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.
As the year draws to a close, Central Asia has taken a significant step towards deeper regional integration by formally bringing Azerbaijan into its d...
Azerbaijani non-governmental organisations have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reject an appeal by the U.S.-based Lemkin Institute for Genoc...
Kazakhstan has released an interim report into the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau that killed 38 people, saying damage to the aircraft was...
Ukraine has held an hour-long meeting with senior U.S. envoys on possible peace options to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said...
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...
Ukraine has held an hour-long meeting with senior U.S. envoys on possible peace options to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Thursday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined for the first time the main points of a draft 20-point framework peace proposal discussed by Ukraine and the United States, which he said could become the basis of future agreements to end war with Russia.
A massive Russian strike on Ukraine killed at least three people, including a four-year-old, as air raids and power outages hit cities nationwide. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack, urging greater pressure on Moscow.
Negotiations conducted with the United States and European nations, aimed at ending the nearly four-year war with Russia, were "very close to a real result," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
Military representatives from Cambodia and Thailand met in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday ahead of formal ceasefire talks at the 3rd special GBC meeting scheduled for 27th December.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
It’s been a year since an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Relatives and loved ones mourn the victims, as authorities near the final stage of their investigation.
The White House has instructed U.S. military forces to concentrate largely on enforcing a “quarantine” on Venezuelan oil exports for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters, signalling that Washington is prioritising economic pressure over direct military action against Caracas.
Missile development in North Korea is set to continue over the next five years. The country’s leader Kim Jong Un made the remarks during visits to major arms production facilities in the final quarter of 2025, the state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.
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.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday announced his support for his son Flavio Bolsonaro’s 2026 presidential candidacy while recovering from a planned hernia operation, which doctors said went smoothly.
Ukraine has held an hour-long meeting with senior U.S. envoys on possible peace options to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Thursday.
Polish fighter jets on Thursday intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near Poland’s airspace over the Baltic Sea and escorted it away from their area of responsibility.
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