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The Wall Street Journal
Fire at Swiss Ski Resort Kills Dozens
By Sam Schechner & Angus Berwick
CNN
Live updates: Dozens presumed dead in New Year catastrophe in Swiss ski resort
BBC
'I hid from a wall of heat': Eyewitnesses describe escape from Swiss bar inferno
By Silvia Costeloe & Ben Tobias
Fox News
Dozens feared dead in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s celebrations
By Bradford Betz & Greg Norman-Diamond
BBC
Iran security force member killed during protests, officials say
By Caroline Hawley
CNN
Iran protests turn deadly after clashes with police across several provinces
By Mostafa Salem
The Guardian
Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’
By Deepa Parent
The Atlantic
Iranians Have Had Enough
By Arash Azizi
ABC News
Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills
By Taijing Wu & Simina Mistreanu
The Wall Street Journal
Five Takeaways From China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan
By Joyu Wang
Fox News
China’s global aggression check: Taiwan tensions, military posturing, and US response in 2025
By Morgan Phillips
Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
Justice Mission 2025 is a Golden Opportunity to Learn about PLA Joint Planning and Capabilities
By Mick Ryan
Forbes
First Photos Of 2026: Global New Year’s Celebrations Finish With A Bang
By Mary Whitfill
CBS News
New Year's Eve celebrations welcome 2026 around the world. See the photos.
BBC
In pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
By Matthew Tucker
NBC News
New Year celebrations: World ends 2025, welcomes 2026 with fireworks and fragile truces
By Yuliya Talmazan & Phil Helsel
Yahoo Finance
Bulgaria is joining the euro. Here's what it means for consumers and businesses
By David Mchugh
BBC
Bulgaria joins the euro after rocky path to new currency
By Nick Thorpe
Financial Times
Bulgaria joins Eurozone despite pro-Russian disinformation
By Marton Dunai
Al Jazeera
Which countries will start using the euro in 2026?
By Marium Ali
AP News
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks
By Illia Novikov
KSL.com
UAE to pull remaining forces from Yemen in crisis with Saudi Arabia
By Maha El Dahan, El Dahan & Nayera Abdallah
The New York Times
How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen
By Vivian Nereim
Al Jazeera
Yemen’s separatist STC refuses to withdraw from provinces near Saudi Arabia
By Elis Gjevori
CNN
UAE says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck port city
By Mostafa Salem
BBC
Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of impact in Gaza
By David Gritten
NPR
Israel says it will bar aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, from Gaza
Al Jazeera
LIVE: Pressure mounts on Israel over Gaza aid agency ban
By Edna Mohamed & Farah Najjar
American Friends Service Committee
Israel’s new registration restrictions will block lifesaving humanitarian work
BBC
Sydney sends message of peace for New Year's after Bondi attack
By Hafsa Khalil
The New York Times
Ahead of New Year, Sydney Holds Vigil for Bondi Beach Attack Victims
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Yahoo
Sydney falls silent before fireworks bring in 2026
News.com.au
‘Silence’: Unthinkable Sydney act stuns
By Andrew McMurtry
Al Jazeera
China’s Xi says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan ‘unstoppable’
By John Power
The Guardian
Xi Jinping vows to reunify China and Taiwan in New Year’s Eve speech
By Helen Davidson & Amy Hawkins
news.cgtn.com
Global experts: President Xi's New Year address highlights people-centered governance, high-quality development
Bloomberg.com
Xi Touts China’s AI, Chip Wins In Triumphant New Year’s Speech
The New York Times
How Thousands of Secret Russian Documents Were Exposed
By Paul Sonne & Anton Troianovski
ABC News
Latest deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 gets underway
By Aniruddha Ghosal & Haruka Nuga
CBS News
Search for missing MH370 plane resumes in Indian Ocean 12 years after it vanished with 239 people on board
By Ramy Inocencio
The Guardian
Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 expected to resume on Tuesday
By Rebecca Ratcliffe
AP News
What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes
By Haruka Nuga & Aniruddha Ghosal
CNBC
Solo trips, national parks, and more 2026 travel predictions: People want to 'unplug and really immerse in culture,' expert says
By Celia Fernandez
CNN
Where to travel in 2026: The best places to visit
USA Today
The crowds are gone: 6 destinations to visit in 2026
Opinion
By Christopher Elliott
The Boston Globe
Where to go in 2026: Advice from travel writer Christopher Muther
By Christopher Muther
Chicago Sun-Times
From the Obama Center to Google's Chicago headquarters, here's what's happening architecturally in 2026
By Lee Bey
DW
Finland seizes vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable
Reuters
Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
By Essi Lehto & Anne Kauranen
The New York Times
Sabotage Suspected in Cutting of Undersea Cable, Finnish Police Say
By Johanna Lemola & Neil Vigdor
The Guardian
Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable
By Luke Harding
CBS News
Women Japanese lawmakers point to unique shortage — toilets for them
CNN
Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
By Laura Sharman
The Guardian
​Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos
The Independent
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi joins women lawmakers to press for more toilets in parliament
By Namita Singh
ABC News
New Trump-ordered immigration restrictions go into effect Jan. 1
By Luke Barr
The Guardian
‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions
Opinion
By Kalafi Moala
WKOW
'It's ripping up our families'; Community organizer reacts to Laos travel ban in 2026
By Lucas Kihmm
facebook.com
Effective January 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. EST, in line with Presidential Proclamation 10998 on “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States,” the Department of State is partially suspending visa issuance to na
By Emmanuel Mwamba
NBC News
Judge temporarily bars Trump's move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants
CBS News
Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
The New York Times
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move to Revoke Deportation Protection for Thousands of Migrants
By Anushka Patil
Miami Herald
Federal judge restores deportation protections for Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Nepalis
By Syra Ortiz Blanes
The Guardian
US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
By Kaamil Ahmed
The Washington Post
Opinion | Trump and the United Nations come to a head
Opinion
AP News
US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must ‘adapt or die’
By Jamey Keaten & Matt Lee
PBS
U.S. unveils new plan for humanitarian aid after pausing contributions earlier this year
By William Brangham & Jackson Hudgins
The New York Times
Slow Pace of Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia
By Muktita Suhartono
BBC
Sumatra floods: Indonesians raise white flags as anger grows over slow flood aid
By Kelly Ng
Tempo.co English
Public Works Ministry: 12 Bridges in Aceh Back in Operation
ANTARA News
Cabinet Secretary opens limited meeting to discuss temporary housing
CNN
Worst-behaved travelers, strange sea-level changes, postmark problems: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine
CNN
The worst-behaved travelers of 2025
By Maureen O'hare
The Globe and Mail
Travel Hall of Infamy: The best of the worst tourist behaviour in 2025
Live and Let's Fly
The 10 Most Popular Live And Let’s Fly Posts Of 2025
By Matthew Klint
ABC News
Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades
By Kanis Leung
The Independent
Why Hong Kong has cancelled its New Year’s Eve fireworks
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong rings in 2026 as tens of thousands pack Central, Tsim Sha Tsui
By Connor Mycroft
timesdaily.com
Asia's drummers pound in the new year without fireworks
ABC News
Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims
By David Brennan
DW
Ukraine updates: Russia says hit by drone attack
Українські Національні Новини
Blackout hits Moscow region: hundreds of thousands of subscribers without power
news.cgtn.com
Russian Ministry of Defense: 168 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over Russian areas overnight
NBC News
Pope asks Rome to welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025
Vatican News
Pope: The new year is ‘a journey to be discovered’
By Joseph Tulloch
National Catholic Reporter
Take time to review the past year with God, pope suggests
By Cindy Wooden
Euronews.com
Pope Leo XIV asks that Rome welcome foreigners as 2025 draws to an end
By Gavin Blackburn
Euronews.com
EU exporters of heavy goods to start paying for their CO2 emissions
By Marta Pacheco
The Guardian
EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force
By Fiona Harvey
Bloomberg.com
China Calls EU Carbon Border Tax Unfair, Warns of Counter-Moves
Financial Times
EU to launch carbon border tax despite opposition from trade partners
By Peter Foster, Alice Hancock & Andres Schipani
International Crisis Group
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026
The Independent
It’s not just Taiwan... Five flashpoints that could spark World War Three in 2026
Opinion
By Robert Fox
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Trump's midterms, Xi's signals: What to watch in 2026
The Economist
What in the world: predictions for 2026
Politico
European leaders to huddle as Zelenskyy pushes his peace plan for Ukraine
By Diana Nerozzi & Gregory Svirnovskiy
Bloomberg.com
US, Allies Discuss Stronger Security Guarantees for Ukraine
By Kate Sullivan
Українська правда
Zelenskyy announces Coalition of the Willing meeting: planned for 6 January
By Alona Mazurenko
Reuters
US held talks with Ukraine, European countries on next steps in ending Ukraine war, Witkoff says
The Guardian
Machu Picchu head-on train crash kills one person and injures dozens
BBC
Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision
By Rozina Sini
CNN
Trains crash while carrying tourists to Peru’s Machu Picchu, killing 1 person and injuring dozens
Bloomberg.com
Fatal Machu Picchu Train Wreck Involves Units of LVMH, Carlyle
The Guardian
Executions in Saudi Arabia hit highest number on record in 2025
The Times of Israel
Saudi Arabia sets execution record in 2025, putting 356 people to death
Dawan Africa
Saudi Arabia Breaks Record with 356 Executions in 2025 Amid ‘War on Drugs’ and Global Criticism
By Benadeta Mwaura
PressReader
Coffee shops and palm trees now line the infamous ‘Chop Chop Square’ where public executions took place. But behind prison walls, Saudi Arabia is putting more people to death than ever
By Patrick Bishop
Reuters
Russia's top general tells troops to keep carving out 'buffer zones' in Ukraine
By Andrew Osborn, Lidia Kelly & Jacqueline Wong
The Times
Putin orders Russian army to advance into northern Ukraine
By Marc Bennetts
Al Jazeera
Russia claims to have seized swathes of Ukraine in 2025
By John Psaropoulos
Kyiv Post
Gerasimov: Putin Orders Expansion of Russian ‘Buffer Zone’ in Northeastern Ukraine
The Guardian
Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus
By Luke Harding
The Guardian
Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus – as it happened
By Lucy Campbell, Yohannes Lowe & Frances Mao
Al Jazeera
Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus amid Europe tensions
By David D. Lee
politico.eu
Russia puts nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile on ‘combat duty’ in Belarus
By Tom Nicholson
NPR
Meet five new species discovered in 2025
SciTechDaily
Scientists Just Discovered 70 New Species and Some Are Truly Wild
ECOticias.com
Scientists discover previously unseen animals and plants that appear to come from another planet
By Adrian Villellas
Mongabay
Photos: Top new species from 2025
By Liz Kimbrough, Ph.D.
Foreign Affairs
Cuba on the Brink
By Michael J. Bustamante
CubaHeadlines
Díaz-Canel's New Year Message to Cubans: A Call for 2026
radiogritodebaire.cu
For a Better Nation
CiberCuba
The Revolution of Indifference: Why Cubans No Longer Expect Anything from Power
The Art Newspaper
Woman whose botched Jesus fresco became a viral sensation dies, aged 94
The Guardian
Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the woman behind it
Opinion
By Sam Jones
BBC
Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
By Claire Keenan
NPR
Cecilia Giménez, the artist who 'restored' the face of Jesus, has died at 94
By Andrew Limbong
DW
Ukraine updates: Kyiv says it struck Russia's oil facilities
Bloomberg.com
Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes on Black Sea Ports Overnight
Українська правда
Russians welcome New Year under drone strikes: oil depots on fire in Kaluga Oblast and Krasnodar Krai – photo
By Ivan Diakonov
Ukrinform
Defense Forces strike Ilsky Oil Refinery and several important Russian targets — General Staff
Institute for the Study of War
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 31, 2025
Ukrinform
Putin exaggerating Russia’s tactical gains to create impression of “collapse of Ukrainian defenses” – ISW
SPARTANAT.com
The situation 1381 – December 31, 2025
Eurasia Review
Russia’s Monthly Territorial Gains: Strategic Costs – OpEd
By Patial Rc
The Wall Street Journal
China Signals It Won’t Give an Inch to the U.S. in Latin America
By James T AREDDY
Investigate Midwest
5 things to know: Our investigation into China’s shift to Latin American agriculture
China Daily
Time to rebalance, not dismantle
Workers World
China / United States – Latin America and the Caribbean: The people have their say.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)
CBP seizes 935 pounds of cocaine concealed in cargo trailer chassis in San Juan
Dominican Today
Over 420 Kilos of cocaine seized at San Juan Port from Santo Domingo
TheTrucker.com
CBP finds 935 pounds of cocaine in cargo trailer
By Bruce Guthrie
De Último Minuto
More than 420 kilos of cocaine from the Dominican Republic seized in Puerto Rico
Al Jazeera
All the big elections to look out for in 2026
By Fatima Shafiq
Euronews.com
The elections that will shape Europe in 2026
By Romane Armangau
Foreign Policy
Elections to Watch in 2026
By Allison Meakem
South China Morning Post
Open Questions | Political scientist Ivan Krastev on European vertigo in a post-American world
By Finbarr Bermingham
The Guardian
‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
Opinion
By Gabrielle Schwarz & Jonathan Freedland
culturedmag.com
25 Photographers Share One Photo That Defines the First Quarter of the Century
Yahoo News Canada
The most striking photos that document the 21st century so far
By Gareth Richman & Frankie Lister-Fell
vocal.media
“The Sight of It Is Still Shocking”: 46 Photos That Tell the Story of the Century So Far
Opinion
BBC
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
By Mayeni Jones
Financial Times
European investors must brace for a year of geopolitical instability
By Simon Nixon
Euronews.com
Euroviews. Europe doesn't need wishes, it needs a survival strategy
The Telegraph
Europe must awaken from delusion or face peril in 2026
UnHerd
2025 review: The year the West lost control
BBC
Tributes paid to animal welfare campaigner Sarah Fisher
By Alexandra Bassingham
BBC
British-Egyptian dissident appears to endorse 'smear campaign' claims
By Billy Kenber
The Atlantic
Britain Should Have Read the Tweets First
By Helen Lewis
Al Jazeera
Alaa Abdelfattah and Britain’s selective outrage
Opinion
By Ahmed Najar
CNN
A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him
By Christian Edwards
ABC News
41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremonies
By Mogomotsi Magome
The Independent
Dozens of deaths linked to traditional initiation activities
By Mogomotsi Magome
Los Angeles Times
41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies
By Mogomotsi Magome
Daily Star
At least 41 young men dead following two months of initiation ceremonies
By Tannur Anders & Mogomotsi Magome
War on the Rocks
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2025
BBC
John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025'
By John Simpson
Foreign Policy
5 Revealing Stats About War Around the World in 2025
By John Haltiwanger & Alexandra Sharp
WTOP
Analysis: 2025 sees drastic changes in global security dynamics. Can democracies keep up?
By JJ Green
The Guardian
Astronaut Amanda Nguyen says backlash from Blue Origin flight left her depressed
By Lucy Campbell
BBC
Amanda Nguyen: Blue Origin astronaut reveals depression after space flight backlash
By Alicia Curry
Yahoo
Katy Perry's Co-Passenger Details 'Depression' From Blue Origin Spaceflight That Left Her 'Unable To Get Out of Bed'
By Fiyin Olowokandi
Chron
'I didn't leave Texas for a week': Scientist on fallout after Blue Origin launch
By Faith Bugenhagen
Navy Times
Navy doubles annual PT test requirement, updates failure guidelines
By Riley Ceder
The Times of Israel
In first, Israeli population growth said to drop below 1%; life expectancy also down
The Times of Israel
More than 69,000 Israelis left Israel in 2025, as population reached 10.18 million
The Jerusalem Post
Israel's population growth lowest since foundation of state
By Tobias Holcman
Middle East Eye
Israeli press review: Army hit by spate of suicides and study reveals population drop
By Nadav Rapaport
BBC
Canadian couple found dead in Dominican Republic
By Sakshi Venkatraman
People.com
Couple Married for Over 30 Years Found Dead by Son While Vacationing in the Dominican Republic
By Abigail Adams
Global News
Quebec couple found dead while on vacation in Dominican Republic
By Katie Scott
CBC
Gatineau couple found dead while vacationing in Dominican Republic
By Guy Quenneville
BBC
Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
By Rebecca Morelle
BBC
Hillwalkers rescued after getting stuck in wintry conditions in Cairngorms
The Times
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
By Marc Horne
The Telegraph
Hikers wearing trainers and jogging bottoms rescued from -15C mountain
By Jacob Freedland
TheNational.scot
Mountain rescue scrambles to save two stuck on Scotland's second highest mountain
By Gregor Young
The Guardian
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani
By Nina Lakhani
BBC
Jimmy Lai: Jailed Hong Kong tycoon's 'teeth rotting and fingernails falling off'
By Danny Vincent
New York Post
Trump should stand up for fellow lawfare victim Jimmy Lai
Opinion
The Telegraph
Jimmy Lai’s daughter fears jailed Hong Kong activist will die a ‘martyr’
By Antonia Langford
NTD News
Pressure Mounts on Chinese Regime to Free Hongkonger Jimmy Lai
By Cary Dunst
Financial Times
Syria removes Assad family from banknotes in currency relaunch
By Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper
Reuters
Syria to start currency swap on January 1, central bank governor says
Euronews.com
Syria unveils new banknotes removing al-Assad images from currency
The Jerusalem Post
Syria replaces Assad-era currency with colorful bills
By Danielle Greyman-kennard
ProPublica
Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work
By Renee Dudley & Doris Burke
The Guardian
‘People are wrestling with the burden’: Japan pivots to focus on nuclear power ‘maximisation’ alongside renewables
By Justin Mccurry
Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,407
By Erin Hale
Ukrinform
War update: 131 clashes on front line, most attacks take place in Pokrovsk sector
Українські Національні Новини
45 combat engagements on the front: the enemy launched two heavy assaults in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge
UA.NEWS
The fiercest fighting continues on the Pokrovsk direction – General Staff
BBC
How the 'postcode lottery' of parenting impacts young children
By Emma Barnett
Financial Times
Canada’s ‘man of steel’ calls for US-style protectionism
By Ilya Gridneff
NPR
Greetings from Vienna, where an imperial palace hosts a holiday market for all
By Nicole Werbeck
Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,406
Українська правда
Mandatory evacuation announced in border villages of Chernihiv Oblast
By Alona Mazurenko
The New Voice of Ukraine
Mandatory evacuation announced in more than 40 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
news.cgtn.com
Ukraine orders evacuation of northern border villages amid Russian shelling
Vatican News
Cardinal Koch: Pope Benedict XVI taught us to seek face of God
By Daniele Piccini
infovaticana
Müller: «The theological legacy of Benedict XVI is essential for the Church today»
infovaticana
Müller and Koch will preside over masses in the Vatican in memory of Benedict XVI

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