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The Wall Street Journal
Fire at Swiss Ski Resort Kills Dozens
By Peter Saidel & Sam Schechner
CNN
Live updates: Dozens presumed dead in New Year catastrophe in Swiss ski resort
The New York Times
Crans-Montana Is a Historic Swiss Ski Resort Popular With International Tourists
By Isabella Kwai
AP News
Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year's celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured
By Jamey Keaten, Stefanie Dazio & John Leicester
The New York Times
Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last
By Oleksandr Chubko & Cassandra Vinograd
Fox News
Ukraine–Russia at a crossroads: How the war evolved in 2025 and what comes next
By Morgan Phillips
The Moscow Times
How Did Russia’s War Effort Change in 2025?
By Bashir Kitachayev
Українські Національні Новини
Trump's return to the White House, resumption of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia: main political events of 2025
The New York Times
A Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day
By Jeanna Smialek
BBC
Netherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence
By Suzanne Leigh
NL Times
Video: Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church tower collapses during major fire; Alert for smoke
Le Monde.fr
Amsterdam church burns amidst 'unprecedented' New Year's Eve violence against police
Forbes
First Photos Of 2026: Global New Year’s Celebrations In Full Swing
By Mary Whitfill
CBS News
New Year's Eve celebrations welcome 2026 around the world. See the photos.
Yahoo
New Year fireworks light up skies as world welcomes 2026
BBC
In pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
By Matthew Tucker
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
Reuters
Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history
dw.com
Bulgaria joins eurozone despite opposition
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
American Friends Service Committee
Israel’s new registration restrictions will block lifesaving humanitarian work
The Jerusalem Post
MSF maintained ties to terror groups, Israeli documents say
By Mathilda Heller
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
Bloomberg.com
Xi Touts China’s AI, Chip Wins In Triumphant New Year’s Speech
NBC News
China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan
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
The New York Times
How Thousands of Secret Russian Documents Were Exposed
By Paul Sonne & Anton Troianovski
NBC News
Huge crowds join funeral prayers for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh
Al Jazeera
Bangladesh’s big question: Will Khaleda Zia’s son build on her legacy?
By Moudud Sujan
The New York Times
Bangladeshis Pay Last Respects to Former Leader in Tense Capital
By Saif Hasnat & Anupreeta Das
BBC
Khaleda Zia: Huge crowds mourn Bangladesh's first female PM at state funeral
By Kelly Ng
AP News
Latest deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 gets underway
By Haruka Nuga & Aniruddha Ghosal
BBC
Sydney sends message of peace for New Year's after Bondi attack
By Hafsa Khalil
Yahoo
Sydney falls silent before fireworks bring in 2026
News.com.au
‘Silence’: Unthinkable Sydney act stuns
By Andrew McMurtry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney celebrations sombre as Australia welcomes new year
AP News
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks
By Illia Novikov
BBC
China's plan to boost birth rates with condom tax and cheaper childcare
By Osmond Chia
CNN
Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over
By Rosa De Acosta, Joyce Jiang & Simone Mccarthy
Fox News
China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse
By Jasmine Baehr
wired.com
China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates
By Fernanda Gonzalez
CNN
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July under new ceasefire deal
BBC
Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire deal
By Yvette Tan
NBC News
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement
Al Jazeera
Thailand delays release ‍of Cambodian troops over alleged truce breaches
CBS News
Photos show the year in politics as Trump brought change to America in 2025
By Caroline Linton
The Wall Street Journal
Opinion | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2025
Opinion
By Karl Rove
The New York Times
Opinion | The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic
Opinion
By Michelle Cottle
The Hill
Political winners and losers of 2025
By Niall Stanage
The Guardian
Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
BBC
Guinea election results: Gen Mamady Doumbouya wins presidency by landslide
By Favour Nunoo & Omega Rakotomalala
Al Jazeera
Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya wins presidential election
The Guardian
Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president
By Eromo Egbejule
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
The Boston Globe
Where to go in 2026: Advice from travel writer Christopher Muther
By Christopher Muther
Southern Living
6 Of The Biggest Travel Trends Of 2026—And The Best Places To Try Them In The South
By Karla Walsh
dw.com
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
CNN
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026
By Oscar Holland
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
The Hill
Judge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese
By Zach Schonfeld
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
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
The Wall Street Journal
Russia’s Strikes on Odesa Aim to Cut Ukraine’s Economic Lifeline
By Anastasiia Malenko
Reuters
Ukraine condemns Russian new year drone attack on power infrastructure
By Max Hunder, Gareth Jones & Ros Russell
The Economist
Russia is blasting Odessa to throttle Ukraine’s economy
Euronews.com
Zelenskyy: Russia carries war into 2026 with drone attack on Ukraine
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
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
NPR
Greetings from Vienna, where an imperial palace hosts a holiday market for all
By Nicole Werbeck
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 be welcoming to foreigners as 2025 draws to an close
By Gavin Blackburn
The Washington Post
Column | The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’
By Ishaan Tharoor
CNN
In evolving Latin America, US-Venezuela discord remains a constant
The Guardian
The Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere comes at a cost
Opinion
The New York Times
Trump Pushes Venezuela
By Whet Moser
ABC News
Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims
By David Brennan
dw.com
Ukraine updates: Russia says hit by drone attack
Ukrinform
Air Defense Forces destroy 176 of the 205 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine
Українські Національні Новини
Blackout hits Moscow region: hundreds of thousands of subscribers without power
The New York Times
President Macron of France Backs Social Media Restrictions for Children
By Segolene Le Stradic
The Guardian
France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year
By Angelique Chrisafis
France 24
French lawmakers to debate social media ban for children under 15
Reuters
Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports
By Louise Breusch Rasmussen
Yahoo
Thieves drill into a German bank vault and steal tens of millions of euros' worth of property
The New York Times
Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist
By Christopher F Schuetze
The Washington Post
Thieves tunnel into bank vault, steal millions from safe-deposit boxes
By Kelly Kasulis Cho & Victoria Bisset
BBC
Thieves use drill to steal €30m in German bank heist
By Amy Walker
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
The New York Times
In Ukraine, an Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born in War Against Russia
By C. J. Chivers
Мілітарний
Ukrainian Armed Forces Units Will Be Able to Purchase Parts for Drones at the Expense of General Fund
Цензор.НЕТ
"We have two strategies for next year": Ukrainian drone makers share their plans for 2026
By Olga Kosharna
The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
Editors’ picks for 2025: 'Ever-faster weapon cycles: innovation and economics in the war in Ukraine'
By David Kirichenko
The New York Times
For Some Nazi Loot, Value Is Measured on a Different Scale
By Milton Esterow & Michaela Towfighi
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
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
The Guardian
Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus
By Luke Harding
Al Jazeera
Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus amid Europe tensions
By David D. Lee
The Moscow Times
Russian Army Releases First Images of Oreshnik Launch System
Defense News
Nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles enter active service, Russia says
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
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
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
The Guardian
From the World Cup to the return of Michaela Coel, 2026 promises to excite and bring joy
By Dipo Faloyin
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.
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
Yahoo
Pacifist Japan has slowly transformed from exclusively self-defense to a military buildup
By Mari Yamaguchi
AP News
Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
By Mari Yamaguchi
navalnews.com
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
By Kosuke Takahashi
The Guardian
Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions
By Helen Davidson
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.
CNN
Ukrainian forces under ‘intense’ pressure in south, as troop shortage bites
By Tim Lister
ABC News
Ukrainian soldiers battle to stabilize southern front amid latest peace push
By David Brennan
Critical Threats
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28, 2025
Ukrinform
AFU show how they eliminate Russian troops in Huliaipole
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
The Guardian
UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case
By Harriet Sherwood
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
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
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
Eurasia Review
Russia’s Monthly Territorial Gains: Strategic Costs – OpEd
By Patial Rc
antikor.ua
RF captured over 4,000 km² of Ukrainian territory in 2025, — data from analytical center
BBC
Hillwalkers rescued after getting stuck in wintry conditions in Cairngorms
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
Press and Journal
Duo in joggers and trainers stuck on Cairngorms mountain in minus 15C: 'They couldn't have survived the night'
By Mike Merritt
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
The Guardian
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani
By Nina Lakhani
BBC
How the 'postcode lottery' of parenting impacts young children
By Emma Barnett
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
ProPublica
Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work
By Renee Dudley & Doris Burke
Vogue
A Look Back on the Biggest K-Beauty Trends of 2025
By Concetta Ciarlo
India TV News
Dermatologist-approved K-beauty rituals every woman should try in 2026
The Hindu
K-Beauty in 2025: New hero ingredients, concise regimens and more
HELLO! Magazine
The K-beauty trends expected to explode in 2026, according to a Korean skincare expert
By Aaliyah Harry
BBC
Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
By Rebecca Morelle
Financial Times
Canada’s ‘man of steel’ calls for US-style protectionism
By Ilya Gridneff
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
BBC
Saving South Africa's threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
By Mayeni Jones
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
BBC
Tributes paid to animal welfare campaigner Sarah Fisher
By Alexandra Bassingham

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