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Top News Stories for Saturday, December 27th 2025
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
The United States has launched "powerful and deadly" strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The unprecedented Christmas Day strikes came after weeks of accusations from Trump and top Republicans about an alleged " Christian genocide " they say has been enabled by the Nigerian government. They represent the first known direct US military ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
At least three people killed across state since atmospheric river storms began earlier this week Mudslides buried cars and homes up to their windows in a California mountain town as a powerful storm system brought the wettest Christmas in decades to the southern part of the state. As much as 12in of rain fell across the area on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, triggering flooding and washing ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday – a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia's longstanding opposition to secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the economy. In a statement, ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Christmas came early for someone who purchased a Powerball ticket at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, worth more than $1.8 billion. The lone winner in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball to capture the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, ending the game's without a top prize winner. Here are some things to know about the Powerball jackpot and ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
The Cure guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte has died after a short illness, according to a message posted on the band's website. The band announced on Friday that Bamonte "passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas," and said he was "a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story," according to the statement . The Cure said Bamonte, also known as "Teddy," looked after the band from 1984 through ...
Source: bnonews.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 -
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power and money laundering by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in a major trial related to a multibillion-dollar scandal over the country's sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB, on Friday. What was the verdict against Najib? Najib, 72, has been found guilty of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering linked to the illegal transfer of ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By STEVEN SLOAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility. "Your decision to withdraw at the last moment — explicitly in ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Dec 26th, 2025 -
Defence minister instructs military to respond with force in West Bank, where he said attacker was from A Palestinian motorist ran over a man and stabbed a woman in northern Israel , killing both, Israeli emergency services say. The assailant, from the occupied West Bank , was shot and wounded by a civilian at the scene on Friday and taken to hospital, Israeli police said. "This was a rolling terror attack," they ...
Source: theguardian.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
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump's planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project. The new ballroom, which Trump has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building, has been challenged in court by preservationists, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Dec 25th, 2025 -
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter Thursday to beat the Cavs , 126-124, and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year. Reserves Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson sparked the comeback after the Cavaliers led 103-86 early in the final period. Kolek had 16 points and nine assists, and had fans chanting ...
Source: cleveland.com