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Top News Stories for Saturday, December 27th 2025
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 amid a descent into conflict and, despite having its own government and currency, had never been recognized by any nation in the world until Friday. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Primaries next year are early battlefronts in both parties' fights for their future, and some of the same issues and divides could shape the next presidential election. Hotly contested primaries for Congress and governor next year will not only choose new candidates for important midterm races, but also serve as early battlegrounds in the fight for the future of both parties, as Democrats and Republicans navigate ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of fighting with artillery, tanks, drones and jets, according to official tallies. The conflict spread to nearly every border province on both sides, shattering an earlier ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
He'll take the place of Sherrone Moore, who was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a university employee and was fired from his role. The University of Michigan hired outgoing Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the scandal-plagued Wolverines football program Friday , a little more than two weeks after the shocking dismissal and arrest of coach Sherrone Moore. The program announced the hiring ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
A turbulent year for air travel isn't over yet. Snow and rainstorms hit multiple states on both coasts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and are now heading for the Northeast, including New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Travellers are having a difficult time getting home as major airports see mass delays and cancellations. There have been more than 1,800 flight delays and over 600 cancellations within, ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Some even celebrated 'mass killing' and the president's 'resolve' in attacking Islamic State targets The US's Christmas Day strikes against Islamic State targets in Nigeria have been met with praise by Donald Trump supporters who for months had been agitating for the president to respond forcefully to the killings of Christians in the country. "I can't think of a better way to celebrate Christmas than by avenging ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025. REUTERS Kevin Lamarque Critics of President Donald Trump say he managed to slam the release of more Epstein files while simultaneously demanding his Department of Justice release even more files to embarrass Democrats. "Now 1,000,000 more pages ...
Source: rawstory.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
The band said Bamonte, who joined the band in the early 1990s, died aged 65 "after a short illness at home", in a statement on their website, which they said was posted with "enormous sadness". The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died. The band said Bamonte died aged 65 "after a short illness at home", in a statement on their website, which they said was posted with "enormous ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia's top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoing Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to state fund 1MDB. Najib had been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering for receiving illegal ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Google is quietly testing a way to change Gmail addresses without losing data. Updated guidance appears only on Hindi support pages so far. Old email addresses remain active as aliases after the switch In this article A Google logo is at the announcement of Google's biggest-ever investment in Germany on November 11, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Google just unveiled a Christmas gift for Gmail users who are still stuck ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada. Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area could reach up to 25 feet Friday, parts of Southern California were at risk of flooding, and avalanches could hit the Lake Tahoe ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
BEIJING — Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan . The sanctions entail freezing the companies' assets in China and banning individuals and organizations from dealing with them, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. The companies include Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
A Palestinian assailant rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the attacker's West Bank hometown. The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the Spurs defeated the Thunder, 117-102, on Thursday in Oklahoma City for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two weeks. The Spurs also defeated the Thunder, 111-109, in an NBA Cup semifinal on Dec. 13 and in San Antonio on Tuesday, 130-110. The teams meet again on Jan. 13 in Oklahoma City. Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Stephon Castle ...
Source: bostonglobe.com