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Top News Stories for Friday, December 26th 2025
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Yusuf Tuggar says strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities will be an 'ongoing process' From Nigeria provided the US with intelligence on jihadists before the strikes that took place in the country on Christmas Day, its foreign ministry said on Friday. On Thursday, the US president, Donald Trump , said the US military had carried out strikes against Islamic State militants in ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
A powerful storm system, which has prompted states of emergency in six counties and brought the wettest Christmas season to downtown Los Angeles in 54 years, has been blamed for at least two deaths. Stormy conditions are expected to persist across California, with authorities warning that the risks of flooding, high surf and avalanches remain. Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area were expected to reach up to 25 ...
Source: news.sky.com
Malaysia court finds jailed former leader Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal , a ruling that could have significant political repercussions. The judge had yet to deliver the full verdict and sentencing. Malaysia and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund Najib co-founded ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Conservative and liberal powerhouses united around Christmas in their condemnation of a new statement about the Epstein files made by the Department of Justice, with some already notifying the investigative authorities. The Justice ...
Source: rawstory.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
Deck the halls with Benjamins! A Powerball player in Arkansas won the $1.82 billion jackpot winning ticket on Wednesday night, the second-largest jackpot in lotto history. The winning numbers for the Christmas Eve drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 and the Powerball 19. The lucky winner can choose between the $1.82 billion prize paid out over 29 years or the one-time lump sum of $834.9 million. The drawing ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the was canceled Wednesday after the host of the annual holiday show pulled out in protest of the iconic venue's name change. The performing arts center's board of directors, chaired by President Trump , voted unanimously last week to rename the institution after the commander-in-chief, dubbing it the Trump Kennedy Center. "When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two weeks. The Spurs also defeated the Thunder in an NBA Cup semi-final on 13 December and in San Antonio on Tuesday. The teams meet again on 13 January in Oklahoma City. Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Stephon Castle had 19 points and seven ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
Maryland joined 18 states and the District of Columbia Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a Health and Human Services declaration last week that health care facilities offering gender-affirming care to minors would be barred from Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oregon, claims that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exceeded his authority with the Dec. 18 declaration, which ...
Source: truthout.org