20-point plan unveiled by Zelensky to stop the bloodshed Ukraine’s president raised the prospect of his country’s soldiers being withdrawn from territory they currently hold in the east to create a demilitarised or free economic zone Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
Ukraine’s best hope may lie elsewhere as Russia inches forward on the battlefield While it struggles to hold up land advance, Kyiv eyes economic and political fronts to turn around fortunes The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
Ukraine unveils 20-point peace proposal under discussion with US Volodymyr Zelensky calls for meeting with Donald Trump to address territorial conflict in the east The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Euronews · Dec 24, 2025 Ukraine and US agree on most points of peace plan except Donbas and nuclear plant, Zelenskyy says Ukraine and the US have agreed on most points of a 20-point peace plan with Russia, but control of Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains contentious, Ukrainian president said. Moscow is expected to respond on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes remain unresolved The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on France’s national postal service
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 Explosion in Russian capital kills 3 Three people, including two police officers, have been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators said, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away
Euronews · Dec 24, 2025 Two Russian police officers killed in Moscow explosion Three people, including two police officers, were killed when a bomb detonated in Moscow on the same street where a Russian general died in an apparent car bomb explosion just two days ago.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025 ‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state power
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky awaits Putin response to new peace plan while Christmas Eve blast kills 3 in Moscow Fresh blast rocks site in Moscow where Russian general was killed on Monday
The Guardian - AU · Dec 24, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses ‘great sadness’ at Russian rejection of truce calls Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day; two Moscow police injured in suspected explosion near site of general’s killing. What we know on day 1,400
Space · Dec 23, 2025 Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025 Russia launches hundreds of drones in major attack on Ukraine as hopes for Christmas ceasefire deal fade The latest barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, killing three people including a four-year-old
Barchart · Dec 23, 2025 Crude Oil Prices Continue Higher on Recent Oil Tanker Disruptions January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is up +0.51 (+0.91%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) is down -0.0024 (-0.14%). Crude oil today is higher on continued concern about oil risks related to Venezuela and Ukraine-Russia. Other bullish factors included the weaker dollar and the slightly stronger stock market....