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Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years
December 27, 2025 - 10:12 AM

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
December 27, 2025 - 10:12 AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith's president, has died. He was 85.
Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
December 27, 2025 - 9:58 AM

BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
December 27, 2025 - 9:04 AM

Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks
December 27, 2025 - 8:01 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza ’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents on Saturday for another round of winter rain.
Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least 1 boat
December 27, 2025 - 7:16 AM

A fire tore through the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, the day after Christmas, damaging aging buildings and several boats.
Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
December 27, 2025 - 7:04 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims.
Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
December 27, 2025 - 5:29 AM

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — An intermunicipal bus veered off a road in Guatemala and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others, authorities said Saturday, and declared three days of national mourning.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan
December 27, 2025 - 4:54 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Taiwan just off its northeast coast late Saturday.
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones the day before Zelenskyy and Trump meet
December 27, 2025 - 4:14 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said.
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Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks

Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least 1 boat

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones the day before Zelenskyy and Trump meet

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