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Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting (LINK) 27 December 2025
Russia launches mass attack on Kyiv ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks (LINK) 27 December 2025
— "The aerial attack killed at least one person and injured at least 28 people including 13 who were hospitalized, according to Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko said more than 2,600 residential buildings are currently without heating, as well as 187 kindergartens, 138 schools and 22 social institutions in the capital, amid freezing temperatures. The attack lasted nearly 10 hours in total, making it one of the longest of the year."
Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war (LINK) 27 December 2025
Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland (LINK) 25 December 2025
— It declared independence 34 years ago in 1991. Only Ethiopia has previously held an agreement with the previously unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.
US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump (LINK) 25 December 2025
— The US leader described IS as " terrorist scum", accusing the group of "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians".
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarized zone in country’s east (LINK) 25 December 2025
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Paper and wood: Forest products show signs of recovery, FAO says: upswing comes after a 14 per cent drop overall in trade of wood and paper products in 2023 (LINK) 24 December 2025
Winter storm pummels New York, New Jersey, Connecticut with snow and ice (LINK) 27 December 2025
Silver crosses $77 mark while gold, platinum stretch record highs (LINK) 26 December 2025
Status of the US Dollar as global reserve currency: USD share drops to lowest since 1994: Central Banks diversify their holdings into dozens of smaller "non-traditional reserve currencies" (LINK) 26 December 2025
Karoline Leavitt, 28, expecting baby no. 2 with husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, will be first pregnant White House Press Secretary (LINK) 25 December 2025
UNEP: In the run-up to the first session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP P1), the ISP-CWP Secretariat, in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network, is organizing a series of events to prepare governments, non-government stakeholders and other interested parties for the session, to be held from 2 February to 6 February 2026 at CICG (LINK) 11 November 2025
— Established on 20 June 2025 under the mandate of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/8, the Panel addresses one of the most critical but under-supported pillars of the global environmental agenda: pollution.
Davos 2026 theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue': 19–23 January 2026 (LINK) 29 October 2025
— Discussions are centred around five key global challenges: cooperation in a contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation responsibly, and building prosperity within planetary boundaries.