Infantino’s ‘Peace Prize’ to Trump raises questions about FIFA’s neutrality
FIFA President Gianni Infantino heaps praise on Donald Trump as critics ridicule newly established award as ‘vulgar’.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino heaps praise on Donald Trump as critics ridicule newly established award as ‘vulgar’.








![US President Donald Trump (C) hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (L) and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. [Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP] (AFP)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AFP__20251204__876B4DQ__v1__HighRes__UsRwandaDrcDiplomacyTrump_cropped-1764876353.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Rights chief fears another wave of violence similar to el-Fasher as death toll mounts across strategic region.

Stalled Moscow talks with the US and Vladimir Putin offered little relief to Ukrainians reeling from years of war.
Belgium is pushing back against a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s economy and war effort.

The Afghan refugee who shot two US national guardsmen in Washington DC is a veteran of the CIA’s shadowy Zero Units.
After Pahalgam attack in April, India deported 800 Pakistanis. Children separated from parents still can’t meet them.
Venezuelan leader expresses hope phone call marks beginning of ‘respectful dialogue’ between Washington and Caracas.

Charles Shay, the last surviving Native American World War II D-Day veteran, died at his home in France on Wednesday.
PM says these are not peace talks and ‘normalisation’ is tied to cessation of hostilities and Israeli troop withdrawal.

Footage shows Russian troops raising a flag over Pokrovsk as Moscow claims full control of the eastern Ukrainian city.