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.

The attack led to power cuts across the country, including in the capital Kyiv, where some residents sheltered in metro stations.

Russia's defence confirmed its forces had carried out a "massive strike" on "critical" energy facilities in Ukraine.

It added that the strike had been a success and all targets were hit.

This was the 13th major attack on Ukraine's energy sector this year, the country's largest private energy company, DTEK, said.

In September, President Zelensky said 80% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure had been destroyed by Russian bombs.

Responding to Wednesday's attacks, Zelensky said the timing of the attacks had been a "conscious choice".

He called them "inhumane" and said work was being done to restore power as soon as possible.

"Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not distort Christmas", he added.

This is the second time Ukraine has celebrated Christmas Day on 25 December. It traditionally followed the Julian calendar, like Russia, where Christmas falls on 7 January.

In the north-eastern city of Kharkiv - Ukraine's second largest - the attack left half a million people without water, electricity or heating in bitterly cold temperatures, the regional governor said.

Ukrainians across the country woke to sound of air raid alarms, and were told to shelter as the attacks unfolded in the morning.

Kyiv residents sheltered in metro stations, with one local telling Reuters news agency that she felt angry and frightened.

"Of course, I want to be at home and celebrate, but we had to shelter because it's scary to stay at home," Sofiia Lytvynenko said.

Another Kyiv resident, Oleksandra, said that despite the attack, "Christmas is not cancelled".

She told Reuters that she planned to enjoy traditional Ukrainian food and drink with family and friends after it is safe to leave the shelter.

Ukraine's state-owned power company, Ukrenergo, warned Ukrainians that power cuts could last until at least the end of the day.

It has imposed usage restrictions while it tries to restore service.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the strikes as "Christmas terror".

He said a Russian missile went through Moldovan and Romanian airspace "reminding that Russia threatens not only Ukraine".

Moldovan President Maia Sandu condemned the strike and confirmed that a missile was detected in the country's airspace.

Romania said it did not detect a missile in its airspace.

Elsewhere, four people were killed and five others injured by Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Kursk region, according to the region's acting governor.

The King and Queen are due to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales plus other royals.

It was announced last week that the Duke of York would not attend the annual gathering after an alleged Chinese spy, named following a High Court judgement, was found to have been linked to the prince.

Wednesday's service will take place hours before the King's Christmas message airs - it will be delivered from a former hospital chapel, in a year that has seen the monarch undergo cancer treatment.

His daughter-in-law Catherine, expected to be at the service, recently marked her biggest return to royal duties after finishing chemotherapy.

The pair announced their cancer diagnoses within weeks of each other - the King in February of this year and Catherine the following month.

A crowd of people has already started gathering outside St Mary Magdalene Church, in Sandringham, as they hope to catch a glimpse of the royals before or after the late morning service.

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The royals will then spend Christmas at their Sandringham estate, in Norfolk, which has been the customary seasonal meeting place for the family since 1988.

Prince Andrew's absence was confirmed after Yang Tengbo, also known as Chris Yang, was named as being an alleged Chinese spy who had been banned from entering the UK.

The man, reported to have been part of an operation to get close to figures of influence, was described by judges of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission court as having an "unusual degree of trust" with the prince.

Prince Andrew's office said nothing sensitive had ever been discussed with Mr Yang.

The prince is seldom seen in public since apologising for his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and no longer takes part in frontline royal duties.

Meanwhile, the monarch's traditional speech, recorded earlier this month, will be broadcast as usual on television and radio at 15:00 GMT.

It was recorded in the Fitzrovia Chapel, central London. It is the first time in more than a decade that the Christmas message has been recorded from a place that is not in a royal palace or estate.

The location suggests that healthcare and supporting community links could be themes for the annual speech.

Both the King and Catherine have spoken about their cancer journeys, with the former's treatment sessions continuing.

Kensington Palace released a video in September showing Catherine announcing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment, and promoted the message that "out of darkness can come light".

Earlier this month, she hosted a carol service at Westminster Abbey alongside Lady Gabriella Windsor, the King's second cousin.

The event was dedicated to individuals who have shown love, kindness and empathy to their communities.

The Archbishop of York, who will effectively take over as leader of the Church of England next month, is expected to call for actions rather than words in his Christmas sermon.

Stephen Cottrell is due to deliver the sermon as the Church faces abuse scandals.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned last month after he was criticised for not doing enough to stop a prolific abuser. He will not preside over the Christmas service at Canterbury Cathedral.

Mr Cottrell, set to take over many of the Church's leadership duties on 6 January when Mr Welby leaves his position, has himself faced calls to step down.

Some victims directly affected by the Church abuse scandals have spoken about experiencing a difficult Christmas with feelings that they are still not being listened to.

At York Minster on Christmas morning, Mr Cottrell will talk of the need not just to talk about justice and love but to "walk the talk".

He will speak of "the inadequacies of those who talk a good game, but whose words are never embodied in action".

He will talk of helping the most vulnerable, saying: "Put the needs of others first – those who are cold and hungry and homeless this Christmas. Those who are victims of abuse and exploitation."

"Right now, this Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration," he is expected to say.

"And be changed. At the centre of the Christmas story is a vulnerable child; a vulnerable child that Herod's furious wrath will try and destroy, for like every tyrant he cannot abide a rival.

"The Church of England… needs to look at this vulnerable child, at this emptying out of power to demonstrate the power of love, for in this vulnerable child we see God."

Mr Cottrell has been under scrutiny over his handling of a priest in his charge, David Tudor, who had been barred by the Church from being alone with children but who for years remained in his post.

In November the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned following a report that criticised his handling of John Smyth who abused more than 120 boys and young men.

The Church said Mr Welby would be spending "private time with his family" this Christmas.

Other bishops have confronted the Church crisis head on in their Christmas messages.

The Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, who has faced his own calls to resign, spoke of "a crisis in confidence in many of our institutions, including in our own Church".

Mr Croft said Christmas was a time to pause and take stock.

Churches around the country are focussing on a gospel story of hope defying darkness, but this year with an unusually troubled backdrop, local clergy are hearing frustration from parishioners.

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"It's just a magical time for the community, but this month has been really hard to be in the Church of England because of all that's going on. It's an institution that's probably in crisis really," said Rev Matt Woodcock, vicar at St Stephen's Church in York.

"There is a sense that people feel really confused and disappointed with what's going on, and just longing for some leadership to get things sorted out," he says, adding that he has often felt the need to apologise for the institution to which he belongs.

Rev Woodcock says that this Christmas he is focussing on reassuring people that the Church is still there to support them at the local level.

But one woman has told of her profound disappointment at the response of the national Church leadership to the abuse she says she faced.

The woman, who does not want to be identified, says she was sexually abused as a girl in the 1980s by Tudor.

She only discovered last year that Tudor had been allowed back into the Church after suspension and had served as a priest for nine years under Mr Cottrell.

"I will find it difficult to listen to [a Christmas sermon from] Stephen Cottrell and not separate the message that he's putting across from what I know," she says.

A BBC Investigation revealed that when he became Bishop of Chelmsford in 2010, Mr Cottrell was told about abuse allegations against Tudor, a priest who was banned from being alone with children.

Mr Cottrell was later told he had paid an alleged victim, and the Church also settled a six-figure sum with another woman who said she had been abused by Tudor, but Tudor was only suspended in 2019 when a police investigation was launched.

The Archbishop said that that had been his first opportunity to act.

"I just feel that Stephen Cottrell hasn't really thought about how victims would feel [that he is] the voice of the Church moving into Christmas," she says.

"All I see is a man that has let me and many victims down," says the woman who adds that the Church failed to explain to her how Tudor had returned to the priesthood.

The woman talked of this being a particularly difficult Christmas for her because it was her first without her grandmother who died earlier this year.

"When she found out what David Tudor had done to me she never set foot in a church again. She knew what was right and wrong, she felt compassion for me and immediately knew what to do," she says.

"It is in complete contrast to the actions of the Church."

Tudor was arrested in April 2019 on suspicion of indecent assault but the case was dropped in August 2022.

He was sacked as a priest this October after admitting sexual misconduct to a Church of England tribunal.

Surrey Police said last month they would review allegations of "non-recent indecent assault offences" against a man in the light of the tribunal's findings.

Tudor has not responded to any of the BBC's requests for comment.

An investigation by the Israeli military has found that the actions of their forces on the ground likely influenced the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August by Hamas.

It said the "ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists' decision to murder the six hostages".

The probe also found that the soldiers were unaware of the hostages' presence when they began their operation in the Rafah area. The hostages' bodies were later recovered.

The killings sparked anger in Israel, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets demanding the government reach a ceasefire deal.

In late August, the Israeli troops found the bodies in an underground shaft in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah. The military said they were killed just before the soldiers reached them.

The probe said that Israel's chief of the general staff "concluded that this was a painful and tragic event, with the extremely difficult outcome of the brutal murder of six hostages by Hamas".

In a statement, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the investigation proved once again that the return of all those captured by Hamas during its deadly 7 October 2023 attack on Israel would only be possible through a deal.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced increased pressure, with critics saying he has not done enough to secure the release of the hostages.

Israel responded to the Hamas attack by launching air strikes and a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed during the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says. Almost 2m people - 90% of the population - have been displaced, according to the UN.

The UN and aid agencies have described the humanitarian situation in the enclave as "apocalyptic" and warned on several occasions that Gazans are on "the brink of famine" - accusing Israel of deliberately obstructing aid deliveries - something Israel denies.

According to Israel, 251 Israelis and foreigners were seized in last year's Hamas attack.

Ninety-six of them are believed to still be held, with the remainder released, rescued or their remains recovered. Sixty-two are believed by Israel to still be alive. Four other hostages have been held since 2014 and 2015.

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza and secure the release of the remaining hostages are continuing.

Mr Netanyahu recently said that there had been "some progress" but that he could not say when the talks would be concluded. So far no breakthrough has been achieved - despite Palestinian officials telling the BBC they were very close to reaching a deal.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four pedestrians were injured after reports a car was driven on the wrong side of the road.

Police were called to Shaftesbury Avenue, in west London, at 00:45 GMT.

One pedestrian was in a life-threatening condition, Met Police said.

The driver - a 31-year-old man - was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Police are treating it as an isolated incident, which is not terror related.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said: "Detectives are quickly progressing inquiries as part of this investigation.

“It's believed that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement."

An investigation by the Israeli military has found that the actions of their forces on the ground likely influenced the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August by Hamas.

It said the "ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists' decision to murder the six hostages".

The probe also found that the soldiers were unaware of the hostages' presence when they began their operation in the Rafah area. The hostages' bodies were later recovered.

The killings sparked anger in Israel, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets demanding the government reach a ceasefire deal.

In late August, the Israeli troops found the bodies in an underground shaft in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah. The military said they were killed just before the soldiers reached them.

The probe said that Israel's chief of the general staff "concluded that this was a painful and tragic event, with the extremely difficult outcome of the brutal murder of six hostages by Hamas".

In a statement, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the investigation proved once again that the return of all those captured by Hamas during its deadly 7 October 2023 attack on Israel would only be possible through a deal.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced increased pressure, with critics saying he has not done enough to secure the release of the hostages.

Israel responded to the Hamas attack by launching air strikes and a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed during the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says. Almost 2m people - 90% of the population - have been displaced, according to the UN.

The UN and aid agencies have described the humanitarian situation in the enclave as "apocalyptic" and warned on several occasions that Gazans are on "the brink of famine" - accusing Israel of deliberately obstructing aid deliveries - something Israel denies.

According to Israel, 251 Israelis and foreigners were seized in last year's Hamas attack.

Ninety-six of them are believed to still be held, with the remainder released, rescued or their remains recovered. Sixty-two are believed by Israel to still be alive. Four other hostages have been held since 2014 and 2015.

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza and secure the release of the remaining hostages are continuing.

Mr Netanyahu recently said that there had been "some progress" but that he could not say when the talks would be concluded. So far no breakthrough has been achieved - despite Palestinian officials telling the BBC they were very close to reaching a deal.

A court in Turkey has sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel which collapsed in an earthquake in 2023, killing 72 people, to jail.

The owner of the Isias Grand, Ahmet Bozkurt, and architect Erdem Yilmaz, were each given 18 years and five months, the official Anadolu news agency reported. Bozkurt's son, Mehmet Fatih, was sentenced to 17 years and four months, it said.

The hotel, in the south-eastern city of Adiyaman, was hosting a school volleyball team from Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus and a group of tourist guides when the quake hit last February.

The three men were convicted of "causing the death or injury of more than one person through conscious negligence", Anadolou said.

Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel said the sentences were too lenient and that authorities would appeal, AFP new agency reported.

"Hotel owners did not get the punishment we had expected," Ustel said. "But despite that, everyone from those responsible in the hotel's construction to the architect was sentenced. That made us partially happy."

More than 50,000 people died in Turkey and Syria in the quake on 6 February 2023.

Some 160,000 buildings collapsed or were badly damaged, leaving 1.5 million people homeless.

The Turkish government said a few weeks later that hundreds of people were under investigation and nearly 200 people had been arrested, including construction contractors and property owners.

A group of 39 people, including boys and girls, teachers and parents from Famagusta Turkish Education College, had travelled to Adiyaman for a volleyball tournament when the earthquake struck.

Four parents were the only survivors among them. They managed to dig themselves out of the rubble, while 35 others including all the children were killed.

The volleyball group had picked the seven-storey Isias Grand, along with as many as 40 tourist guides who were there for training.

It was one of Adiyaman's best-known hotels but it collapsed in moments.

The Isias had been operating since 2001 but, according to scientific analysis, gravel and sand from the local river had been mixed with other construction materials to form the columns supporting the building.

The sheer scale of building collapses in the earthquake prompted widespread criticism of the Turkish government for encouraging a construction boom while failing to enforce building regulations, which had been tightened after earlier disasters.

Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say.

The country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors.

The plane, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, caught fire as it went down near the city of Aktau. The cause of the crash is not know.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was en route from Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia. Reports say it was diverted because of fog.

Video verified by Reuters news agency shows the plane heading towards the ground at high speed, with its landing gear down.

Seconds after it seems to attempt to land, a huge fireball erupts.

There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, the transport ministry reported.

Those on board were mostly Azerbaijani nationals, but there were also some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Aktau airport is open and operating normally, authorities said.

The BBC has contacted Azerbaijan Airlines and Embraer for comment.

The King and Queen are due to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales plus other royals.

It was announced last week that the Duke of York would not attend the annual gathering after an alleged Chinese spy, named following a High Court judgement, was found to have been linked to the prince.

Wednesday's service will take place hours before the King's Christmas message airs - it will be delivered from a former hospital chapel, in a year that has seen the monarch undergo cancer treatment.

His daughter-in-law Catherine, expected to be at the service, recently marked her biggest return to royal duties after finishing chemotherapy.

The pair announced their cancer diagnoses within weeks of each other - the King in February of this year and Catherine the following month.

A crowd of people has already started gathering outside St Mary Magdalene Church, in Sandringham, as they hope to catch a glimpse of the royals before or after the late morning service.

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The royals will then spend Christmas at their Sandringham estate, in Norfolk, which has been the customary seasonal meeting place for the family since 1988.

Prince Andrew's absence was confirmed after Yang Tengbo, also known as Chris Yang, was named as being an alleged Chinese spy who had been banned from entering the UK.

The man, reported to have been part of an operation to get close to figures of influence, was described by judges of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission court as having an "unusual degree of trust" with the prince.

Prince Andrew's office said nothing sensitive had ever been discussed with Mr Yang.

The prince is seldom seen in public since apologising for his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and no longer takes part in frontline royal duties.

Meanwhile, the monarch's traditional speech, recorded earlier this month, will be broadcast as usual on television and radio at 15:00 GMT.

It was recorded in the Fitzrovia Chapel, central London. It is the first time in more than a decade that the Christmas message has been recorded from a place that is not in a royal palace or estate.

The location suggests that healthcare and supporting community links could be themes for the annual speech.

Both the King and Catherine have spoken about their cancer journeys, with the former's treatment sessions continuing.

Kensington Palace released a video in September showing Catherine announcing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment, and promoted the message that "out of darkness can come light".

Earlier this month, she hosted a carol service at Westminster Abbey alongside Lady Gabriella Windsor, the King's second cousin.

The event was dedicated to individuals who have shown love, kindness and empathy to their communities.

A man has been shot dead by armed police in Worcestershire.

West Mercia Police said officers were called by paramedics to an address in Fownhope Close, Redditch, at about14:00 GMT on Christmas Eve over concerns for the safety of a man, who had a knife.

A police negotiator attempted to resolve the situation over several hours, the force added, but the man was shot at about 19:40 GMT. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

The force said it had referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).

No-one else was in the address at the time.

"This is a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with everyone affected at this difficult time," Assistant Chief Constable Grant Wills said.

"We do not underestimate the shock and concern this may cause the local community and I want to reassure residents that we are following all appropriate procedures, this included making an immediate referral to the IOPC, as is mandatory and right."

He said the force would support the investigation, which would include providing body worn camera footage.

The force said it was unable to comment further while the investigation takes place.

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Liam Payne's girlfriend has shared a message about experiencing sadness and grief during the Christmas holidays following the singer's death earlier this year.

Payne died in October after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.

Kate Cassidy - who had been in a relationship with the One Direction star nsince 2022 - said: "As the holidays are here, I realise it is a time for happiness and joy, but it is also a time of sadness and grief for so many."

In an Instagram stories post, she said she was sending love to those "carrying grief this holiday" and called on people to be gentle with those experiencing grief over Christmas.

"The holidays can feel different for everyone," she says, and wishes everyone "a love-filled and healthy holiday season this year.".

In October, Cassidy revealed on social media that Payne wrote a note to her shortly before his death predicting they would get married within a year.

In her tribute to him after he died, she called Payne "my best friend, the love of my life" and said that she had "lost the best part of myself".

Payne's sudden death led to an outpouring of grief from his family, friends and fans around the world.

The Wolverhampton-born singer shot to fame when he auditioned for the X Factor in 2010 at the age of 16 and became part of One Direction.

While the boy band went on to achieve phenomenal success across the globe, Payne himself acknowledged that it came at a cost and admitted that he used alcohol to cope with the band's increasing fame.

His death prompted a debate about the duty of care in the music industry, particularly for young people.

In November, Argentinian authorities confirmed that three people were charged in connection with the singer's death.

Toxicology tests revealed traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his body.

A post-mortem examination determined his cause of death as "multiple trauma" and "internal and external haemorrhage", as a result of the fall from the hotel balcony.

According to the prosecutor's office, medical reports also suggested Payne may have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness.

Payne's funeral was held in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, last month and was attended by friends, family, and his One Direction bandmates.

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing.

But in recent days he has suggested a more outwardly aggressive approach for his foreign policy.

At first, he joked about Canada being an additional US state. Since, he has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal. He also reiterated a desire from his first term to own the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, which is not for sale.

The US is unlikely to take control of any of these regions. But these statements could indicate that Trump's "America First" vision includes flexing the superpower's muscle beyond its borders for US trade and national security interests.

On Sunday, Trump told a conservative conference in Arizona that Panama was charging US ships "ridiculous, highly unfair" fees to use its namesake canal.

After taking charge of building the canal in the early 20th century, the US turned full control over to Panama in the 1970s via a treaty. But this week, Trump said that if the "rip off" did not stop, he would demand the canal be returned to the US – though he did not specify how.

Trump added he did not want the Panama Canal "falling into the wrong hands" and specifically cited China, which has significant interests in the waterway.

"There's a real US national security interest... in controlling its neutrality," Will Freeman, a fellow on Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said of Trump's remarks.

"Trump's statement is mostly about that."

China is the second-largest user of the Panama Canal after the US, according to data. It has major economic investments in the country as well.

In 2017, Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognised it as part of China, a major win for Beijing.

The Panama Canal is not only essential for US trade in the Pacific, Mr Freeman said - in the event of any military conflict with China, it would be needed to move US ships and other assets.

He also noted Trump's frequent comments about trade partners' unfair treatment of the US, as well as the president-elect's pledge to sharply increase tariffs on foreign goods, particularly those from China.

Trump's complaints about shipping fees seemed to reflect his views on trade, Mr Freeman said.

While the statements might be "coercive", said Mr Freeman, it remained to be seen "whether canal authorities lower fees on US cargo in response to the threat".

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino has released a statement saying that the canal and the surrounding area belonged to his country - and would remain so.

Trump eyes Greenland

Over the weekend, Trump said in a social media post that the US "feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" for reasons of national security and global freedom.

The US maintains Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. The territory is rich with natural resources, including rare earth minerals and oil, and occupies a strategic location for trade as global powers seek to expand their reach in the Arctic Circle.

Russia, in particular, sees the region as a strategic opportunity.

Trump floated the idea of purchasing Greenland in 2019, during his first term as president, and it never came to fruition.

Greenland's prime minister, Múte B Egede, responded to Trump's latest comments this week: "We are not for sale and we will not be for sale."

Still, Trump continued emphasising his public statements online.

On Truth Social, Trump's account showed an image of an American flag being planted in the middle of the Panama Canal.

His second-eldest son, Eric Trump, posted an image on X that showed the US adding Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada to an Amazon online shopping cart.

For Trump, promises to use America's might to its advantage helped propel his two successful presidential campaigns.

It was a tactic he used during his first presidency, threatening tariffs and the deployment of "armed soldiers" to steer Mexico into beefing up enforcement along its US border.

Heading into his second term, Trump could plan to use a similar playbook once he takes office on 20 January.

While it remains to be seen what will happen, Denmark has expressed a willingness to work with his administration.

It also announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.

Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say.

The country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors.

The plane, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, caught fire as it went down near the city of Aktau. The cause of the crash is not know.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was en route from Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia. Reports say it was diverted because of fog.

Video verified by Reuters news agency shows the plane heading towards the ground at high speed, with its landing gear down.

Seconds after it seems to attempt to land, a huge fireball erupts.

There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, the transport ministry reported.

Those on board were mostly Azerbaijani nationals, but there were also some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Aktau airport is open and operating normally, authorities said.

The BBC has contacted Azerbaijan Airlines and Embraer for comment.