TIL Date: 2025-12
176 headlines found.
- WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
December 1, 2025 - US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims
December 1, 2025 - Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years prison in absentia
December 1, 2025 - Zelenskyy meets with Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow
December 1, 2025 - Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey, appeals court says
December 1, 2025 - Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence
December 1, 2025 - Starbucks to pay NYC workers $35m after alleged labour law violations
December 1, 2025 - Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments
December 2, 2025 - Costco sues Trump administration for 'full refund' of tariffs
December 2, 2025 - Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
December 2, 2025 - Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández released from US prison after Trump pardon
December 2, 2025 - Pope Leo urges against US incursion of Venezuela as he warns Western countries to be 'less fearful' of immigrants
December 2, 2025 - Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to fund 'Trump Accounts' for millions of American kids
December 2, 2025 - Search for long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume
December 3, 2025 - Kremlin signals no Ukraine breakthrough after Putin talks with US
December 3, 2025 - US cancels citizenship ceremonies for migrants from travel ban countries
December 3, 2025 - Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use
December 3, 2025 - 'Pretty obvious' Putin does not want peace in Ukraine, Nato foreign ministers warn
December 3, 2025 - Women's Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
December 3, 2025 - Trump says he is pardoning Democratic congressman in bribery case
December 3, 2025 - European Commission plans 'reparations loan' to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
December 3, 2025 - Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel
December 4, 2025 - Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida after Moscow talks, White House says
December 4, 2025 - Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for fresh US peace talks
December 4, 2025 - Chinese navy task force captured by new satellite images in Philippine Sea
December 4, 2025 - Putin is 'morally responsible' for British woman's novichok death, inquiry finds
December 4, 2025 - Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine's troops will withdraw
December 4, 2025 - Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
December 4, 2025 - Trump hires new architect for White House ballroom amid clashes over project
December 5, 2025 - Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific
December 5, 2025 - US Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn voting maps in midterms
December 5, 2025 - Grand jury declines to charge Letitia James after first case dismissed
December 5, 2025 - Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
December 5, 2025 - US vaccine panel votes to end recommendation for hepatitis B jabs for newborns
December 5, 2025 - Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
December 5, 2025 - US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
December 5, 2025 - Frank Gehry, world renowned architect, dies at 96
December 5, 2025 - Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines 'almost weekly' – and more could be on the way
December 6, 2025 - Russia bombards Ukraine as US says progress made in talks with Kyiv
December 6, 2025 - Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says
December 6, 2025 - US National Park Service removes free entry on MLK Day and Juneteenth
December 6, 2025 - Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties
December 7, 2025 - Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says
December 7, 2025 - African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say
December 7, 2025 - Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says
December 7, 2025 - Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal 'could be a problem'
December 8, 2025 - Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
December 8, 2025 - Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London for talks on ending Ukraine war
December 8, 2025 - US Supreme Court hears fight over Trump's power to fire federal agency official
December 8, 2025 - Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil
December 8, 2025 - Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says
December 9, 2025 - Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey
December 9, 2025 - Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal
December 9, 2025 - EU opens investigation into Google's use of online content for AI models
December 9, 2025 - Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China
December 9, 2025 - Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado cancelled
December 9, 2025 - Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump's peace prize
December 9, 2025 - Font of 'wasteful' diversity: Trump's state department orders return to Times New Roman
December 10, 2025 - Ukraine 'ready for elections' if partners guarantee security, Zelensky says
December 10, 2025 - Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
December 10, 2025 - MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
December 10, 2025 - US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
December 10, 2025 - Nobel Peace Prize winner's daughter accepts award on her behalf
December 10, 2025 - US judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
December 10, 2025 - EU proposes loosening rules on AI gigafactories in green rollback
December 10, 2025 - Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
December 10, 2025 - Venezuelan Nobel winner emerges to collect prize in Oslo after months in hiding
December 11, 2025 - US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
December 11, 2025 - Trump launches $1m 'gold card' immigration visas
December 11, 2025 - US judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody
December 11, 2025 - Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years
December 11, 2025 - Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
December 11, 2025 - Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests
December 11, 2025 - Thai PM dissolves parliament to 'return power to people'
December 12, 2025 - Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
December 12, 2025 - Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation
December 12, 2025 - Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
December 12, 2025 - EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia's frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine
December 12, 2025 - Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes
December 13, 2025 - Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia
December 13, 2025 - Dick Van Dyke turns 100
December 13, 2025 - Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
December 13, 2025 - Person of interest in custody in Brown University shooting that left two students dead
December 14, 2025 - At least 11 killed in shooting which targeted Australia's Jewish community at Bondi Beach
December 14, 2025 - Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues
December 14, 2025 - Hong Kong's last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressure
December 14, 2025 - Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of colluding with foreign forces
December 15, 2025 - Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in LA home
December 15, 2025 - Netanyahu blames Australian PM for Bondi terror attack
December 15, 2025 - Ukraine willing to drop ambitions to join Nato, Zelenskyy says
December 15, 2025 - Brown University shooting: authorities releasing sole person of interest
December 15, 2025 - Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile's next president
December 15, 2025 - Rob and Michele Reiner's son 'responsible' for their deaths, police say
December 16, 2025 - US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8
December 16, 2025 - Donald Trump sues BBC for up to $10bn over edit of January 6 speech
December 16, 2025 - US puts £31bn tech 'prosperity deal' with Britain on ice
December 16, 2025 - European leaders sign treaty establishing Ukraine war damages body
December 16, 2025 - Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
December 16, 2025 - EU plans to water down ban on new petrol and diesel cars
December 16, 2025 - Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela
December 17, 2025 - Warner Bros to reject $108bn Paramount bid, reports say
December 17, 2025 - Putin calls European leaders 'little pigs' and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force
December 17, 2025 - UK will transfer £2.5bn of Abramovich cash to Ukraine fund, Starmer says
December 17, 2025 - Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump's push for peace
December 17, 2025 - Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief
December 17, 2025 - California may halt Tesla sales due to 'false advertising' in use of term 'Autopilot'
December 17, 2025 - The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029
December 18, 2025 - Search for Brown University shooter enters fifth day as enhanced image of suspect released
December 18, 2025 - Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on extending healthcare subsidies
December 18, 2025 - Pope Leo appoints pro-migrant archbishop of New York, signaling Church's more robust approach to Trump
December 18, 2025 - Brazilian congress passes bill to cut Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison term
December 18, 2025 - US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan
December 18, 2025 - Denmark's 'ghetto law' targeting 'parallel societies' may be unlawful, EU court rules
December 18, 2025 - Trump administration sanctions two more International Criminal Court judges for investigating Israel
December 18, 2025 - Kennedy Center board votes to rename it 'Trump Kennedy Center'
December 18, 2025 - US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing 4
December 18, 2025 - Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say
December 19, 2025 - TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban
December 19, 2025 - EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets
December 19, 2025 - Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown University and MIT shootings
December 19, 2025 - Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro's prison term
December 19, 2025 - US strikes two more alleged drug boats, bringing death toll to over 100
December 19, 2025 - Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
December 19, 2025 - Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president at tense conservative event
December 19, 2025 - Judge accused of helping immigrant dodge ICE agents found guilty of obstruction
December 19, 2025 - Ukraine attacks Russian 'shadow' tanker off Libyan coast
December 19, 2025 - Lawmakers criticise redactions in Epstein files as not all documents released
December 20, 2025 - Elon Musk gets his $139 billion pay package from 2018 restored after a yearslong battle with a Delaware judge
December 20, 2025 - US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
December 21, 2025 - Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years
December 21, 2025 - Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release
December 21, 2025 - Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
December 21, 2025 - US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
December 22, 2025 - Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say
December 22, 2025 - New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
December 22, 2025 - Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year
December 22, 2025 - China hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7%
December 22, 2025 - Waymo robotaxis stop in the streets during San Francisco power outage
December 22, 2025 - Trump administration plans to promote loyal diplomats after recall of 30 ambassadors, sources say
December 23, 2025 - Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as 'Trump-class'
December 23, 2025 - Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
December 24, 2025 - US Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago
December 24, 2025 - Trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans
December 24, 2025 - DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein
December 24, 2025 - Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election
December 25, 2025 - Israel's approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 12 European countries, Canada and Japan
December 25, 2025 - North Korea reveals new images of its first 'nuclear-powered' submarine
December 25, 2025 - US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
December 26, 2025 - US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner
December 26, 2025 - Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison
December 26, 2025 - Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65
December 27, 2025 - India's first gene-edited sheep just turned one. How's it doing?
December 27, 2025 - Zelenskyy to meet European leaders and Trump for Ukraine peace talks amid fresh strikes on Kyiv
December 27, 2025 - More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are 'AI slop', study finds
December 27, 2025 - Poland preparing €2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat
December 27, 2025 - War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised 'sham' election
December 28, 2025 - Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation
December 28, 2025 - Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
December 28, 2025 - China announces war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025 - Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for persistent hiccups
December 29, 2025 - Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership
December 29, 2025 - Zelenskyy says US has agreed to offer Ukraine 'strong' 15-year security guarantees
December 29, 2025 - George Clooney and wife Amal granted French citizenship
December 30, 2025 - US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific
December 30, 2025 - Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness
December 30, 2025 - CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast
December 30, 2025 - Beyoncé is now the fifth billionaire musician, Forbes reports
December 30, 2025 - Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
December 30, 2025 - Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus
December 30, 2025 - Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded
December 30, 2025 - Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says
December 30, 2025 - Trump administration freezes child care payments to Minnesota amid federal investigation into alleged fraud
December 31, 2025 - Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone
December 31, 2025 - By mid-January, Putin's conflict in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front during WWII
December 31, 2025 - Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable
December 31, 2025 - France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year
December 31, 2025