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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ITALY-HAMAS/ARRESTS

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units.

TAIWAN-QUAKE/

Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude quake, no major damage reported

TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan's northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage.

U.S.

USA-CALIFORNIA/TRUMP

California drops lawsuit over Trump decision to pull $4 billion in high-speed rail funds

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's high-speed rail project, the state said late on Friday.

USA-LDS CHURCH/

Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Jeffrey R. Holland, who was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 85 on Saturday from complications associated with kidney disease, the church said.

BUSINESS

WAYMO-OUTAGE/

Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.

TAIWAN-QUAKE/TSMC

TSMC says some facilities evacuated after quake

TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Saturday that a small number of its facilities in the Hsinchu science park, where it is headquartered, reached evacuation criteria following an earthquake.

SPORTS

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-BHA/

Arsenal respond to Man City challenge with narrow win, Villa remain in title race

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Manchester City threw down the gauntlet for the second successive weekend and Arsenal proved undaunted as they kicked off their festive fixtures with a narrow 2-1 defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion to stay as Premier League leaders on Saturday.

ICEHOCKEY-CANADA/

Hockey Canada apologises for handshake oversight after win over Czechia

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Hockey Canada issued an apology on Saturday after its players skipped the post-game handshakes following an emotionally charged 7-5 win over Czechia at the IIHF World Junior Championship.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

GUINEA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Guinea to hold post-coup presidential election

Guinea will hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, which allowed coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to seize power.

28 Dec

KOSOVO-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Kosovo holds parliamentary election

Kosovo holds a snap parliamentary election nearly a year after a political deadlock prevented the formation of a new government.

28 Dec

ROMANIA-POLITICS/COURT (PIX) (TV)

Romania's top court to rule on government's judicial pension reform

Romania's top court expected to rule on the government's second attempt to raise the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and cap their pensions after it struck down the initial bill.

28 Dec

CENTRALAFRICA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Central African Republic to hold first round of presidential election

Central African Republic will hold the first round of its presidential election on December 28. Provisional results are expected on January 5 and final results on January 20. The country is also planning to hold a possible second round on February 15.

28 Dec

UKRAINE-CRISIS/TRUMP-ZELENSKIY (PIX) (TV)

Trump set to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskiy in Florida

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Florida, the Ukrainian president said, as Washington pushes diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia.

28 Dec