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Why Russia is blocking the 20-point peace plan and how Vladimir Putin is trying to reshape the Ukraine deal to limit Kyiv and regain frozen assets.

Putin strategy | Russia | Russia peace plan | Ukraine negotiations | US Russia talks

Why is Russia rejecting the 20-point peace plan and trying to rewrite Ukraine’s future

Ukraine and the United States have prepared draft documents covering security guarantees, reconstruction and a framework for ending the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says after talks with US officials.

Russia Ukraine war | security guarantees Ukraine | Ukraine war talks | US peace plan Ukraine | Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine–US draft documents on security guarantees and war settlement

Royal Mail confirms delivery delays in 28 UK postcode areas due to staffing and local issues. See affected regions, Christmas deadlines, tracking advice and scam warnings.

Christmas deliveries | London delivery | parcel tracking | Royal Mail | UK postcodes

Royal Mail confirms delivery delays across 28 UK postcode areas, including London, as Christmas pressure peaks

Belarus under Lukashenko is secretly building a full-cycle ammunition plant with Russian and Chinese support to supply Moscow’s war in Ukraine, according to an investigation by opposition group BELPOL.

Belarus ammunition plant | BELPOL investigation | Lukashenko | Russia China military | Ukraine war supply

Belarus, with Russian and Chinese backing, builds major ammunition plant for Moscow — investigators say

Greenland crisis deepens after Denmark condemns Donald Trump’s envoy appointment, with officials warning against any breach of sovereignty and NATO norms.

Arctic security | Denmark US tensions | Greenland crisis | NATO sovereignty | Trump Greenland envoy

Greenland tensions escalate as Denmark condemns Trump envoy backing US takeover

Swiss outsider Stefan Bellmont pushes world No.16 Damon Heta to a deciding set at Ally Pally, narrowly missing another World Darts Championship shock in London.

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Stefan Bellmont comes within one set of Ally Pally shock as Damon Heta survives late scare

Sweden has released the Russian cargo ship Adler after detaining it near its coast following a distress call. Prosecutors found no grounds to open a sanctions investigation, despite the vessel’s owners being under US and EU sanctions.

Adler vessel | Russian ship | sanctions | Sweden

Sweden lets sanctioned Russian vessel Adler leave after distress signal off its coast

US Senator Lindsey Graham says Washington should escalate pressure on Russia and consider supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if peace talks fail.

Graham | Russia | Tomahawk | Ukraine

US senator Graham backs Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine if Putin rejects peace talks

Donald Trump has signed an executive order fixing US priorities in space, backing a return to the Moon, a future lunar base and expanded defence capabilities in orbit.

Artemis programme | Moon landing | NASA | space policy | Trump

Trump formalises US Moon landing plans as executive order sets 2028 political deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms a third day of Ukraine–US talks in Florida focused on a peace plan, security guarantees and reconstruction. A report from Rustem Umierov is expected.

peace talks | Ukraine | United States | Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy confirms third day of Ukraine–US talks in Florida, expects report from Umierov

A major blackout struck San Francisco on 21 December 2025, leaving about 130,000 homes and businesses without power and causing transport and retail disruption.

21 December 2025 | San Francisco

21 December 2025 — Power outage leaves 130,000 properties without electricity in San Francisco

Sweden detains a sanctioned Russian cargo ship near Höganäs as customs and security services inspect its cargo and ownership under EU sanctions rules.

Baltic Sea inspection | Russian | Russian cargo ship | sanction | Sweden

Sweden stops sanctioned Russian cargo ship as security checks intensify

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