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Trump, Netanyahu present united front against Hamas, Iran

Fox News - 1 minute ago

New Year's Eve celebrations kick off as 2026 arrives around the world -- New Zealand and Australia were among the first to welcome 2026, but in Sydney and some other cities, the festivities are tinged by grief.

CBS News - 1 minute ago

Pacifist Japan has slowly transformed from exclusively self-defense to a military buildup

Los Angeles Times - 1 minute ago

Australia Welcomes New Year with Extra Security, Remembrances of Bondi Beach Victims

Breitbart - 1 minute ago

​Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan's female MPs fight for more loos

Guardian UK - 1 minute ago

'A new era': Zohran Mamdani appoints al Qaeda detainee's lawyer Ramzi Kassem as NYC chief counsel - who is he?

Times of India - 1 minute ago

New Hensard University, VC Prof Kota wishes Nigerians a great New Year -- The new Vice-Chancellor of Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Professor Sudhakar Kota, has called on students, staff, and stakeholders of the University...

Daily Post Nigeria - 3 minutes ago

New Year's 2026: Celebrations around the world

ABC News - 3 minutes ago

Channel Tunnel partially reopens but Eurostar advises delayed travel - The suspension in services impacted thousands of travellers on both sides of the Channel who were aiming to reach end-of-the-year holiday destinations as 2025 draws to a close. 30/12/2025

Euronews - 3 minutes ago

How is Trump's Big Beautiful Bill changing US taxes and healthcare in 2026?

Aljazeera - 5 minutes ago

See how world rings in 2026: Stunning NYE celebrations - Photos capture iconic New Year celebrations from around the globe. 46m ago - 2 - m read

Gulf News - 6 minutes ago

6 student groups at SDL performed in top 20% of Pa. standardized text takers

Lancaster Online - 7 minutes ago

Germany news: Police face risk of violence on New Year's Eve

Deutsche Welle - 7 minutes ago

US Instructs Its Western-Nation Embassies to Report on Abuses Due to Mass Immigration

Epoch Times - 8 minutes ago

Earthquake in Japan: Magnitude 6 quake jolts East of Noda; no immediate casualties

Times of India - 8 minutes ago

Obi's defection: We're finally liberated - Factional Labour Party

Daily Post Nigeria - 9 minutes ago

Turkiye ramping up efforts to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza: Erdogan

Peninsula Qatar - 9 minutes ago

Trump's ballroom plans are nothing new, says longtime White House aide

Independent UK - 9 minutes ago

What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

New York Daily News - 11 minutes ago

Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers under new Trump-brokered ceasefire deal

New York Post - 12 minutes ago

LIVE NOW: People Around the World Celebrate the Arrival of 2026

Epoch Times - 15 minutes ago

Bari Weiss makes dig at Clooney after he slammed her CBS takeover

Independent UK - 15 minutes ago

NUJ Niger condoles national president over death of seven Gombe journalists

Daily Post Nigeria - 15 minutes ago

19 States To Raise Their Minimum Wage For The New Year

Huffington Post - 16 minutes ago

2025 in review: Ankara shapes post-Assad Syria. İstanbul shapes post-Erdoğan Turkey.

Turkish Minute - 16 minutes ago

Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll

CTV News - 17 minutes ago

Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

Los Angeles Times - 17 minutes ago

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

The Straits Times - 18 minutes ago

New Year's Day: What's open? Retailers. What's closed? Government and Banks.

Toronto Star - 19 minutes ago

Maybe Bennett, an annexationist at heart, doesn't really want to beat Netanyahu?

Haaretz - 20 minutes ago

Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumes

Sky News - 21 minutes ago

US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market

Aljazeera - 21 minutes ago

Peace on paper, fire on the ground: Trump's seven-nation strikes in 2025

Tehran Times - 26 minutes ago

Algerian president denies secret Tunisia military agreement

Middle East Eye - 26 minutes ago

Zohran Mamdani to assume office: NYC to get new mayor; attorney general Letitia James to administer midnight oath

Times of India - 27 minutes ago

Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025 -- From meteor showers to supermoons, here are some of the sights that wowed stargazers this year.

BBC News - 27 minutes ago

Army alters fitness test yet again, moving to 5-event format and sex-neutral standards

Stars and Stripes - 27 minutes ago

Chances of Iran Regime Falling Surge as Unrest Spreads

Newsweek - 30 minutes ago

In pictures: World rings in 2026 with fireworks and a show of solidarity in Sydney

Irish Times - 30 minutes ago

World News -- Channel Tunnel trains resume after power supply issue caused delays -- Eurostar and LeShuttle have resumed full operations after Tuesday's shutdown due to an electrical issue, but travelers can still expect delays.

UPI - 31 minutes ago

UAE to pull forces out of Yemen as 24-hour deadline set

Manila Times - 31 minutes ago

Increasing AI Use in Canadian Courtrooms Carries Risk of Errors, Penalties: Lawyers

Epoch Times - 32 minutes ago

Latest news bulletin | December 30th, 2025 – Midday - Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 30th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 30/12/2025

Euronews - 32 minutes ago

China, Malaysia and more welcoming 2026

Sky News - 32 minutes ago

Horror WW3 map shows the 5 locations where global conflict could erupt in 2026 - As global tensions reach boiling point, where could WW3 break out from?

Daily Express - 33 minutes ago

Tax Laws 2025: BIRS withdraws staff from produce inspection points in Benue

Daily Post Nigeria - 33 minutes ago

The Worst of Marxist Colombian President Gustavo Petro's No-Good 2025

Breitbart - 35 minutes ago

Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged

Apple Valley News Now - 35 minutes ago

Japan rings in 2026

ABC News - 36 minutes ago

From coup leader to president: Mamady Doumbouya wins Guinea controversial elections

International The News - 36 minutes ago

2025 was dismal for Western Europe. And at this rate, it will get worse

Russia Today - 37 minutes ago

Watch Live: New Year 2026 celebrations across the world

New York Post - 37 minutes ago

Mamdani's inauguration: New York, new year, new mayor

The Straits Times - 38 minutes ago

US stocks slip as trading winds down for year-end

Independent UK - 39 minutes ago

A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around

Los Angeles Times - 39 minutes ago

QSE Index ends 2025 up 1.81% amid paradigm shift in debt instruments market: Investment Chief

Peninsula Qatar - 40 minutes ago

Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision -- Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles.

BBC News - 40 minutes ago

Taiwan coastguard says Chinese ships 'withdrawing' after drills

Manila Times - 41 minutes ago

We Need to Pay Attention to What's Going on in Sudan

The Nation - 43 minutes ago

Watch: Malaysia, China and more welcoming 2026

Sky News - 43 minutes ago

World News -- 1 killed, at least 40 injured in train crash near Machu Picchu -- Peruvian authorities are investigating a deadly train wreck in an inaccessible canyon near Machu Picchu between trains of two rival companies.

UPI - 44 minutes ago

MSF calls on Israel to allow its operations in Gaza, West Bank

Daily Sabah - 45 minutes ago

U.S. lawyers to review millions of pages of Epstein files in January before further release, document shows - The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process through late January, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday. News - World - | 5 hours ago

CBC News - 45 minutes ago

California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March after immigrants sue

The Mercury News - 46 minutes ago

The US airstrikes on Islamist militants in Nigeria signal a shift in the countries' cooperation on countering terror.

Deutsche Welle - 47 minutes ago

Israel to ban dozens of aid groups in Gaza as EU warns of severe impact

Irish Times - 47 minutes ago

Coalition seeks public release of Yari's asset declarations following Geregu Power role

Daily Post Nigeria - 48 minutes ago

Police compare Germany bank vault robbery to an "Ocean's Eleven" heist -- Thieves apparently spent much of the weekend plundering deposit boxes inside a German bank vault after tunneling through from a parking garage. -- Dec 30

CBS News - 48 minutes ago

Russia releases video footage to challenge Kyiv over alleged presidential residence attack

The Straits Times - 48 minutes ago

Double-deckers return to Karachi after over six decades - 3 - m read

Gulf News - 49 minutes ago

Germany broadens definition of military conflict – Politico

Russia Today - 49 minutes ago

London New Year's Eve fireworks warning as events around the world cancelled -- New Year's fireworks goers in London have been given a warning as Sydney, Paris and other cities...

Daily Express - 50 minutes ago

2 African Nations Bar Americans Following US Travel Ban on Them

Epoch Times - 52 minutes ago

In photos: Cities celebrate the New Year around the world -- Gallery

The Globe and Mail - 53 minutes ago

Photos of New Year's celebrations across the globe

Toronto Star - 53 minutes ago

World begins to welcome 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

Channel NewsAsia - 55 minutes ago

Sydney sends message of peace for New Year's after Bondi terror attack -- The words peace and unity were projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge as thousands gathered to watch the annual fireworks.

BBC News - 58 minutes ago

'Humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic'

Tehran Times - 58 minutes ago

Putin expresses confidence in victory as Russian drones blast apartment buildings in Ukraine

Los Angeles Times - 58 minutes ago

Turkey detains 125 more ISIS suspects amid countrywide sweep - News - World - | 2 hours ago

CBC News - 1 hour ago

U.S. and Iran trade threats as tension soars 7 months after U.S. strikes -- After meeting with Israel's Netanyahu, Trump said he'd heard Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program, "and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down." -- Dec 30

CBS News - 1 hour ago

'We live with war over our heads': the Romanian villagers threatened by Russian drones

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Iran futsal team to play two friendlies with Iraq

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

Munich Security Conference lifts 'ban' on right-wing party

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

South Korea and Japan welcome in New Year

Sky News - 1 hour ago

LIVE - South Korea and Japan welcome new year with traditional bell-ringing ceremonies - It follows celebrations in Sydney, which our correspondent says were tempered with sadness following the attack on Bondi Beach.

BBC News - 1 hour ago

World News -- S. Korea to prioritize confirming fate of separated families' kin in N. Korea -- The unification ministry said Wednesday it will prioritize confirming the fate of separated families' relatives in North Korea if strained inter-Korean relations begin to improve.

UPI - 1 hour ago

The most impactful deaths in 2025 from the pope to Charlie Kirk

Independent UK - 1 hour ago

Plateau govt raids brothels, hotels, rescues minors trapped in prostitution ring, drug addicts

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

Cops trying to identify toddler left behind by car thief suspect

Independent UK - 1 hour ago

London counts down to 2026 after spectacular Sydney fireworks

Evening Standard - 1 hour ago

World - / Dec 31, 2025 - Macron backs bill: France plans social media ban for under-15s; draft law cites screen time risks - France is preparing a legislative push to curb excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media for children under 15 by next September. The draft law, backed by President Macron, also includes a ban on mobile phones in secondary schools. This initiative follows similar moves by Australia and aims to protect minors from inappropriate content and cyber-harassment.

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Saudi Arabia discloses details of Yemen bombing

Tehran Times - 1 hour ago

Syria warns national unity is red line, vows firm application of law

Daily Sabah - 1 hour ago

In India, youths are quiet as Gen Z protests rock South Asia

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

Türkiye steps up anti-IS raids, arresting 125 suspects

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

NNPP cancels suspension of Kano chairman

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago