Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump asserts executive power ▪ Health care deal possible ▪ Trump orders strikes on ISIS in Nigeria ▪ Texas, Florida target Muslim civil rights group President Trump has pushed to expand the power
An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria's third-largest city also injured 21 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence.
Mariah Carey, the queen of Christmas, has lost her crown to Sia, the princess of pop from down under! For 30-years, 'All I Want for Christmas' has reigned supreme as the most popular song of the season but now Sia's 'Snowman' has melted more hearts on Spotify's top streaming
DAMASCUS, Dec 26 - Five people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker's flag, Tehran-run state media reported.
If Thailand and Cambodia can come to an agreement, they will make a deal in line with the previous pact brokered with the help of US President Donald Trump, said Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
As writers and artists, we say the quiet part out loud, and we leave a record of our refusals and dreams.
From J. Edgar Hoover authorizing extensive surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr. to James Comey relaunching a misguided investigation of Hillary Clinton days before the 2016 election, many of the eight previous non-interim FBI directors have shown terrible judgment. But Kash
Republicans in Texas and Florida are leading efforts to target Muslim advocacy organizations in what civil rights advocates say is a coordinated effort to present Islam as a “national security threat.” According to advocates, these politicians — including state and federal
Early this year, having lost their majority in the November election, Senate Democrats put up a fight over a number of President Trump’s Cabinet picks. But Marco Rubio wasn’t one of them. The Senate unanimously confirmed him as secretary of state in January—for two reasons.
In her debut briefing as White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt already had her hands full. President Trump had signed an executive order pausing all federal funding, which was set to take effect that afternoon and was already causing panic. Every Medicaid reimbursement
"What if your body could nourish the land long after you’re gone?"
A key GOP senator is expressing optimism that Republicans and Democrats will agree to a deal that would extend expiring health care subsidies, but the effort faces an uphill climb in winning the backing of leaders in both parties. Without a deal, health insurance premiums are
Thai and Cambodian officials have been holding parleys at a border crossing since Dec 24.
Can we eat local on a warming planet? The post Tasting Tomorrow appeared first on Nautilus .
Temperatures will run 2 deg C to 7 deg C below the winter average.
Brazil's Army has made significant progress in acquiring a sophisticated anti-aircraft defense system, with Italy’s MBDA emerging as the primary candidate. The deal, valued at around US$600 million, aims to address a critical gap in the country's security infrastructure.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains under heavy guard at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília following a three-hour surgical procedure to repair a bilateral inguinal hernia. The surgery, performed on Christmas Day, was described by medical staff as successful and
Venezuela's Bolivarian regime released on Thursday 71 political prisoners who had been detained during the wave of protests following the controversial July 2024 presidential elections, which Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won despite producing no supporting evidence.
A man in his thirties, armed with a survival knife and a gas mask, was reportedly arrested.
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains hospitalized at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires after developing postoperative ileus, a functional intestinal complication following emergency surgery for appendicitis earlier this week. She had been
Attack marks second consecutive night Russia targeted southern Ukrainian port city, damaging facilities and causing fires, authorities said on Friday.
“Feels So Good” and “Chuck E’s in Love” were megahits. They transformed the careers of their creators. But any fan of Mangione or Jones will tell you that it’s far from their best work. Not even close. And yet, that’s what the crowds came to hear. In a long tail world filled
Police arrested a man in his 30s said to be connected to the factory.
One of Egypt’s most famous and beautiful artifacts lies in a Berlin museum, and the calls for its return have received a renewed push with the opening of a new museum.
As part of the Guardian’s Against the tide series, readers aged 18 to 30 share what they love about living in their coastal town, the challenges and why they often choose to leave Megan, a 24-year-old from the Isle of Wight, is very familiar with saying goodbye. She decided
Displaced seven times, Diana Shams intended to return to her home, which survived years of war in Gaza only to be destroyed in the final hours before the ceasefire.
Malaysia’s 2025 was marked by a stormy PKR election, school violence, and a scandal rocking its football team.
The Israeli military said it hit a training compound and weapons depots on Friday, in an operation aimed at threats that “advance terror plots against IDF forces and the State of Israel".
Flat-headed cats are among the world’s rarest and most threatened wild felines.
SEOUL, Dec 26 - South Korea's special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence on Friday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including attempted obstruction of his arrest following his failed bid to impose martial law.
US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel targeted fascism and unsurprisingly Donald Trump in his 'Alternative Christmas' message broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 television network.
Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE) declared conservative businessman Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the president-elect after 24 days of political deadlock and a contentious vote count, with opposition leaders vowing to challenge the outcome.
Critics argue the ban of the North's state newspaper in S. Korea amounts to unnecessary censorship.
Voting kicks off on Sunday (Dec 28) and will be held over three phases, limited to areas where the military maintains varying degrees of control.
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said he would meet with his US counterpart soon to advance peace talks to end Russia's ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an said "through today's high-intensity drill, we will thoroughly and comprehensively review the existing defence mechanisms, leaving no stone unturned".
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his country had conducted "deadly" precision airstrikes against ISIS (Islamic State) targets in northwestern Nigeria, which was later corroborated by local authorities. The operation marked a significant escalation in Washington's
Upon hearing the name of Salvador Dalí, even a total layman in the art world is bound to get visions of melting clocks. Surprisingly, for an artist who showed so much self-marketing savvy, Dalí never brought an actual timepiece in that distinctively, even canonically surreal
Another strong storm hit Southern California, raising fears of the wettest Christmas in years.