The Globe & Mail
- New Zealand kicks off New Year’s celebrations around the world
- Fireworks from Auckland's Sky Tower hail arrival of 2026 in New Zealand
- Come for the darts, stay for the delirium at Britain’s most off-the-wall championship
- Trump administration freezes Minnesota’s child care funds amid fraud investigation
- Train crash near Peru’s famed Machu Picchu leaves one dead, at least 30 injured
The Guardian
- New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as the world prepares to see in the new year
- Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable
- Damien Martyn, former Australian Test cricketer, in induced coma with meningitis
- Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
- FTSE 100 index enjoys its best year since 2009 with 21.5% rise
ABC
- Efforts to mitigate 'homegrown' extremism revealed in cabinet documents
- Australia rings in 2026 with sombre commemoration, rainy fireworks
- Female MPs in Japan want more toilets in parliament
- 'I am so happy': Crowd celebrates Thailand's release of Cambodian soldiers
- Man charged with making threatening phone call to Melbourne journalist
BBC
- Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites 'unfounded', EU's top diplomat says
- Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of severe impact in Gaza
- Heavy police presence in Sydney for New Year's celebrations after Bondi attack
- Machu Picchu train crash leaves one dead and dozens injured
- Guinea junta chief wins presidential election by landslide
CBC
- Turkey detains 125 more ISIS suspects amid countrywide sweep
- U.S. lawyers to review millions of pages of Epstein files in January before further release, document shows
- Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day
- Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters
- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, dead at 35
National Post
- The most popular recipes of 2025, from savoury breakfast bread pudding to ‘the best’ butter chicken
- The forgotten history of how Benjamin Franklin tried to annex Canada
- It’s been a year of frightening bear attacks. What’s next according to bear researchers?
- Were vaccine certificates a threat to liberty or the only option? Study considers if they should ever be used again
- Ex-Mountie has been fighting 20 years for compensation for injuries suffered during off-duty attack
Al Jazeera
- Saudi-UAE fallout and its impact on Yemen’s recognised government
- Putin says Russia believes it will win in Ukraine in New Year’s Eve address
- How Donald Trump launched a new push to amass US government data in 2025
- This is how the GHF weaponised food aid in Gaza
- German thieves steal up to $105m in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ heist: What we know
Times of India
- US-based Doctor’s eye-opening post flags unsettling health reality of 2025
- VHT: Pant fails ahead of NZ ODI series selection; Odisha hand Delhi 1st defeat
- Jagannath temple pulls 2026 calendars: Image shows deities in incorrect positions; triggers backlash
- ‘Second fiddle’ fantasy? Sorry, Beijing - US and India won't settle for silver
- Iran unrest: Governor’s office attacked as protests turn violent; video
New York Times
- Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
- Will the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026?
- He Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. He Could be Deported First.
- Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter
- How Russia Is Brutalizing Its Own Soldiers, and More Than 5 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Nation Africa
- Unemployment, food prices, school fees: What burdened Kenyans most in 2025
- Two-time winner Chebet will not defend her World Cross Country Championships title
- Murder, misuse of firearm and incitement: Inside Babu Owino’s court battles
- DJ Evolve: CCTV footage of MP Babu Owino shooting incident at B-Club
- Want your New Year’s resolutions to stick? Here’ the top secret
South China Morning Post
- Miles to go: Hong Kong’s premium taxi roll-out crawls to a third of 3,500 target
- Russia will win in Ukraine, says Putin in New Year address
- Was PLA’s Taiwan drill testing ‘inexpensive’ ways to wear down island’s air defence?
- Jimmy Lai verdict and Panama port saga: what shaped Hong Kong’s 2025 political scene
- Finland police say ship seized after cable damage between Helsinki and Estonia’s Tallinn
National Public Radio
- Greetings from Vienna, where an imperial palace hosts a holiday market for all
- Why flu cases are surging this season. And, protests erupt in Iran over the economy
- Out with the mayo: How Ukrainians reclaim holiday food
- His brother's mental illness isolated his family. Now he's helping other caregivers
- Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Japan Times
- Nissan management shake-up plans reported as sharks circle
- Japanese sake brewery to make foray into Indian market
- Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel-cell tech
- British PM Rishi Sunak avoids wipeout in key local elections
- Extreme heat and weather conditions attributed to stagnant jet stream