PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - December 26

Dec 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

- A U.S. Coast Guard vessel is pursuing the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Bella 1, which is under U.S. sanctions, as part of efforts to seize sanctioned vessels.