The Globe & Mail
- 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
- Nigerian roads a concern after crash that injured boxer Anthony Joshua and killed two associates
- Get ready for one of the most important U.S. midterm election years in modern times
The Guardian
- Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone
- London stock market ending best year since 2009 at record high – business live
- The Master of Contradictions by Morten Høi Jensen review – how Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain
- Ravinder Bhogal’s New Year recipes for paneer biryani and Indian-style tiramisu
- Female MPs in Japan seek to flush out sexism with call for more toilets
ABC
- Man charged with making threatening phone call to Melbourne journalist
- Iran's widespread cost-of-living protests reach universities
- Felix hoping to start 2026 with a bang at Aus Open
- Man dead and 14yo boy missing after boat capsizes at Sydney beach
- Car culture rolling strong in Adelaide as unofficial event attracts thousands
CBC
- 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
- Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges
- Festive dog walk takes over Madrid streets
National Post
- John Ivison: Mark Carney’s conceivable tragic fall will come from hubris
- Man accused of plotting kidnappings with terror suspect entered Canada as an illegal border-crosser
- Is it ‘treason’ for Alberta separatists to maneuver with foreign officials? Ottawa says no
- Canadians are getting more money from Ottawa in 2026 and here’s why
- Former Israeli hostage describes ‘total helplessness’ during two years of Hamas captivity
Al Jazeera
- Mali, Burkina Faso ban US citizens in response to Trump travel bans
- Bodies of pro-Palestine hunger strikers in UK “reach breaking point”
- Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds over fraud claims
- Protests in Iran spread amid deep discontent over economic duress
- Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher
Times of India
- 'Dhurandhar' box office collection day 27 Vs 'Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri' day 7
- Faridabad woman gang-raped in moving van: 2 accused arrested; Maruti Eco seized
- New Year alert in Rajasthan: 150kg explosives, batteries and wires seized from car; 2 arrested
- End of online exam: World’s largest accounting body scraps online tests; unable to halt cheating’
- Happy New Year 2026: 30+ Wishes, images, greetings, quotes and more
Nation Africa
- Uhuru to Ruto on ODM: Being retired doesn’t allow you to poke me in the eye
- Babu Owino: The rise of a rabble-rouser
- Divisive NOC-K polls a reflection of flawed Kenyan sports management
- Guinea coup leader Doumbouya wins presidential election, results show
- Ruth Bundotich, the woman behind success of Kenya’s world record breakers Ngetich and Kimetto
South China Morning Post
- Multiple Chinese cities curb public New Year’s Eve countdowns as police stress safety
- Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July
- As commissioners quit, Philippines’ flood-control probe faces credibility crisis
- Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production as China demand jumps, sources say
- China rolls out trade-in funding for 2026 as campaign to spur spending continues
National Public Radio
- National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year's since Bourbon Street attack
- CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say
- Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations
- Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota
- Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
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