U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has held unannounced talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi as part of an intense new push by President Donald Trump's administration to end the war in Ukraine and more meetings were expected.

Item 1 of 6 Birds fly over an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

[1/6]Birds fly over an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

The former Bank of England economist - the first female chancellor of the exchequer - has staked her political identity on being the antidote to the chaos that roiled British politics in recent years.

Britain's economy had a strong start to 2025 but it expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter.

The ranking, which has analysed the innovation capacity of major economies since 2005, is again led by smaller, highly specialized nations: Switzerland in first position, Singapore in second and Denmark in third.

Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on their long-term economic prospects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in an annual report on Tuesday.

With his own presidency at stake, Trump is calling candidates, making early endorsements, and pushing economic messaging to try to keep Congress in Republican hands.

Venezuela's government rejected what it called a "ridiculous" U.S. plan to designate the "non-existent" group.

The former President is awaiting final appeals against his 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup.

He is expected to make appeals for peace in the region and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.

Here is a history of papal foreign visits by a leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it was ending its operations after months of criticism over the deaths of Palestinians trying to reach GHF hubs.

For investors buying gold as a bastion of stability, it should give pause that one of bullion's biggest buyers in recent months is a lynchpin of the hyper-speculative world of crypto.

While England have ample time to sift through the rubble of defeat in Perth, the tourists are unlikely to come up with a new game-plan to replace 'Bazball' for the second test against Australia in Brisbane.