The Globe & Mail
- Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers under new ceasefire deal
- New Year’s celebrations in Australia, Hong Kong tempered by recent events as cities ring in 2026
- 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
The Guardian
- New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as Asia sees in the new year ahead of Europe and the US
- Gabon v Côte d’Ivoire: Africa Cup of Nations 2025 – live
- The Guardian view on hard times for Britain’s charities: struggling to do more with less | Editorial
- Documents suggest Kilmar Ábrego García was retaliated against after wrongful deportation
- Waitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk
ABC
- Cabinet documents from one of Victoria's most influential governments released
- 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
BBC
- Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of severe impact in Gaza
- Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable
- Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision
- EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites
- In pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
CBC
- Paris puts graves up for grabs with 'cemetery lottery' to help clean up forgotten tombstones
- Canadians among those injured in Peru train collision: Global Affairs Canada
- Here’s what New Year’s celebrations look like as the world rings in 2026
- 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
National Post
- Toronto police need to take ‘strong action’ on anti-Israel mobs, says Ontario solicitor general
- 6 of our best, but under-read stories from 2025
- 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?
Al Jazeera
- Will Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso bloc reshape the Sahel?
- A marriage of three: Will Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso bloc reshape the Sahel?
- Four reasons why Benjamin Netanyahu may not want a Gaza ceasefire to hold
- How is Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill changing US taxes and healthcare in 2026?
- US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market
Times of India
- New Year 2026: Fireworks and light shows ring around the world — watch
- Rewind 2025: When Tesla's ex-AI director gave 'word' that changed work of software engineers
- War and peace: Ukrainians share their wish for 2026; hope for 'hell' to end
- ‘Leader of rare resolve’: What PM Modi wrote to Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman
- CeeDee Lamb’s luxury car collection spotlight after Week 17 loss
New York Times
- Women Directed Fewer Box Office Hits in 2025, Report Finds
- Tatiana Schlossberg Submitted a Heartbreaking Essay to The New Yorker on Her Cancer Diagnosis, Fully Formed
- Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist
- Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
- Manhattan Man, 80, Faces Homicide Charge After Sidewalk Shoving
Nation Africa
- Mudavadi faces ANC dissolution ghosts in fresh Luhya unity bid
- 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
South China Morning Post
- World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges
- 6 patients spared higher fees as new hospital charges take effect in Hong Kong
- China buys two-thirds of pledged US soybeans as 2025 closes
- France plans social media ban for children under 15
- Hong Kong leader vows to boost livelihoods, fast-track housing projects in 2026
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