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The best of the long read in 2025
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 23, 2025

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sell…

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US wants to sell GM soya and corn to India, farmers wary
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

India has not opened its market to GM soya or corn, one of the sticking points in US trade talks.

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Mexican Navy plane crashes off US coast, killing five
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

Mexico's Navy says the plane crashed in the waters off the US state of Texas while carrying out a medical transfer.

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Who are the groups threatening Mali and its neighbours?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

The groups fighting in the Sahel are putting increased pressure on Mali and other governments — so what can they do?

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,398
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

These are the key developments from day 1,398 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Trump unveils ‘Trump-class’ battleships for US Navy’s ‘Golden Fleet’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

The US president says the new vessels will ensure naval dominance and include AI and laser technology.

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Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
ByEdward Wong December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.

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‘We have to have it’: Trump renews push for Greenland as Denmark protests
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

US president cites national security as rationale for his efforts to take control of the self-governing Arctic island.

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Why Bethlehem is celebrating Christmas again – podcast
By December 23, 2025

Pastor Munther Isaac talks about his hometown of Bethlehem – the scene of the nativity – celebrating Christmas for the first time in three yearsThis December, for the first time in three years, Bethlehem turned on its Christmas lights.For the place in …

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Trump warns Maduro not to ‘play tough’ as Russia, China back Venezuela
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 23, 2025

Latest threat comes as US coastguard continues to pursue a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

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