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US hits ISIS in Nigeria

The United States launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, the White House said, citing attacks on Christians, and Nigeria confirmed it supplied intelligence.

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US hits ISIS in Nigeria
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December 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Zelensky seeks US peace guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to discuss a U.S.-crafted peace plan and security guarantees.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Henry Farrell, 🎓François Heisbourg +4 more scholars.
Zelensky seeks US peace guarantees
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December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
European critics forecast culture, travel

European cultural critics and commentators published forecasts for 2026, highlighting emerging personalities, theater and cinema standouts, and travel trends such as event-focused trips and an upcoming eclipse.

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European critics forecast culture, travel
Replies by 🎓Victor Asal, 🎓Brooke Harrington, 🎓Jacques Attali, 🎓Gerry Canavan, 🎓David Darmofal +10 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Newsrooms spotlight 2025 highs, disasters

Editors at major international news organizations compiled year-end visual and data retrospectives of 2025, highlighting cultural milestones, positive developments and images of conflict and climate disasters.

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Newsrooms spotlight 2025 highs, disasters
Replies by 🎓Ángel Borja, 🎓Matthew Goodwin, 🎓Yascha Mounk, 🎓Federica Genovese, 🎓Brooke Harrington +11 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
US tech billionaire wealth surges

US tech billionaires' combined net worth rose by roughly $500–550 billion to about $2.5 trillion in the year to Christmas Eve 2025, data showed, raising concerns about a potential bubble.

With replies by 🎓Linda Yueh, 🎓Carl B. Frey +11 more scholars.
US tech billionaire wealth surges
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December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Europe basks, subzero nights looming

High pressure brought winter sunshine and settled conditions across much of western Europe after a Christmas vortex, but forecasters warned of sub‑zero nights and an approaching cold wave.

With replies by 🎓Dustin Mulvaney, 🎓Rosemary A. Joyce +4 more scholars.
Europe basks, subzero nights looming
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December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Economists Declare Germany 2025 Lost

German economists and analysts said Germany’s 2025 economy was a lost year and warned 2026 would offer only uncertain, modest improvement while criticizing expanded government spending.

With replies by 🎓International Monetary Fund +8 more scholars.
Economists Declare Germany 2025 Lost
Replies by 🎓International Monetary Fund, 🎓Timothy D. McBride, 🎓Brooke Harrington, 🎓Victor Asal, 🎓Jacques Attali +4 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lisbon restaurant marks 50 years

Owner Pedro Dias said Lisbon's Faz Figura restaurant, founded beside the Panteão Nacional in 1974, marked its 50th anniversary and he hoped it would earn "Loja com História" recognition.

With replies by 🎓Germà Bel, 🎓Diego Rosselli, 🎓Toni Rodón +11 more scholars.
Lisbon restaurant marks 50 years
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December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Palestinian kills two in attack

A Palestinian attacker killed two people in northern Israel by running over a man and stabbing a woman, police said.

With posts by 🎓Craig Calhoun, 🎓Yezid Sayigh, 🎓Jayati Ghosh +3 more scholars.
Palestinian kills two in attack
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December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Boxing Day match angers fans

The Premier League staged only one Boxing Day match in England on Dec. 26, citing TV broadcast contracts and a midweek New Year fixture, prompting widespread fan anger.

With replies by 🎓Fiona Moore, 🎓Aileen McHarg, 🎓Alister Scott.
Boxing Day match angers fans
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December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
US judge blocks deporting Ahmed

A U.S. judge blocked U.S. authorities from detaining or deporting Imran Ahmed, British chief of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, after he sued senior Trump allies.

With replies by 🎓Sander van der Linden, 🎓Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 🎓Juan Cole +19 more scholars.
US judge blocks deporting Ahmed
Replies by 🎓Sander van der Linden, 🎓Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 🎓Juan Cole, 🎓Tom Clark, 🎓Yezid Sayigh +17 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Kimmel says Trump enabled tyranny

Jimmy Kimmel said 2025 had been "a very good year for fascism" and accused Donald Trump of enabling "tyranny" in Channel 4's alternative Christmas address.

With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓David Rothschild +22 more scholars.
Kimmel says Trump enabled tyranny
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December 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
US and Nigeria strike ISIS

The United States, with Nigerian cooperation, carried out strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria on Dec. 25, officials said; Trump framed the raids as protecting Christians.

With replies by 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Alan Lester +22 more scholars.
US and Nigeria strike ISIS
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December 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
King Charles urges interfaith peace

King Charles delivered his 2025 Christmas message in his annual broadcast, framing Jesus’ pilgrimage as a call for peace and reconciliation and stressing shared values across religions, royal broadcasters said.

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King Charles urges interfaith peace
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December 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Critics pick twenty breakout figures

Editors and critics in Europe and the United States published year-end roundups and 2026 predictions, highlighting defining cultural images, 20 breakout figures, travel trends and subtle consumer technologies.

With replies by 🎓Shaomin Li +12 more scholars.
Critics pick twenty breakout figures
Replies by 🎓Shaomin Li, 🎓Victor Asal, 🎓Brooke Harrington, 🎓Jacques Attali, 🎓Stacy D. VanDeveer +8 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Satellites show war and disasters

Global year-end roundups highlighted 2025's silver linings, curious viral moments, soaring solar-energy growth and housing strains, and satellite images showing war and major natural disasters.

With replies by 🎓Ángel Borja, 🎓Yascha Mounk +11 more scholars.
Satellites show war and disasters
Replies by 🎓Ángel Borja, 🎓Yascha Mounk, 🎓Federica Genovese, 🎓Brooke Harrington, 🎓Jacques Attali +8 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
AI Fuels Half Trillion Gains

AI-driven gains boosted US tech billionaires’ combined net worth by about $500 billion in 2025 as investments in chips, data centers and AI apps surged, raising bubble concerns.

With replies by 🎓Linda Yueh, 🎓Carl B. Frey, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +8 more scholars.
AI Fuels Half Trillion Gains
Replies by 🎓Linda Yueh, 🎓Carl B. Frey, 🎓Timothy D. McBride, 🎓Stacy D. VanDeveer, 🎓Mor Naaman +6 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Homs mosque blast kills worshippers

An explosion struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Homs during Friday prayers, killing at least five and wounding others, officials said; no group claimed responsibility.

With posts by 🎓Scott Lucas, 🎓Trita Parsi, 🎓Mohammad Marandi +1 more scholars.
Homs mosque blast kills worshippers
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December 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Briton sues US over censorship

British campaigner Imran Ahmed filed suit in New York to block deportation after the State Department barred him as one of five Europeans it said promoted censorship.

With replies by 🎓Sander van der Linden, 🎓Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 🎓Juan Cole +20 more scholars.
Briton sues US over censorship
Replies by 🎓Sander van der Linden, 🎓Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 🎓Juan Cole, 🎓Tom Clark, 🎓Yezid Sayigh +18 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Kimmel brands Trump presidency tyrannical

Jimmy Kimmel, chosen by Channel 4 for an alternative Christmas address, said on Christmas that "tyranny is booming" in the United States and attacked President Donald Trump.

With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +24 more scholars.
Kimmel brands Trump presidency tyrannical
Replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓David Rothschild, 🎓Nathan P. Kalmoe, 🎓Harvey J. Kaye +21 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
US kills militants in Nigeria

U.S. forces launched deadly airstrikes on ISIS‑affiliated militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas, and U.S. and Nigerian officials said the attacks killed multiple fighters.

With replies by 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Alan Lester, 🎓Samantha Brennan +17 more scholars.
US kills militants in Nigeria
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December 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Zelensky will meet Trump soon

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet former U.S. President Donald Trump soon, adding that key decisions could be reached before the New Year.

With posts by 🎓François Heisbourg, 🎓Scott Lucas, 🎓Timothy D. McBride.
Zelensky will meet Trump soon
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December 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Zelensky to meet Trump soon

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, saying many decisions could be made before the New Year.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Scott Lucas, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +4 more scholars.
Zelensky to meet Trump soon
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December 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Europe charts last year crises

Year-end retrospectives across European newsrooms recapped 2025’s major stories — housing crunch, right‑wing youth politics, a solar-energy boom, war and natural disasters — using maps, graphics and satellite…

With replies by 🎓Ángel Borja +13 more scholars.
Europe charts last year crises
Replies by 🎓Ángel Borja, 🎓Arthur Geßler, 🎓Yascha Mounk, 🎓Federica Genovese, 🎓Brooke Harrington +9 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Pope names forgotten wars, pleads

Pope Leo XIV urged peace for Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan in his Christmas Day homily from St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, naming "forgotten" wars and their victims.

With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Judith Beyer, 🎓Chris Cunneen +25 more scholars.
Pope names forgotten wars, pleads
Replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓Judith Beyer, 🎓Chris Cunneen, 🎓Shibley Telhami, 🎓Scott Lucas +23 more scholars
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December 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM