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Two armed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard inspect the UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July 2019. (File photo)
December 26, 2025

Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Syrian army soldiers march during a parade marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, 08 December 2025. - EPA
December 26, 2025

Explosion at Syria mosque during Friday prayers kills at least six

Imran Ahmed
December 26, 2025

US judge blocks detention of social media campaigner

Exterior view on the damaged St. Anthony church in Al-Khiyam, southern Lebanon. Israeli attacks continue as US-brokered diplomatic talks are held between Israel and Lebanon. — EPA
December 26, 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah's training site in Lebanon

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Saudi health ministry launches inspections of expatriate worker and food labor screening centers

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Saudi Arabia’s lowest winter temperature on record was minus 10°C in Hail

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Saudi interior minister checks on officer injured at Grand Mosque, praises bravery

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US launches air strike against ISIS fighers in northwest Nigeria

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Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Najib Razak
December 26, 2025

Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power

December 26, 2025

Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping complex

December 26, 2025

Heavy rainfall hits California, flooding highways and forcing evacuations

A tourist van cruises as Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. — EPA
December 26, 2025

Five killed in helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro 

King Charles III
December 26, 2025

King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity after 'year of deepening division'

Pope Leo XIV during the Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, 25 December 2025. — EPA
December 25, 2025

Pope Leo decries suffering in Gaza, calls for courage to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address

The Algerian flag flies in front of the National Assembly in Algiers
December 25, 2025

Algeria passes law declaring French colonization a 'state crime'

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