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Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
December 25, 2025 - 7:15 PM

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not immediately acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted in trial over 1MDB corruption scandal
December 25, 2025 - 7:09 PM

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Friday following a corruption trial tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund.
Korean prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted President Yoon in first martial law trial
December 25, 2025 - 7:04 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An independent counsel on Friday demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in 2024 and other allegations stemming from his time in office.
Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
December 25, 2025 - 6:42 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump to happen 'in the near future'
December 25, 2025 - 6:26 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump will happen “in the near future,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, signaling progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
December 25, 2025 - 6:20 PM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly" strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
December 25, 2025 - 6:18 PM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria's on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that Nigeria's overstretched military has struggled with for years.
South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses
December 25, 2025 - 5:29 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators voiced “serious concern” over what they described as Seoul’s failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human rights violations tied to decades of mass overseas adoptions.
Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf
December 25, 2025 - 3:11 PM

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada.
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December 25, 2025 - 3:05 PM

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted in trial over 1MDB corruption scandal

Korean prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted President Yoon in first martial law trial

Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China

Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump to happen 'in the near future'

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses

Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf

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