California storm eases but flooding and avalanche risks remain high
Powerful weather system brought Los Angeles its wettest Christmas in 54 years, killing two people and prompting evacuation warnings in the mountains. Read more at Read More
Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to boost missile production in 2026
Munitions factories are expected to expand capacity and build new plants as the regime in Pyongyang intensifies weapons development and furthers its ties with Russia. Read more at Read More
Maria Sole Agnelli, key figure in Fiat’s Agnelli industrial dynasty, dies aged 100
She was a major shareholder in the Agnelli family holding company, which controls Exor and has long owned Fiat, and was the aunt of Stellantis president John Elkann. Read more…
Explosion at Alawite mosque in Homs during Friday prayers kills at least six
An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria’s third-largest city also injured 21 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence. Read more at Read More
Iranian navy seizes ‘foreign’ oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker’s flag, Tehran-run state media reported. Read more at Read More
Russian drone strike hits Odesa port and energy infrastructure again
Attack marks second consecutive night Russia targeted southern Ukrainian port city, damaging facilities and causing fires, authorities said on Friday. Read more at Read More
Israel strikes Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit training site in Lebanon
The Israeli military said it hit a training compound and weapons depots on Friday, in an operation aimed at threats that “advance terror plots against IDF forces and the State…
Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump might happen ‘in the near future’
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said he would meet with his US counterpart soon to advance peace talks to end Russia’s ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark. Read more at Read…
Heavy rains and flooding turn deadly in California
Another strong storm hit Southern California, raising fears of the wettest Christmas in years. Read more at Read More
Winter swimmers take a plunge on Christmas Day in Berlin
Brave swimmers in Berlin’s Oranke Lake celebrated Christmas with a cold swim in 1.5°C water, facing minus eight temperatures outside. Read more at Read More