Saturday, 27 December 2025

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting (LINK) 27 December 2025

Russia launches mass attack on Kyiv ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks (LINK) 27 December 2025

— "The aerial attack killed at least one person and injured at least 28 people including 13 who were hospitalized, according to Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko said more than 2,600 residential buildings are currently without heating, as well as 187 kindergartens, 138 schools and 22 social institutions in the capital, amid freezing temperatures. The attack lasted nearly 10 hours in total, making it one of the longest of the year."

Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war (LINK) 27 December 2025

Friday, 26 December 2025

Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland (LINK) 25 December 2025

— It declared independence 34 years ago in 1991. Only Ethiopia has previously held an agreement with the previously unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.

Silver crosses $77 mark while gold, platinum stretch record highs (LINK) 26 December 2025

Status of the US Dollar as global reserve currency: USD share drops to lowest since 1994: Central Banks diversify their holdings into dozens of smaller "non-traditional reserve currencies" (LINK) 26 December 2025

Thursday, 25 December 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarized zone in country’s east (LINK) 25 December 2025

Silver rises to record high on rate-cut bets, geopolitical strife (LINK) 25 December 2025

Karoline Leavitt, 28, expecting baby no. 2 with husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, will be first pregnant White House Press Secretary (LINK) 25 December 2025

YouTube shuts down 2 major channels amid controversy with fake videos now seen by millions: 'The monster was defeated' (LINK) 25 December 2025

Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Zelensky moves towards demilitarised zones in latest peace plan for Ukraine (LINK) 24 December 2025

European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over 'censorship' escalates: Washington accused of 'coercion and intimidation' after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targeted (LINK) 24 December 2025

Trump urged to release remaining 700,000 Epstein files (LINK) 24 December 2025

UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas (LINK) 24 December 2025

Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election (LINK) 24 December 2025

— The conservative National Party candidate — backed by US President Donald Trump — won with 40.3% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE), edging out Salvador Nasralla of the centre-right Liberal Party, who got 39.5%.

Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name installed on Kennedy Center, Chuck Redd, drummer and vibraphonist, said in a statement to CNN (LINK) 24 December 2025

New Republic: Cognitive decline? These were Trump's 11 most senile moments this year (LINK) 24 December 2025

How photographer and videographer William Rezé has used technology to turn 200 Swiss sounds into the wildest music project of the year: he captured different sounds — both natural and 'man-made' — to create a unique song with no vocals, and no instruments (LINK) 24 December 2025

Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Russian forces seize embattled Siversk town as Ukrainian troops withdraw (LINK) 23 December 2025

Security Council remains divided over Iran nuclear programme, sanctions stay in place (LINK) 23 December 2025

'Gunboat diplomacy on steroids': US signs security deals across Latin America; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may 'destabilise the entire region' amid rising tensions (LINK) 23 December 2025

Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April (LINK) 23 December 2025

UK police arrest Greta Thunberg under Terrorism Act during a pro-Palestinian protest (LINK) 23 December 2025

British TV personality Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault crimes, from 2009: In total, Brand faces criminal allegations of sex crimes involving six women (LINK) 23 December 2025

Newly released Epstein files spotlight Trump's past jet trips with Maxwell: Prosecutor's email claims Trump flew on Epstein's jet eight times in the 1990s, some with Ghislaine Maxwell on board, and "many more times than previously has been reported" (LINK) 23 December 2025

Email from 'A' at British royal family's residence asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends' (LINK) 23 December 2025

Gold and silver prices surge to new record highs: on track for the strongest year since 1979 (LINK) 23 December 2025

Monday, 22 December 2025

Russian general killed by car bomb, third senior military leader killed this year (LINK) 22 December 2025

Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank (LINK) 22 December 2025

China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products (LINK) 22 December 2025