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26/12/2025

Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. -- A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada. Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area could reach up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) Friday, parts of Southern California were at risk of flooding, and avalanches could hit the Lake Tahoe area, officials warned....

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. -- A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but

26/12/2025

Philippines trade deficit narrows to $3.5B in Nov

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade deficit narrowed in November as a drop in imports eased and exports rebounded from a year earlier, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday. The $3.51-billion shortfall – 28.8 percent lower compared to the year ago $4.93 billion and also down from $4.19 billion in October — came as outbound shipments grew by 21.3 percent to $6.91 billion and imports slid 2.0 percent to $10.423 billion....

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade deficit narrowed in November as a drop in imports eased and exports rebounded from a year earlier, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday.

26/12/2025

LIVE: Nigeria confirms US strikes on ISIL targets in its northwest

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Nigeria says US claims that Christians face persecution ‌do not represent a complex security situation and ignore efforts by Nigerian authorities to safeguard religious freedom. Published On 26 Dec 202526 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Nigeria says US claims that Christians face persecution ‌do not represent a complex security situation and ignore

26/12/2025

Inside Netanyahu’s office as Qatargate rocks Israel again

Inside Netanyahu's office as Qatargate rocks Israel again | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Whether both scandals were reckless media manipulation, systemic mismanagement, or something darker – the common denominator is a flawed judgment. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) ByHERB KEINON DECEMBER 26, 2025 08:01

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Whether both scandals were reckless media manipulation, systemic mismanagement, or something darker – the common denominator is a flawed judgment.

26/12/2025

Transfer rumors, news: Barcelona eye Murillo, Aké in defensive push

Dec 25, 2025, 03:43 AM ET Barcelona need a center back and could move for Nottingham Forest's Murillo or Manchester City's Nathan Aké, while Coventry City want £200 million to let USMNT striker Haji Wright join West Ham United. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men's summer grades | Women's grades TOP STORIES - Real Madrid's Endrick completes loan move to Lyon- Sources: City making progress on Semenyo move- NWSL OK's 'Rodman rule' even as union objects…...

26/12/2025

Should You Buy Brookfield Asset Management While It’s Below $55? todayheadline

Brookfield's stock could be a lot higher five years from now. Shares of Brookfield Asset Management (BAM +0.66%) have spent much of the past six months above $55 a share. However, the stock has dipped below that mark in recent weeks. As a result, its dividend now yields 3.3%, which is about three times higher than the S&P 500's level of 1.1%. Here's a look at whether you should buy shares of the leading alternative investment manager at the current price or wait to see if they keep dropping....

Brookfield's stock could be a lot higher five years from now.

26/12/2025

‘Danger to human life’: Mumbai businessman fined Rs 5,000 for feeding pigeons in public todayheadline

In a first-of-its-kind case, a Mumbai businessman has been convicted for feeding pigeons in a public place. A metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra found a 52-year-old Dadar-based businessman guilty, holding that the act posed a risk to public health and violated government directives. The conviction marks the first such ruling since the Bombay High Court imposed a ban on feeding pigeons in public areas in July. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate V U Misal of the 9th court, Bandra, on December 22 convicted Dadar resident Nitin Sheth under Sections 223(b) and 271 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023....

In a first-of-its-kind case, a Mumbai businessman has been convicted for feeding pigeons in a public place. A metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra

26/12/2025

Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster kills 16-year-old, injures 4 more

A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured during a Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster, authorities said Thursday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that deputies responded to the 1000 block of E. Angela Court, a suburban street that ends in a cul-de-sac lined with single-family homes with red tile roofs and two-car garages. The incident was reported shortly after 1:00 p.m. They discovered the 16-year-old at the scene of the shooting, where he was declared dead. A 17-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy and two men, 19 and 29, the statement said, were taken to a local hospital with “non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.”...

The 16-year-old was declared dead at the scene while a 17-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy and two men, 19 and 29, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

26/12/2025

‘No winner’: Kosovo snap poll unlikely to end damaging deadlock

Before the first vote is even cast in Kosovo's snap election on Sunday (December 28, 2025), experts predict it is unlikely to end the political crisis that has been gripping Europe's youngest country for almost a year. The Balkan nation has been politically deadlocked since the inconclusive vote in February, which outgoing premier Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje (VV) party won but without enough seats to form a government. After months of wrangling in a stalled parliament, the caretaker Prime Minister is going back to the electorate in a vote that analysts say will change very little....

Kosovo's snap election on December 28, 2025, is unlikely to resolve the ongoing political deadlock, experts predict.

26/12/2025

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pushes more missile production as ‘war deterrent’

North Korean leader calls for increased production of missiles, shells and more factories to produce them. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his officials to step up production of missiles and artillery shells and construct more factories to meet his military’s growing need for the weapons, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has reported. In a visit to munitions plants accompanied by top officials, Kim ordered the factories to prepare for a busy year ahead, KCNA said on Friday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list …...

North Korean leader calls for increased production of missiles, shells and more factories to produce them.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his