Author: News Desk

  Australia and Nauru have announced a landmark security treaty on Monday — a move which is seen as a broader effort by Canberra to push back against China’s influence in the Pacific. The treaty will provide the tiny Pacific island nation with 100 million Australian dollars (€60.6 million, $64 million) in direct budget support over five years. But it also gives Australia the final say over Nauru’s key infrastructure. “It’s a good day for the security and resilience of the Pacific region,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a joint media briefing with Nauru’s President David Adeang. What do…

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A 25-year-old woman was injured after a hit-and-run crash involving two cars in south London. The crash happened on Portland Road, South Norwood, at around 7.50am this morning. The woman, who was in one of the cars, was taken to a south London hospital. Police did not specify any injuries, only that she would be assessed by medics. The occupants of the other vehicle fled the scene before police arrived. Photos show one of the cars on its roof and the other with a badly damaged bonnet with several emergency crews surrounding the vehicles. Road closures were in place while…

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Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, returning to the White House. Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has been nominated as the next secretary of state. If Mr Rubio is confirmed, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will choose who takes the seat through the remainder of his term, which expires in 2026. “It is something I would seriously consider,” Mrs Trump said. “If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. And…

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  Of course, nothing went according to plan. The Elysée had its dreams, but the weather made sure of this. On Saturday, December 7, the risk of a storm, with the wind blowing violently and the heavy rain forecast for the evening, forced the State and Church authorities to make a strategic and concerted withdrawal into the cathedral for the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame de Paris, which had been so carefully planned. If you could call it a retreat. For the president spoke not on the parvis, but inside the cathedral. Admittedly, not behind the altar, nor on the rostrum,…

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The arrival of a cold front in the north of the peninsula was felt this Sunday on the return of the Constitución and Inmaculada bridges. A total of 50 roads have been affected by snow, especially in Huesca, Asturias and Lleida. In the main network, the worst section was on the AP-66, near the municipality of Lena (Asturias). The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has asked for caution and to reduce speed, in addition to, in case of getting stuck in a snowy traffic jam, leaving space in the center lanes so that emergency services can pass. On the first…

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