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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
Silver rises to record high on rate-cut bets, geopolitical strife (LINK) 25 December 2025
YouTube shuts down 2 major channels amid controversy with fake videos now seen by millions: 'The monster was defeated' (LINK) 25 December 2025
Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name installed on Kennedy Center, Chuck Redd, drummer and vibraphonist, said in a statement to CNN (LINK) 24 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.