Stories for December 2025

Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 08:35 UTC
UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035, next decade Policy Paper

The strategy document sets out the UK's approach to the Antarctic over the next decade, It can be read at,UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035
Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:27 UTC
Peru: Presidential candidate Belaúnde survives armed attack

Peruvian Presidential candidate Rafael Belaúnde of the Popular Freedom party survived an armed attack on Tuesday in Cerro Azul, a town 147 kilometers south of Lima, sustaining only minor scratches from broken glass.
Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC
Colombian prosecutors want President's son arrested

Colombian prosecutors formally requested on Tuesday that Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, be placed in preventive detention on charges of alleged money laundering and illicit enrichment.
Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC
AIHomeworkHelper Review: What We Learned From Testing It

Some homework problems make you stop and wonder if the topic has quietly changed while you weren’t looking. You try a few steps, reread the instructions, and still end up stuck. That’s usually when you start searching for something (anything) that can make the task feel doable.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 19:02 UTC
Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from US despite Trump’s airspace closure claim

The Venezuelan government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a US request to operate a migrant repatriation flight, just days after President Donald Trump declared that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” The move, reported by The New York Times, highlights that communication between Washington and Caracas remains active despite escalating tensions over Trump’s military campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 18:46 UTC
South Georgia Heritage Trust unveils Memorial to 175.000 whales, … and their fantastic resurgence

An artwork memorializing the impact of the whaling industry on marine life has been installed in South Georgia. The memorial by artist Michael Visocchiis, who was chosen through an international competition, is called Commensalis: The Spirit Tables of South Georgia. Once completed, the memorial will consist of seven circular tables made of weathered steel.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Maduro stays in Venezuela, rejects Trump's offer to resign

Venezuela's Bolivarian leader Nicolás Maduro was reported on Monday to have stayed in his country despite US President Donald Trump's offer to step down in exchange for immunity. During a private telephone conversation on Nov. 21, Washington rejected Maduro's terms and set a deadline for his departure, which has now expired.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC
A woman from Arab Emirates will be leading the UN agency for Tourism

Ms. Al Shaikha Nowais from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the first woman to lead the United Nations Specialized Agency for tourism in its 50-year history. She will begin her term at the start of 2026, having gained significant experience in the private sector, most notably as Corporate Vice President at Rotana Hotels.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914

The Falkland Islands Government has announced that following the centenary commemoration of the great naval battle and defeat of the Imperial German navy, held in 2014, both the Royal Navy and the Royal British Legion globally concluded the practice of marking the 8th December as a separate remembrance event.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:42 UTC
Bioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers

Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claimed that “narcos” were seizing the territory