Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 26th of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. Washington said the group had been targeting Christian communities in the region.
The strike follows repeated warnings by Trump in late October that Christianity faces what he described as an "existential threat" in Nigeria, and threats of U.S. military intervention over continued violence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held hour-long talks with senior U.S. envoys on ways to end the war with Russia. Writing on Telegram on Thursday, Zelenskyy said he spoke with Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"It was a really good conversation: many details, good ideas," Zelenskyy said, adding that discussions focused on possible formats, meetings and timelines.
The Israeli military said it has killed a member of Iran’s Quds Force in Lebanon who was involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon. The man was identified as Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, described as a key operative in Unit 840 of the force. He was killed in the area of Ansariyeh, the military said, without providing further details.
South Korea’s special prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol.Yoon faces multiple charges, including obstructing investigators attempting to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law. The request marks the first prison sentence sought by special prosecutors in the case.
Torrential rain unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as authorities warned motorists to stay off roads while urging residents in flood zones to evacuate or shelter in place.
Emergency crews carried out dozens of rescues in the mountain resort town of Wrightwood, east of Los Angeles, after vehicles became trapped in floodwaters. Forecasters also issued a rare tornado warning for parts of east-central Los Angeles County amid severe thunderstorms over Alhambra.
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Ukraine and the United States have reached a political agreement on licences to produce Patriot missile interceptors in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.
At least nine people have been killed and 24 injured after Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes on Kyiv overnight, hitting apartment blocks and other buildings across the Ukrainian capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to help find a solution to the war in Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin.
At least 10 people were killed and 56 others injured after Russia launched a large overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. Residential buildings were hit across the capital, while a hotel on the city's central Shevchenko Boulevard caught fire.
It has been a punishing week for large parts of China, and forecasters warn the worst may not be over. After Typhoon Maysak left a trail of destruction and at least 23 people dead, Super Typhoon Bavi is now threatening the country's eastern coast.
At least 12 people have been killed in forest fires in Almeria in southern Spain, Andalucía’s emergency agency has said, as firefighters continue efforts to put out the blaze.
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,811, according to figures released by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over", adding he did not want to engage with Tehran, calling the Iranian leadership "sick people".
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.
China's technology sector is producing billion-dollar startups at its fastest pace in nearly five years, with artificial intelligence and robotics driving a new wave of investment that is reshaping the country's innovation economy.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged China and North Korea to strengthen cooperation and maintain "strategic resolve" amid what he described as growing global instability. He made the remarks during talks with North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song in Beijing on Friday.
British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a former government minister whose death was announced on Friday.
Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Labour leader and prime minister after securing the overwhelming backing of Labour MPs in the first round of leadership nominations.
The 4th Shusha Global Media Forum will bring together nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries in Azerbaijan's historic city of Shusha on 13-14 July, to discuss journalism’s role in peacebuilding, restoring public trust and tackling challenges.
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