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Mudslides, big waves and atmospheric rivers slam state after LA’s wettest Christmas season in 54 yearsA strong storm system that has brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California was expected to ease on Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada.Waves near the San Francisco Bay Area could reach up to 25ft (7.6 meters) on Friday, parts of southern California were at risk of flooding, and avalanches could hit the Lake Tahoe area, officials warned. Residents were told to be ready to evacuate

Yusuf Tuggar says strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities will be an ‘ongoing process’The US president, Donald Trump, ranted about Jeffrey Epstein in a Christmas Day social media post, claiming that he had dropped links with the disgraced financier and sex offender “long before it became fashionable” and calling the outcry for the release of the documents referred to as the Epstein files a “Radical Left Witch Hunt”.The Trump administration is facing increasing scrutiny after its handling of the government files related to Epstein. Many political figures are placing pressure on Trump to give more

Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting itRussia is scrambling to rein in the country’s sprawling illicit market for leaked personal data, a shadowy ecosystem long exploited by investigative journalists, police and criminal groups.For more than a decade, Russia’s so-called probiv market – a term derived from the verb “to pierce” or “to punch into a search bar” – has operated as a parallel information economy built on a network of corrupt officials, traffic police, bank employees and low-level security staff willing to sell access to restricted government or corporate databases.

Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UKMinisters should legislate to cap political donations to “rebuild voter confidence” in democracy, campaigners have said before the introduction of a landmark elections bill.The government is being urged to show more ambition as it prepares to publish legislation early next year that will extend the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/26/uk-ministers-urged-to-cap-political-donations-to-rebuild-voter-confidence Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent Publish date : 2025-12-26 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.