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Historic 150-Year-Old Dutch Church Goes Up in Flames amid ‘Unprecedented’ New Years Violence – Yahoo News UK

Historic 150-Year-Old Dutch Church Goes Up in Flames amid 'Unprecedented' New Years Violence  Yahoo News UKA Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day  The New York TimesNetherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence  bbc.comAmsterdam church destroyed by New Year's blaze  dw.comFireworks accidents kill two in the Netherlands; fire destroys historic Amsterdam church  Reuters

Pope Leo: Pray for peace in our world and our families – Vatican News

Pope Leo: Pray for peace in our world and our families  Vatican NewsPope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive  EWTN VaticanFeast of the Holy Family: Imaging the God of relationship  National Catholic ReporterFr. Enrique Salvo’s Homily: December 28, 2025  The Good NewsroomREFLECTIONS: Faith-Family struggles  MindaNews

Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims – ABC News

Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims  ABC NewsUkraine updates: Russia says hit by drone attack  dw.comAir Defense Forces destroy 86 of 116 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine  UkrinformRussia claims to have destroyed 66 drones overnight  Українська правдаRussia shoots down 11 Ukrainian drones  breakingthenews.net

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua – CBS News

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua  CBS NewsFederal Judge Blocks Trump Move to Revoke Deportation Protection for Thousands of Migrants  The New York TimesJudge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese  The HillJudge temporarily bars Trump's move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants  NBC NewsFederal judge restores deportation protections for Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Nepalis  Miami Herald

Pope asks Rome to welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025 – NBC News

Pope asks Rome to welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025  NBC NewsTake time to review the past year with God, pope suggests  National Catholic ReporterPope: The new year is ‘a journey to be discovered’  Vatican NewsGod's plan of salvation is greater than any 'weaponized' plots underway, pope says  usccbPope Leo XIV asks that Rome welcome foreigners as 2025 draws to an end  Euronews.com

2025 as told in 25 good news stories – Mashable

2025 as told in 25 good news stories  MashableThe people who gave us hope in 2025  HaaretzOpinion | In Which I Try Valiantly to Cheer You Up  The New York Times“Favorite good news” for 2025 includes these four facts  Denison ForumThe Year That Was and Wasn’t  The Morning News

President Macron of France Backs Social Media Restrictions for Children – The New York Times

President Macron of France Backs Social Media Restrictions for Children  The New York TimesMacron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports  ReutersFrance targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year  The GuardianFrench lawmakers to debate social media ban for children under 15  France 24France seeks to ban social media for children under 15  Le Monde.fr

New Year’s Eve 2026 celebrations kick off as the new year dawns around the world – CBS News

New Year's Eve 2026 celebrations kick off as the new year dawns around the world  CBS NewsPhotos: New Year's Eve celebrations around the world, as countries ring in 2026  AxiosWatch 2026 New Year's celebrations from around the world  USA TodayNew Year’s Eve live:​ Dubai sees in 2026 with dazzling fireworks display as countries welcome new year  The GuardianThese are the first and last countries to ring in the new year  KING5.com

Pope Leo: Jubilee Year ‘a powerful sign of a new world’ – Vatican News

Pope Leo: Jubilee Year ‘a powerful sign of a new world’  Vatican NewsTake time to review the past year with God, pope suggests  National Catholic ReporterOn New Year’s Eve, pope condemns weapons of ideology, ‘false religious motives’  CruxPope Leo XIV ends 2025 urging Catholics to examine conscience and entrust new year to God  Catholic News AgencyPope Leo XIV Prayer Intentions for January 2026  Catholic Telegraph

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage – NBC News

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage  NBC NewsFinland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged  CNNEU Pledges Action on Russian “Shadow Fleet” After Baltic Sea Cable Damage  UNITED24 MediaSabotage Suspected in Cutting of Undersea Cable, Finnish Police Say  The New York TimesFinland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea  Reuters

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New Trump-ordered immigration restrictions go into effect Jan. 1 – ABC News

New Trump-ordered immigration restrictions go into effect Jan. 1  ABC NewsWhy are some African countries banning US citizens from entry?  Al JazeeraMali and Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens in tit-for-tat move  BBCUS tourists banned from entering two countries  The IndependentAfrican countries ban Americans in revenge for Trump crackdown  The Telegraph

Historic 150-Year-Old Dutch Church Goes Up in Flames amid ‘Unprecedented’ New Years Violence – Yahoo News UK

Historic 150-Year-Old Dutch Church Goes Up in Flames amid 'Unprecedented' New Years Violence  Yahoo News UKA Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day  The New York TimesNetherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence  bbc.comAmsterdam church destroyed by New Year's blaze  dw.comFireworks accidents kill two in the Netherlands; fire destroys historic Amsterdam church  Reuters

Pope Leo: Pray for peace in our world and our families – Vatican News

Pope Leo: Pray for peace in our world and our families  Vatican NewsPope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive  EWTN VaticanFeast of the Holy Family: Imaging the God of relationship  National Catholic ReporterFr. Enrique Salvo’s Homily: December 28, 2025  The Good NewsroomREFLECTIONS: Faith-Family struggles  MindaNews

Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims – ABC News

Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims  ABC NewsUkraine updates: Russia says hit by drone attack  dw.comAir Defense Forces destroy 86 of 116 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine  UkrinformRussia claims to have destroyed 66 drones overnight  Українська правдаRussia shoots down 11 Ukrainian drones  breakingthenews.net

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua – CBS News

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua  CBS NewsFederal Judge Blocks Trump Move to Revoke Deportation Protection for Thousands of Migrants  The New York TimesJudge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese  The HillJudge temporarily bars Trump's move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants  NBC NewsFederal judge restores deportation protections for Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Nepalis  Miami Herald