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Top News Stories for Sunday, December 28th 2025
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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 during a descent into conflict and, despite having its own government and currency, had never been recognized ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
When President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas, he described it as an attack against "ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians." But locals in a town that was hit during the strike say terrorism has never been a problem for them. On Friday, CNN published a report based on interviews with several ...
Source: commondreams.org
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 -
Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would be a crucial meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to work out a plan to end nearly four years of war. Zelenskyy cast the vast overnight attack, which he said involved about 500 drones and 40 missiles and which knocked out power and heat in parts of the capital, ...
Source: cnbc.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 -
Perry Bamonte, a guitarist and keyboard player in the Cure, the seminal post-punk band that brought a dark, Gothic sensibility to sparkly, upbeat hits like "Friday I'm in Love," died Wednesday at his home in the west of England. He was 65. The Cure announced Bamonte's death in a statement on its website Friday that said he had died after "a short illness." Bamonte was a roadie and guitar tech for the Cure before he ...
Source: bostonglobe.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 -
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced Friday that she was expecting a baby girl in May. "My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can't wait to watch our son become a big brother," Leavitt, 28, wrote on Instagram, sharing an image of herself standing next to a Christmas tree. Leavitt, who is the youngest person to ever serve as press secretary, is the mother of a 1-year-old boy ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the north-east braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season. As of Friday night, 1,600 flights across the US had been cancelled and 7,400 had been delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The most affected airports are John F Kennedy International, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia, which all serve the New ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Attorney Gloria Allred on Friday speculated on why the friendship between President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ended, and what the files released by the Justice Department (DOJ) could reveal about the falling out. "Well, I've heard different explanations from the White House about why he dropped him," Allred told CNN's Phil Mattingly. "One explanation was that he was a pervert, Jeffrey ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Chuck Redd canceled a Christmas Eve performance after learning the president's name would be added to the venue The president of the Kennedy Center has sharply criticized a musician for canceling a Christmas Eve performance after the White House announced Donald Trump 's name ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
China announced sanctions against 20 US defense companies and 10 senior executives on Friday, citing US arms sales to Taiwan as its motive. In a statement, China's foreign ministry said its assets within China, including movable and immovable properties, would be frozen and that domestic organizations and individuals would be prohibited from doing business with them. Individuals named on the list would also be ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 -
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A winter storm packing a frosty mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations. The National Weather Service posted ice storm and winter storm warnings throughout New York state and Connecticut , forecasting some ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Google is reportedly rolling out a change that will allow users to change their Gmail email address without losing their existing data and services. The change appears only in the Hindi version of a Google support page , suggesting that it will begin in India or Hindi-speaking markets, but the page says the feature will be rolled out to all users, CNBC reported Friday (Dec. 26). The English-language version of the ...
Source: pymnts.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
A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant's hometown in the occupied West Bank . The attack started in the northern city of Beit Shean when the Palestinian man rammed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a ...
Source: apnews.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