The Globe & Mail
- 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, tense and combustible non-presidential years in modern times
- American Kennel Club adds three breeds
The Guardian
- ‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions
- Machu Picchu head-on train crash kills one person and injures dozens
- Glorious Gary Anderson revels in his remarkable renaissance
- Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups
- Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism
ABC Australia
- BBC Ashes commentator hits back after period talk inflames trolls
- 'People are like animals': Crowds flock to secure prime Sydney NYE spot
- Growers hope to keep coffee cups full in 2026
- Ex-Australian cricketer Damien Martyn seriously ill in induced coma
- Breaking: Rule breach in final stretch of Sydney to Hobart sees rival crowned winner
BBC
- Guinea junta chief wins presidency in controversial election
- Brazil's Bolsonaro undergoes third medical procedure for hiccups
- Work continues overnight to fix Eurostar and Eurotunnel issue
- Israel to bar 37 aid groups from Gaza
- UAE says it will withdraw from Yemen after Saudi strike on separatist-held port
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
- UAE to pull forces out of Yemen as tensions rise with Saudi Arabia
- Train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens
- Is the US economy strong heading into 2026? The picture is complicated
- Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya wins presidential election
- A Filipino tribe fights to stay as a ‘Smart City’ rises on a former US base
Times of India
- Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for December 31 - check list
- Uttarakhand: 2 loco trains collide in Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project; 60 injured
- Couple's greed for property turned UP home into 5-year prison; gory details emerge
- Priyanka Gandhi's son Raihan gets engaged to long-time girlfriend Aviva Baig
- No more subsidy for electric three-wheelers: Govt meets target; ends relief
New York Times
- Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor
- Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal
- Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter
- Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
- Trump Pushes Venezuela
South China Morning Post
- Low-income patients call for more help as steeper Hong Kong hospital fees loom
- Takaichi is shaping up as Japan’s Thatcher amid China feud. Can her popularity last?
- US Nato envoy casts doubt on Russian claim Ukraine attacked Putin residence
- Increased police presence in Sydney for New Year’s Eve following Bondi terror attack
- China-founded Tripo AI updates 3D content creation platform as users more than double
National Public Radio
- Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
- Judge orders Trump administration to continue to seek funding for the CFPB
- In a year of steep challenges, there were still shining moments in global health
- An escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and widen tensions in the Gulf
- What being around death taught this hospital chaplain about life
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