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
- London stock market ending best year since 2009 at record high – business live
- New Year’s Eve live: world prepares to ring in 2026, as Kiribati and New Zealand see in the new year
- ‘It’s not a hen party hellscape’: Dublin’s Temple Bar strives to shake off its bad reputation
- African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct
- The perfect evening routine: how to prepare for bed – from blue light to baths
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
BBC
- Guinea junta chief wins presidential election by landslide
- Huge crowds mourn Bangladesh's first female PM at state funeral
- Eurostar services return to normal after major Channel Tunnel disruption
- Heated Rivalry author says TV success led to help with her Parkinson's
- Mali and Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens in tit-for-tat move
CBC
- 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
- Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs facing strangulation, assault charges
National Post
- J.D. Tuccille: By targeting ideology instead of violence, Trump puts civil liberties at risk
- Harley Finkelstein: Canadian Jews are being targeted simply because they are Jewish
- Raymond J. de Souza: 250 years ago, the Americans attacked Canada — and lost
- Neil Seeman: The pattern of anti-Jewish hatred so many politicians refuse to see
- Canadians divided over whether Carney can be trusted to deal with Trump: poll
Al Jazeera
- Leaked calls reveal plot by al-Assad regime officers to destabilise Syria
- What led to Saudi Arabia’s strike on Yemen?
- From the US to China, 2025 a blockbuster year for stock markets
- Bangladesh mourns Khaleda Zia in state funeral with massive crowds
- Memories of a Dream: How Music Revives a Woman’s Lost Dream
Times of India
- ‘Carefully planned’: Russia shares video of 'strike' on Putin residence; watch
- Republic Day 2026: Animal contingent to march on Kartavya Path — Camels, dogs to debut
- Pandya power: All-rounder goes on rampage; helps Baroda put 417 in Vijay Hazare
- Turkey arrests 125 IS suspects; coordinated raids across 25 provinces
- When will a total solar eclipse, the blood moon & the ring of fire appear in 2026
New York Times
- How Russia Is Brutalizing Its Own Soldiers, and More Than 5 Million Pages of Epstein Files
- Trump Spent the Past Year Trying to Crush Dissent
- Justice Dept. Is Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
- Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
- New Year’s Eve Forecast Is Very Cold Across the U.S.
Nation Africa
- 4,000 years and counting: Where did the new year’s resolution come from?
- Wanga vs Magwanga: Homa Bay governor sued for dismissing county minister allied to embattled deputy
- December reverse dowry: The woes of returning children, camels and cows
- Is New Year the best time for resolutions?
- Revealed: Kenya’s most counterfeited goods
South China Morning Post
- Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue-green algae
- Mali, Burkina Faso restrict entry for US citizens in tit-for-tat move
- Singapore PM excited about Jessica Sanchez’s Philippines show, Marcos’ wife says
- China widow runs late hero husband’s eatery with local support, shares memories with patrons
- Multiple Chinese cities curb public New Year’s Eve countdowns as police stress safety
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