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Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks

By WAFAA SHURAFA
Dec 27, 2025 5:51 pm - Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza ’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents on Saturday for another round of winter rain.Some families in the central town of Deir al-Balah said they had been living in tents for about two years, or for most of the war between Israel and Hamas that has devastated the territory.
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs

By Aaron Gregg and Jaclyn Peiser
Dec 27, 2025 4:37 pm - Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession, as import-dependent businesses absorbed the highest tariffs in decades.
Hundreds mourn in Syria’s Homs after deadly mosque bombing

By OMAR SANADIKI
Dec 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight people killed in a bombing, as an imam warned that the attack could spark more sectarian violence.
Thailand, Cambodia sign new ceasefire deal after weeks of deadly clashes

By Victoria Bisset
Dec 27, 2025 3:54 pm - Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, after weeks of deadly border clashes that unraveled a peace deal championed by President Donald Trump in late October.
Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

By ABDUL KAHAR AFGHAN
Dec 27, 2025 3:52 pm - For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.50 to $6 per day. It's a pittance, but it’s all he has to feed his family of five.Rahimullah, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, is one of millions of Afghans who rely on humanitarian aid, both from the Afghan authorities and from international charity organizations, for survival.
Winter storm snarls US holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JULIE WALKER
Dec 27, 2025 2:52 pm - More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.
Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
Dec 27, 2025 2:43 pm - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said.
With airstrike in Nigeria, Trump inserts U.S. into long-running turmoil

By Rachel Chason, Abiodun Jamiu and Tara Copp
Dec 26, 2025 7:32 pm - Top Nigerian officials said Friday that U.S. attacks in the country on what President Donald Trump called “ISIS Terrorist Scum” could mark the opening salvo in a campaign against militant groups there. But security analysts warned that Trump administration officials appeared to be stepping into a complex, long-running conflict that they might not fully understand.
Zelenskyy says he will meet Trump soon, citing progress in peace plan

By Siobhán O'Grady and Anastacia Galouchka
Dec 26, 2025 7:20 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss the latest draft of a peace plan, including security guarantees for Ukraine and prospects for future economic development amid Russia’s continued strikes on the country.
Trump aides’ official religious messages for Christmas draw objections

By Azi Paybarah
Dec 26, 2025 7:19 pm - Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration posted messages from their government accounts hailing Christmas in explicitly sectarian terms, such as a day to celebrate the birth of “our Savior Jesus Christ.”

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