The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogan, one of the most powerful men in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government and the minister in charge of his…
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Ukraine: Trump says meeting with Russian President Putin being arranged
Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when the meeting might take place.…
Italy: Journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after being freed from Iranian jail
An Italian journalist has returned to Rome after spending weeks in an Iranian jail. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained…
Palestine: Israeli military says body of Bedouin hostage found in Gaza
The Israeli military says its troops have found the body of a Bedouin Arab hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as evidence that suggests another may also be…
Palestine: Israeli drone strike in West Bank kills two children
Two children were among three Palestinians from the same extended family killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian officials say.The governor of Tubas…
Iran: Swiss citizen dies in prison after spying arrest
A Swiss national arrested in Iran and accused of spying has died in prison, according to Iranian state media. The man was being held with another inmate at a prison…
Venezuela: US announces $25m reward for arrest of President Maduro
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third…
USA: Many celebrities to lost their homes in wildfires
Jeff Bridges is among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. The US actor, who won an Oscar for Crazy Heart…
USA: Donald Trump spared jail or fine as judge sentences him in historic NY case
Donald Trump’s sentencing made for a jarring juxtaposition. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass reviewed what he called the “overwhelming evidence” behind Trump’s criminal conviction and detailed how the president-elect had shown “disdain…