The EU's Common Charger Directive, effective from 28 December 2024, mandates USB-C ports for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices, significantly reducing e-waste and improving consumer convenience.
Despite a ceasefire agreement, Israel continues to violate Lebanese territory, undermining peace efforts and escalating tensions with Hezbollah and the Lebanese Army.
The U.S. pressured a global famine monitoring group to retract its report warning of an imminent famine in Gaza, citing inaccuracies and aiming to protect Israel from international condemnation.
Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinary courage in confronting unimaginable betrayal and leading a public fight against sexual violence has inspired global change.
Those sentenced include Hassaan Khan Niazi, a nephew of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, and two retired armed forces officers. Days earlier, 25 others were sentenced on the same charges.
Pakistani celebrities, including Saboor Aly and Minal Khan, celebrated Christmas with festive gatherings, sharing moments of joy and unity. However, their participation sparked backlash from some netizens, who criticized them for celebrating a non-Islamic festival.
The monarch's traditional Christmas message, the first in nearly two decades made outside a royal residence, was symbolically filmed in the ornate Fitzrovia Chapel in central London.
Wishing our Christian citizens a Happy Christmas, full of peace and joy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 25, 2024
The history of Christmas in South Asia...