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A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet prepares to take off inside the airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 29 December 2025. China announced that it would conduct live-fire drills around Taiwan on 30 December. — EPA
December 29, 2025

China holds war games around Taiwan after lashing out at US arms deal 

A handout photo made available by the Presidential Press Service shows US President Donald Trump (R) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in Florida, USA, 28 December 2025. — EPA
December 29, 2025

US, Ukraine make limited progress on peace deal after Trump-Zelensky meeting 

US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Israel, 13 October 2025. — EPA
December 29, 2025

Trump and Netanyahu to meet in Florida to push second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Members of a displaced Palestinian family warm themselves around a fire outside their shelter in the city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 27 December, 2025.   — EPA
December 29, 2025

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Myanmar electoral officers count early voting ballots after closing the first phase of general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, the capital city of Myanmar, 28 December 2025. (EPA)
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People walk down a road amid strong windy conditions in Vaesterbotten as Storm Johannes moves into northern Sweden, in Hemavan, Sweden, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
December 28, 2025

Winter storm kills two in Sweden, knocks out power across Nordic region

Handout photo made available by the Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting with Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney in Halifax, Canada, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
December 28, 2025

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Voters line up outside a health center to cast their votes for the presidential election in a health center in Hargeisa, 13 November 2024. (EPA)
December 28, 2025

Arab, Islamic and African states reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

A Palestinian woman watches members of the Palestinian Civil Defense removing the rubble of a destroyed home as they search for the bodies of Palestinians killed during the conflict in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 20 December 2025.  (EPA)
December 28, 2025

Storm-related building collapse kills Palestinian woman in Gaza

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