Day: December 27, 2025

Fishermen in Cyprus are now targeting invasive lionfish, which have spread from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes. It paves the way for prisoner exchanges and for a million displaced civilians to return to their homes. Also: President Trump claims US strikes “decimated” IS targets in Nigeria; the latest on Russia-Ukraine peace talks; Myanmar lifts a curfew after four years; China’s high-speed railway races to a new milestone; the Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, speaks out against women’s oppression; how TV adverts fight – and reinforce – stereotypes; an elusive wild cat is rediscovered in Thailand; and we meet the Slovenian ski jumpers heading to the Winter Olympics. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
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The president is planning to meet with the leader of Ukraine in Florida just as the lawmakers are applying some pressure.

A mysterious group called Georgians for Integrity has spent around $5 million on television ads, mailers and texts attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones since November.