Zelensky condemns 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia made a "conscious choice" by launching a major attack on his country's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.
Ukraine's air force said it had detected 184 missiles and drones, but many were shot down or missed their targets.
It said there were casualties from the strikes but gave no figures.
Moscow confirmed the attack and said its goal had been achieved.
Serbian students rally in Belgrade in latest protest over train station disaster
Hundreds march on state prosecutor’s office to demand justice after 15 people killed when renovated roof collapsed
Wed 25 Dec 2024 12.39 GMT
Serbian students rally in Belgrade in latest protest over train station disaster
Hundreds march on state prosecutor’s office to demand justice after 15 people killed when renovated roof collapsed
Hundreds of university students have rallied in Belgrade to protest against the policies of Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, and his ruling Serbian Progressive party (SNS), which they blame for a railway disaster last month in which 15 people died.
The concrete awning of the recently renovated roof of the train station in the northern city of Novi Sad caved in on 1 November, killing 14 people and injuring three. One of the injured died later.
Students at universities in Belgrade and across Serbia have been protesting since, demanding the publication of documents relevant to the station renovation and the prosecution of those responsible for the disaster.
Vietnam's restrictive internet law comes into force
A controversial internet law that gives the government power to regulate online content takes effect Wednesday, with rights groups saying the move is aimed at stifling dissent.
A new internet law that gives the Vietnamese government expanded powers over internet services and people using them is set to officially take effect Wednesday.
Decree 147 expands government control over access to information on the internet for reasons of "national security" and "social order."
The law requires social media platforms providing services to users in Vietnam to store user data and provide it to authorities on demand.
The government issued the decree this November, and it requires organizations to take down anything the authorities consider "illegal content" within 24 hours.
More than 30 people survive Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan on Wednesday, local authorities said, adding that at least 32 survivors had been rescued.
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from its scheduled route, officials said.
Azerbaijani authorities said 32 people had survived the crash of the Embraer 190 near the city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea.
The plane was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku on the western shore of the Caspian to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia.
Births in Japan likely to fall under 700,000 for first time
By YUKI KAWANO/ Staff Writer
December 25, 2024 at 17:35 JST
An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the lowest level on record, according to Asahi Shimbun calculations.
The figure represents a decrease of about 5.5 percent from the 727,288 births in 2023.
The Asahi Shimbun used the health ministry’s preliminary figures for births in the January-October period and applied a government formula to estimate the total for the entire year.
Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried
A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster as tall as a 20-story building reappeared in the skies over South Texas minutes after blastoff in October, blazing up its engines to slow its fall back toward Earth. In an unprecedented feat, the booster wowed audiences with a precision midair landing in the arms of its launch tower.
The stunning spectacle — part of a test flight of SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket system ever constructed — was a moment many viewers witnessed via live stream and broadcast. But only those physically located near the launch site actually experienced the thunderous noise of the event.
As the Super Heavy booster made its way back to a pinpoint landing, an earsplitting sonic boom rang out.
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