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Volume 1 • Issue No. 361 • Updated Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 04:05 PM UTC

Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks

Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing one person and wounding many others, just before scheduled talks between Ukraine and the U.S.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025, implementing global tariffs

Sources: AP News


Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died at age 65 after a short illness.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

Sources: AP News


Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing territorial claims.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Sources: AP News


Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' actor seeking $77 million

Sources: AP News


US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians

Sources: AP News


China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan

Sources: AP News


Iran seizes an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Sources: AP News