30-12-2025 CARACAS: Venezuela has said it has carried out its largest release of political prisoners this year, claiming to have freed 99 people detained for taking part in protests after the 2024 election, widely believed to have been stolen by the dictator Nicolas Maduro, as it comes under increasing military …

30-12-2025 MARYLAND: Cyclones and floods in south-east Asia this autumn killed more than 1,750 people and caused more than $25bn (£19bn) in damage, while the death toll from California wildfires topped 400 people, with $60bn in damage, according to research on the costliest climate-related disasters of the year. China’s devastating …

Hyderabad, December 29 ( PMI): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Branch, K. Apoorva Rao said that the Passport Verification Cell has achieved a 99 per cent disposal rate. He stated that a total of 2,30,617 applications were received, of which 2,27,889 have been cleared, while 2,782 applications are still pending. …

Instead of Rachakonda, Future City and Malkajgiri have been created as new commissionerates. Hyderabad Dec 29 (Shoukat-PMI) The Telangana government has announced a major reorganisation of the city’s police administration, creating two new police commissionerates — Future City and Malkajgiri — in line with the recent expansion of the Greater …

Hyderabad Dec 29 (PMI) In a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing women’s mobility, safety, and economic independence, the Women Safety Wing (WSW) of Telangana Police, in collaboration with MOWO Social Initiatives, is organising Hyderabad’s first-ever Job Mela exclusively for women drivers. Ms. Charu Sinha, IPS, Additional Director General (ADG), Women …

Hyderabad Dec 29 (PMI) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued a warning to the public against fake “Happy New Year” greetings, gifts, and promotional links circulating on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms during the New Year season. In a press note released on Monday,  Shikha Goel, IPS Director, TGCSB, …

29-12-2025 RAMALLAH/ WEST BANK: The Palestinian economy is undergoing a severe downturn, driven by Israel’s continued assault on Gaza, intensified restrictions on movement and trade in the occupied West Bank, and a sharp decline in both domestic and external financial resources. As the Palestinian government struggles to manage an escalating …

29-12-2025 JERUSALEM/ HARGEISA: Israel has become the first country to formally recognize Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, called the development “a historic moment”. Recognition by …

29-12-2025 PALM BEACH/ LAGOS: US-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said. The strikes carried out on Thursday were approved by President Bola Tinubu and launched from maritime platforms domiciled …

29-12-2025 NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia’s worst humanitarian crises. Already one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries, Myanmar has been hammered by a conflict triggered by a 2021 coup …