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December 19, 2022
Polish Leader At Hanukkah Thanks Jews For Aiding Ukrainians

Poland's president led a Hanukkah ceremony on December 19 at which he paid tribute to Jewish communities in Poland and worldwide for helping Ukrainian refugees this year.
December 19, 2022
British PM Wants To Degrade Russian 'Capacity To Regroup'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on December 19 that the West should work to degrade "Russia’s capability to regroup" as it continues its war of aggression in Ukraine, citing the drones that Iran has been providing to Moscow.
December 19, 2022
Pakistani Taliban Overpowers Guards, Seizes Police Center

Several Pakistani Taliban detainees have managed to overpower their guards at a counterterrorism center in northwestern Pakistan, snatching police weapons and taking control of the facility, officials said on December 19.
December 16, 2022
Zelenskiy, Ukrainians Awarded German City's European Unity Prize

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the Ukrainian people on December 16 were awarded a prize that the German city of Aachen gives for contributions to European unity.
December 14, 2022
Pope Urges 'Humble' Christmas, With Savings Sent To Ukraine

Pope Francis called on December 14 for a "humble" Christmas this year, with savings from reduced spending on gifts donated to help the "suffering people of Ukraine."
December 12, 2022
Hungary, Romania, Georgia To Sign Electricity Deal With Azerbaijan

The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia, and Azerbaijan plan to meet in Romania's capital on December 17 to conclude an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine.
December 11, 2022
Body of Zambian Killed In The Ukraine War Is Returned Home

The body of a 23-year-old Zambian student who died while fighting for the Russian Army in the war in Ukraine has been returned home.
December 10, 2022
Putin Says Russia Could Adopt U.S. Preemptive Strike Concept

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 9 that Moscow could adopt what he described as a U.S. concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it has the weapons to do the job, in a blunt statement amid rising Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine.
December 10, 2022
UN Approves Exempting Humanitarian Aid From All UN Sanctions

The UN Security Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution exempting humanitarian aid from all current and future UN sanctions regimes.
December 10, 2022
U.S. Says Russia, Iran Moving Toward Full Defense 'Partnership'

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air-defense systems, helicopters, and fighter jets, part of deepening cooperation between the two nations as Tehran provides drones to support Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
December 10, 2022
Griner In 'Good Spirits' In U.S. After Russian Prisoner Swap

Brittney Griner returned to the United States on December 9 and was reunited with her wife nearly 10 months after her detention in Russia made the basketball star the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.
December 09, 2022
Serbia Mulls Sending Troops To Kosovo As Tensions Escalate

Serbia's prime minister said on December 9 the country was close to demanding the deployment of their security troops to Kosovo, claiming lives of minority Serbs there were being threatened.
December 09, 2022
U.S. Announces New $275 Million Aid Package For Ukraine, Including Air-Defense Systems

The White House has announced a new $275 million aid package to help boost Ukraine's air defenses, in particular against Russian drones.
December 09, 2022
NATO Chief Fears Ukraine War Could Become A Wider Conflict

The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released on December 9.
December 09, 2022
Ukraine Says Russia Put Rocket Launchers At Nuclear Power Plant

Russian forces have installed multiple rocket launchers at Ukraine's shut-down Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials claimed on December 8.
December 08, 2022
Jailed Belarus Activist Byalyatski Barred From Sending Speech To Nobel Ceremony

Imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski hasn't been allowed by Belarus authorities to hand over his speech for the award ceremony.
December 07, 2022
Taliban Allows High-School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls

Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high-school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban-led government indicated on December 6 -- even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year.
December 07, 2022
UN Aid Chief: Ukrainians Are Suffering 'Colossal' Torment

The UN humanitarian chief on December 6 decried the “colossal” torment Ukraine is suffering from Russia’s destruction of its infrastructure.
December 06, 2022
Spirits Low After Russian Vodka Brand Auction Runs Dry

The spirits of shareholders of dismantled Russian oil company Yukos were low on December 6 after the top bid in an auction of several iconic vodka brands came up short.
December 05, 2022
International Criminal Court's Prosecutor Opposes EU Plan For Special Ukraine Tribunal

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has denounced a European Union proposal to create a UN-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine, saying his court was capable of effectively dealing with war crimes committed there.

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