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The best affordable Caribbean travel destinations right now – qz.com

The best affordable Caribbean travel destinations right now  qz.comDominican Republic Joins Jamaica, Costa Rica, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Others Facing Significant Declines in Canadian Visitors, affecting Caribbean Tourism in 2025, Everything You Need to Know  Travel And Tour WorldThe Dominican Republic Is Close to Breaking Its All-Time Visitor Record  Caribbean JournalTourism in the Dominican Republic achieves best December in history  Dominican TodayDominican Republic Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Year  TravelPulse

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted – BBC

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted  BBCEgyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say  BBCCalls to strip citizenship of freed dissident hailed by PM  The TimesTories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah  The GuardianStarmer criticised for celebrating activist's return from Egypt  Sky News

World’s longest expressway tunnel opens in China at an altitude of 9,842 feet – Interesting Engineering

World’s longest expressway tunnel opens in China at an altitude of 9,842 feet  Interesting EngineeringChina’s mega expressway tunnel opens in Xinjiang, halves north-south travel time  South China Morning PostFPV drone tour of newly-opened Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Xinjiang, China  Big News Network.comWuyu Expressway Opens: Reshaping Xinjiang's transport and economic landscape  news.cgtn.comChina Focus: World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang  Xinhua

Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025 – Yale Climate Connections

Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025  Yale Climate ConnectionsCyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters  The GuardianTop 10 extreme weather events cost world more than $122 billion in 2025: Rainfall in India, Pakistan claimed 1,860 lives - report  Times of IndiaThe year in review: heat, flood and fires  The Western ProducerA timeline of disaster: How extreme weather battered Europe this year  Euronews.com

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts – AP News

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts  AP NewsKing's speech 2025: Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world  BBCKing Charles calls for reconciliation and unity in Christmas message  The GuardianKing Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity in Annual Christmas Message  The New York TimesKing Charles III leads family to church ahead of annual Christmas Day broadcast  Yahoo

Christmas Around the World in Photos – The New York Times

Christmas Around the World in Photos  The New York TimesSee Christmas celebrations around the world  PBSWaterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world  BBCChristmas celebrations around the world in photos  Australian Broadcasting CorporationPhotos of Christmas celebrations around the world  AP News

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Port Wars in the Horn of Africa – The Maritime Executive

Port Wars in the Horn of Africa  The Maritime ExecutiveEgypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through port deals with Eritrea and Djibouti  thenationalnews.comThis is why Egypt's Sisi is militarizing the Horn of Africa to spite Israel, encircle Ethiopia  YnetnewsEgypt, Djibouti sign key agreements to boost cooperation in ports, logistics  Dailynewsegypt#Solar Power Plant  Egyptian Streets

The best affordable Caribbean travel destinations right now – qz.com

The best affordable Caribbean travel destinations right now  qz.comDominican Republic Joins Jamaica, Costa Rica, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Others Facing Significant Declines in Canadian Visitors, affecting Caribbean Tourism in 2025, Everything You Need to Know  Travel And Tour WorldThe Dominican Republic Is Close to Breaking Its All-Time Visitor Record  Caribbean JournalTourism in the Dominican Republic achieves best December in history  Dominican TodayDominican Republic Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Year  TravelPulse

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted – BBC

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted  BBCEgyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say  BBCCalls to strip citizenship of freed dissident hailed by PM  The TimesTories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah  The GuardianStarmer criticised for celebrating activist's return from Egypt  Sky News

World’s longest expressway tunnel opens in China at an altitude of 9,842 feet – Interesting Engineering

World’s longest expressway tunnel opens in China at an altitude of 9,842 feet  Interesting EngineeringChina’s mega expressway tunnel opens in Xinjiang, halves north-south travel time  South China Morning PostFPV drone tour of newly-opened Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Xinjiang, China  Big News Network.comWuyu Expressway Opens: Reshaping Xinjiang's transport and economic landscape  news.cgtn.comChina Focus: World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang  Xinhua

Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025 – Yale Climate Connections

Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025  Yale Climate ConnectionsCyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters  The GuardianTop 10 extreme weather events cost world more than $122 billion in 2025: Rainfall in India, Pakistan claimed 1,860 lives - report  Times of IndiaThe year in review: heat, flood and fires  The Western ProducerA timeline of disaster: How extreme weather battered Europe this year  Euronews.com