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Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 - Somalia's government condemned Israel's move as an "unlawful step" and a "deliberate attack" on its sovereignty, with the prime minister's office rejecting any recognition of Somaliland. Israel has been criticised after it became the first country to formally recognise Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation ...

Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 - It was a wake-up call for America. In January, took the oath of office, "saved by God to make America great again" and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing months the US president and his allies moved at breakneck speed and seemed indomitable. at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel. Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him. are heading for the exit ...

Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27, a day before Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city. The attack began in the early morning hours Saturday and was continuing as day broke. . Zelenskyy told reporters he was on a plane en route to Florida on Saturday ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025 - Drummer Chuck Redd decided to cancel his yearly Jazz Jam after Donald Trump added his name to the venue The president of the Kennedy Center has demanded $1m in damages and fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House announced that Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility. "Your decision to withdraw at the last moment ...

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 ...