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aljazeera.com

• Nigeria says 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren freed
• US pursues another oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports
• Worker at France’s Elysee Palace to face trial over alleged theft
• Swedish authorities board sanctioned Russian ship in national waters
• Will Trump’s ‘imperfect plan’ for ending the Ukraine war work?
• Russia criticises European moves to amend US plan to end Ukraine war
• Barcelona see off Villarreal with goals from Raphinha and Yamal
• Israeli arms companies’ revenues soared in 2024
• Mo Salah focused on Egypt success at AFCON with Liverpool crisis behind him
• UNICEF tells Al Jazeera what Gaza urgently needs but doesn’t have
• Epstein files: Whose names and photos are in the latest document drop?
• Can Alliance of Sahel States find a way to curb advance of armed groups?

apnews.com

• Justin Herbert keeps Chargers rolling toward playoffs with 34-17 win over Cowboys
• The Commanders showed more fight during a late brawl with the Eagles than during many games
• Aston Villa vence 2-1 al Man United y logra su décima victoria consecutiva
• New Jersey police chief faces domestic violence charges in Massachusetts, prosecutor says
• Russia says talks on US peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively'
• Georgetown coach Ed Cooley's water bottle throw earns him a one-game suspension
• Miami quiets doubters with win over Texas A&M to advance to Cotton Bowl against No. 2 Ohio State
• Tyler Nickel hits 8 3-pointers to lead unbeaten No. 13 Vanderbilt to blowout of Wake Forest, 98-67
• Hare beats buzzer with a winning 3 and Crooks scores 41 to lift No. 10 Iowa State over Kansas 79-76
• Bayern vence 4-0 a Heidenheim y toma ventaja de nueve puntos en la Bundesliga

axios.com

• DOJ defends removing Trump photo from Epstein files
• U.S. pursuing third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify
• Prosecutors defiant as they appeal Comey, James dismissals
• The solve for America's aging crisis: Universal Basic Investment
• MAGA media mess deepens at Turning Point convention
• The cash bazooka: Why Trump wants to send you money
• Synthetic soul: AI-generated gospel "Mississippi" singer Solomon Ray tops Christian chart
• U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade
• Influencers play detective — and unleash chaos
• Maduro tests Trump with "Plan B" oil tanker strategy
• U.S. conducts strikes on ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of American soldiers
• Epstein files include thousands of new images, audio, records and videos

bbc.co.uk

• Minute's silence held to remember Bondi Beach attack victims
• Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia
• Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
• US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
• Gunmen kill nine in South Africa tavern attack
• How Israel's grassroots hostage families group became a powerful international force
• Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files
• India express train kills seven elephants crossing tracks
• Comedian Bowen Yang announces Saturday Night Live exit
• Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space
• Who and what are in the Epstein files?
• Imran Khan and wife given further jail terms after state gift fraud case

businessinsider.com

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cnn.com

• Analysis: What will happen now that Trump has turned on Putin? | CNN Politics
• Trump threatens a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, and he may double what most other nations are charged | CNN Business
• Analysis: The Trump team’s Abrego Garcia claims keep looking worse and worse | CNN Politics
• Trump says he struck deal to send US weapons to Ukraine through NATO | CNN Politics
• State Department notifies staff it will begin firing personnel ‘soon’ | CNN Politics
• Wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton files for divorce ‘on biblical grounds’ | CNN Politics
• Trump looks to quash criticism on natural disaster response during Texas visit | CNN Politics
• The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell | CNN Business
• Analysis: Foreign leaders turn the Trump sycophancy up to 11 | CNN Politics
• How searchers are agonizingly scouring for Texas flood victims, including children – and absorbing an emotional toll | CNN

democracynow.org

• "Terror & Fear": Trump Moves to Denaturalize Citizens, End Birthright Citizenship, Halt Visa Lottery
• Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family, But Trump Admin Threatens to Jail & Deport Him Again
• Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
• Headlines for December 19, 2025
• "No Military Solution": Is Peace Possible in Sudan as "Proxy War" Expands?
• Meet Tania Nemer, Fired Immigration Judge Suing Trump Admin Amid Purge of Immigration Court System
• "Divorced from Reality": Economist Dean Baker Fact-Checks Trump's Primetime Speech
• Headlines for December 18, 2025
• How Did Epstein Get Rich? The New York Times Investigates His "Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons"
• Chile's Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast
• A Path to WWIII? Greg Grandin on Venezuela, Trump's "Madman Doctrine" & More
• Headlines for December 17, 2025

economist.com

• Ditch textbooks and learn how to use a wrench to AI-proof your job?
• How to survive abandonment by America
• Inside the fight for MAGA’s foreign policy
• What’s worse for innovation: MAGA or Mao?
• Western armed forces have struggled to fill their ranks to deter Russia
• Trumpworld thinks Europe has betrayed the West
• AI is upending the porn industry
• The writings of John Parker
• The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war
• John Bolton thinks America is past “peak Trump”
• COP30 ends with a whimper
• Erik Prince, America’s most notorious mercenary, spies opportunity in chaos

eiu.com

• EIU’s datasets now available in the Databricks Marketplace
• Consumer goods outlook: clothing demand under pressure in 2026
• How AI is transforming forecasting in times of macroeconomic uncertainty
• UAE’s AI ambitions advance
• China EV sales to slow from 2026
• Trump-Xi meeting defuses US-China hostility, for now
• Global shipping carbon levy shelved for one year
• Introducing Viewpoint AI search and summarisation
• Gulf investment pledges in Africa soar
• Gaza ceasefire moves forward

euronews.com

• Cyprus presents its logo and programme for Presidency of the Council of the EU
• Winter solstice at Ireland’s Newgrange attracts 2,000 visitors
• Israel’s approves proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in West Bank
• Winter solstice: sunrise aligns with Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt
• Dozens of Epstein files have disappeared from government website
• At least four people killed in Russian bombing across Ukraine in past 24 hours
• Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority
• Ukraine's collapse would be a disaster for Hungary, says Orbán
• France deploys armed forces to fight cattle disease outbreak
• US and Russian officials continue Ukraine peace talks for second day in Miami
• Latest news bulletin | December 21st, 2025 – Midday
• AFCON 2025 kicks off: Morocco ready to host the continent

globalvoices.org

• We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration
• How a failing Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire can illuminate the road to peace
• ‘Clean up your culture’: a TV host’s comment makes Indigenous Brazilians speak up
• Ten migrant domestic workers died in Hong Kong’s inferno, the survivors struggle to grieve
• Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits
• China’s green investment in Pakistan: Solar dreams, debt shadows, and the politics of a rapid transition
• Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina’s streets
• China’s green power in Angola: When clean energy comes with heavy debt
• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law
• Fraudulent networks fuel deforestation and illegal timber exports in Cameroon
• Life at the U.S.–Mexico border under the Trump administration
• At COP30, civil society stepped into real, not symbolic, leadership

ibtimes.com

• AT&T's Milana Vayntrub's Secret Marvel Rival Role You Never Knew — From Lily Adams to Squirrel Girl
• 'What Was The Point?': Netizens Outraged as 90% of Released Epstein Files are Redacted
• Terror in Taipei: A Rush-Hour Stabbing Spree in Metro Station And Shopping District Killed 3, Injured 9
• Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky: Newest Epstein Files Reveal Bigger Names, What Happens Next?
• New Jeffrey Epstein Documents Include Photo of Prince Andrew With Ghislaine Maxwell and Several Women
• Conan O'Brien Shut Down 911 Call During Heated Rob And Nick Reiner Blowup Before Tragic Murders
• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's Family Hit With US Sanctions Amid Corruption Crackdown
• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Sell Dinner With Themselves for $100,000 to Wealthy Donors
• Conan O'Brien Party Guests Recall Nick Reiners 'Creepy' Questions Hours Before Parents Slain
• Magnesium Benefits Explained: Better Sleep, More Energy, and Improved Mood
• Why Cloud Skin Is the Next Big Thing After Glass Skin in Korean Beauty Trends for K-Beauty
• Google Assistant Remains Until Next Year, Delaying Gemini Replacement Plans for End of 2025

icij.org

• Damascus Dossier stories from around the world
• Retailers keep cashing in on crypto ATMs as scams surge
• Tracing firms say Binance’s claims of improving financial crime left out key stats
• Inside the Damascus Dossier: From leaked images to verified data
• Cambodian payment processor freezes customer funds before regulators shut it down
• After 13 years of searching, a Syrian man learns his brother’s fate
• Assad’s archive of death
• United Nations paid $11M to Syrian security firm owned by Assad intelligence services, documents show
• WATCH: Damascus Dossier exposes the Assad regime’s killing machine
• About the Damascus Dossier investigation

independent.co.uk

• Why doctors recommend a ‘belly laugh’ at least two times a week
• James Ransone, actor who starred in The Wire and It 2, dies aged 46
• NFL Christmas games won’t be on cable TV this year. Here’s how to watch
• Full truth of Epstein files could come from whistleblowers angry at Trump administration’s redactions, senior Democrat says
• Donald Trump may have 3 years left but half of Americans already thinking about 2028 election: poll
• Morocco vs Comoros live: Stunning El Kaabi overhead kick gives hosts win in opening game of 2025 Afcon
• Epstein files live: Survivors in ‘shock’ over DOJ redactions as lawmakers vow to hold Bondi in contempt
• Pregnant Holly Hagan reveals gender of baby in sweet family moment
• World Darts Championship 2026 schedule and results as Luke Littler defends crown at Ally Pally
• Actor who starred in hit TV series and horror films dead at age 46
• Powerball players urged to check tickets for ‘Match 5’ prize after last night’s draw
• Sir Stephen Fry teases Prince William’s Aston Villa at Royal Variety Performance

ips-journal.eu

• The year that could be
• A moonshot in retreat
• Fear over vision
• ‘This is a problem with a solution’
• Who owns belonging?
• Real-talk
• Return of the gunboats
• A poor answer to a complex problem
• Offshore, off course
• Universal by exception

jacobin.com

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nytimes.com

• U.S. Coast Guard Is Chasing an Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela
• Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
• Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
• How the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters
• Mamdani Inauguration to Usher in ‘New Era’ With Broadway Block Party
• Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
• Michele Singer Reiner: A Life Rooted in Activism and Listening to Others
• ‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice
• Acechado por el ICE y el cáncer, un bombero persevera por su hijo
• The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
• 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13.
• Guns from the United States are Pouring into Canada, Fueling a Spike in Gun Violence

occrp.org

• Imran Khan and wife sentenced to 17 years over luxury state gifts
• U.S. Slaps Travel Ban on Two Caribbean Nations Over “Golden Passports”
• No Safe Harbor: Venezuelan Fishing Towns At the Mercy of Trump and Maduro
• EU Auditors Find Weaknesses in Anti-Fraud System
• Multiple Identities Reveal Ties Between Chinese Businessman and Alleged Cambodian ‘Criminal’ Conglomerate
• Mauritanian Civil Society Calls for Release of Prominent Anti-Corruption Activist
• European Prosecutors Dismantle 2 Million Euro Illegal Cigarette Factory in Italy
• U.S. Sanctions Guanajuato Fuel-Theft Cartel, Targets “El Marro”
• Far-Right German Party Seeks Support in Washington; Claims Political Persecution at Home
• These 81 Investment Platforms Were Part of a Scam Network. Here’s What We Learned About Them.
• European Authorities Aren’t Opening Alerts About Banned Doctors, Data Shows
• Lithuania Arrests 21 in Hot-Air Balloon Cigarette Smuggling Crackdown

politico.eu

• The 20-something billionaires ushering in a betting bonanza in Trump’s Washington
• US Treasury pushes businesses, wealthy people to contribute to ‘Trump Accounts’
• Paris welcomes Putin’s ‘readiness’ for bilateral talks with Macron
• Too early, too alone: France prepares for Russia as US withdraws
• Ukraine talks proceeding ‘constructively’ in Miami, Russia’s envoy says
• RFK Jr. wanted to endorse the Danish vaccine schedule. He was forced to pull back.
• US seizes another oil tanker in the Caribbean
• More Epstein files released on Saturday as US lawmakers steam about first release
• Trump team floats Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Miami, Zelenskyy says
• DOJ appeals ruling that tanked Comey, James criminal cases

project-syndicate.org

• Donald Trump and the White Man’s Burden in Nigeria
• Global Health Workers Strengthen US National Security
• Trump’s Big, Not-So-Beautiful Economic Mess
• The AI War on Christmas
• PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2025
• America’s Civilizational Suicide
• Brazil’s Bold Industrial Turn
• The Transatlantic Rupture Is Complete
• Decision Time for Europe
• Beware of Central Economic Forecasts for 2026
• Institutional Redesign for Economic Change
• Innovation that Works for Women

reuters.com

• UK's Starmer discusses Ukraine peace efforts in call with Trump - Reuters
• Serbia's students protest against university pressure after railway station tragedy - Reuters
• US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say - Reuters
• Permira, Warburg to buy Clearwater Analytics for $8.4 billion - Reuters
• France to build new aircraft carrier, Macron tells troops based in Gulf - Reuters
• Third 'Avatar' film lights up global box offices - Reuters
• Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash - Reuters
• Fed's Hammack signals holding rates steady for months, WSJ reports - Reuters
• Swedish customs says it has boarded Russian ship in Swedish waters to conduct inspection - Reuters
• Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan - Reuters
• Russian forces take Ukrainian villagers across border, media says - Reuters
• Australian Prime Minister booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured - Reuters

rferl.org

• Kremlin Says Little Chance Of Ukraine Peace Deal By Christmas As Florida Talks Conclude
• Zelenskyy Says US Has Proposed Direct Talks With Russia, Ukraine, As Diplomacy Accelerates
• European Commission To Suspend Visa-Free Travel For Georgian Diplomats
• Pakistan Launches Fourth Hangor Submarine In China
• Putin Projects Confidence On Ukraine War While Repeating Demands In 4 1/2-Hour Press Event
• EU Agrees To $106 Billion Loan For Ukraine After Shelving Russian Asset Proposal
• 'Money Today Or Blood Tomorrow:' EU Leaders Meet On Ukraine Funding
• China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim
• Sweden Confirms Citizen Detained In Iran On Allegations Of Spying For Israel
• Kushner-Linked Firm Reportedly Drops Belgrade Project Amid Controversy Over Site
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine Won't Recognize Donbas As Russian, Seeks NATO-Style Guarantees
• Trump Says Ukraine Deal 'Closer Than Ever' Amid Reports Of 'Article 5 Like' Security Guarantees

sciencemag.org

spiegel.de

• Trump's Crusaders: Christian Nationalists Are Gaining a Solid Foothold in Washington
• In and Out at the FSB: A Window into the Moscow Life of Wirecard's Jan Marsalek
• Drones over Poland: NATO and the EU Seek a Convincing Response to Russian Aggression
• Expedition to the North Pole: Polar Researchers Fear an Ecological Collapse in the Arctic
• Critiquing DER SPIEGEL: The Four Dilemmas Facing Quality Journalism
• Trump's Prisoners in El Salvador: Returning Home from Hell
• Killings of Civilians in Gaza: How DER SPIEGEL Reported on a Suspected War Crime
• Targeted Killings: Israeli soldier from Munich allegedly shot unarmed men in Gaza
• Müllermilch Boss with Fringe Friends: A German Dairy Billionaire's Links to the Far Right
• A Giant Leap: Could BMW Save the German Automobile Industry?
• Rugby: "What Is Going On in My Head?!" Ex Professional Alix Popham Opens Up about His Damaged Brain
• Photographing the Suffering in Gaza: A Palestinian Photojournalist Finds Himself at the Center of Controversy

theconversation.com-global

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theguardian.com

• Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
• Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025 | John Harris
• There’s a new space race – will the billionaires win?
• A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
• Renate Reinsve on vomit-inducing reviews and 19-minute standing ovations: ‘You feel your face go stiff from smiling so long’
• Readers reply: what is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?
• Sister of Epstein victim reported him in 1996, but FBI failed to investigate, files reveal
• Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet
• US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
• Kremlin renews criticism of Europe’s efforts to amend US plan to end Ukraine war
• Gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference
• Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank

thelocal.com

• Where will jobs be lost in Austria in 2026?
• What's the difference between German citizenship and residency?
• How a 'Mieterverein' can help you reduce your rent in Germany
• OPINION: French cattle cull protesters risk becoming the new anti-vaxxers
• Inside Austria: The bizarre Austrian dinner habit I resisted for years, but now love
• Inside Spain: Former PM accused of sexual assault and first cracks in €60 travel pass
• Inside Italy: Tuscany takes on Airbnb and who owns Italy's gold?
• Inside France: Farmers on the barricades and Sarkozy on the yoghurt
• The big changes for travel to and from Austria in 2026
• PODCAST: French farmers fight to 'stop the slaughter' and what's in store for France this Christmas?
• Will French farmer protests disrupt Christmas travel?
• EU, UK and Spain agree next step for Gibraltar's Brexit treaty

wired.com

• 5 Best Monitors for the Mac Mini (2025), Tested and Reviewed
• Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize
• 8 Best Space Heaters (2025): Tested, Measured, and Mistreated
• What Is Lossless Audio, and Do You Really Need It?
• 8 Best Planners of 2026: Roterunner, Hobonichi, Kokuyo
• The 17 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers We’d Buy Ourselves (2025)
• Best Nintendo Switch 2 Controllers (2025), Tested and Reviewed
• The 23 Best Movies on Amazon Prime, WIRED's Picks (December 2025)
• The 48 Best Movies on Netflix, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)
• Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base
• 25 Amazon Super Saturday Deals on Last-Minute Gifts We've Tested (2025)
• Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion