The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 9th, 2025 night edition

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine is not considering handing over any of its territory, as neither national legislation, international law, nor moral principles allow it.

We have no right to under the law – under the law of Ukraine, under our Constitution, or under international law, to be honest.

And we also have no moral right.

Undoubtedly, Russia is insisting that we give up territory.

Details: Zelenskyy added that the United States is currently seeking compromise solutions to resolve the conflict.

Politico has reported, citing European officials, that the United States continues to insist that Ukraine should agree to withdraw from Donetsk Oblast without a fight .

Earlier, Trump claimed that Russia "is fine with" the "peace plan" and that Zelenskyy has not even read it. »

Jasmine Crockett announces campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary

Authored by cbsnews.com
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In the Democratic primary, Crockett will face state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, whose campaign has generated national headlines and who raised a record $6.2 million in the first three weeks of his campaign announcement.

Crockett's entry into the race comes after another Democratic Senate candidate, former Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas, dropped out of the race earlier Monday.

In an interview last month, Crockett told CBS News Texas that she would only for U.S. Senate if polling showed she could win a general election, not just the Democratic primary. »

Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect

Authored by apnews.com
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Mangione’s lawyers argue the items should be excluded because police didn’t have a search warrant and lacked the grounds to justify a warrantless search.

Despite that concern, she acknowledged in her testimony Monday that police never cleared the restaurant of customers or employees.

The warrant, she said, provided a legal mechanism for Altoona police to turn the evidence over to New York City detectives investigating Thompson’s killing. »

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade at Cites conference in Samarkand

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Namibia's proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting.

Namibia had also proposed overturning the ban on African savanna elephant ivory - this too was defeated.

Eyebrows were raised about the rhino horn trade proposals mainly because Namibia pioneered the practice of cutting the horns off rhinos in 1989 so they no longer have value for poachers. »

Tekken Development Chief Katsuhiro Harada Announces Bandai Namco Exit After 30 Years

Authored by ign.com

Katsuhiro Harada has announced his departure from Bandai Namco having worked on the Tekken series for 30 years.

Harada has had a somewhat frought relationship with the Tekken series and indeed Bandai Namco in recent years, and has spoken openly about the development difficulties he's endured while at the company.

Tekken chief Katsuhiro Harada will leave Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. »