Pope Leo Urges ‘Courage’ to End Ukraine War in First Christmas Address In a poignant first Christmas address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called on Ukraine and Russia to summon the “courage” for direct talks to halt their grinding conflict, delivering his Urbi et Orbi […]
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December 27, 2025: Global Resilience Amid Holiday Chaos Unveiled
Good morning or evening, depending on where you’re reading this from—welcome to another edition of Greenground, your guide through the whirlwind of global happenings. As we shake off the magic of Christmas and step into the crisp end-of-year stretch, the globe shows no signs of […]
ISIL Attack in Syria, Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, and Myanmar Airstrike Escalate Global Tensions – 12/27/2025, 12:25:04 PM
Conflicts and Security Crises In the Syrian conflict, an ISIL member attacked a joint Syrian-American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one civilian interpreter while injuring three others; the attacker was killed in return fire.[1] Israel–Hezbollah conflict: Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon […]
8 great games for your Steam Deck from 2025
I played a lot of games on my Steam Deck this year. It seemed like there was a never-ending list of incredible indie games to try – The Verge wrote about a lot of them! – and many worked brilliantly on Valve’s handheld gaming PC. […]
Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia’s “data center alley,” filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under […]
OpenAI Reports 80-Fold Surge in Child Exploitation Cases Amid AI Expansion in 2025
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Surge 80-Fold in 2025: What It Means for AI Safety OpenAI reported a staggering 80-fold increase in child exploitation incident reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the first half of 2025 compared to the same […]
Framework announces another memory price hike — and it likely won’t be its last
The modular PC company Framework is adjusting the price of its DDR5 RAM modules once again as the cost of memory continues to surge. In an update on Wednesday, Framework said it will charge $10 per GB for 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, with “slightly higher” […]
Patti Smith: Weaving Art, Activism, and Music into Humanity’s Unbreakable Bond
The Indissoluble Filament Connecting Us All: Patti Smith on What It Means to Be an Artist In the vast tapestry of artistic expression, Patti Smith emerges as a luminous thread, weaving poetry, music, visual art, and activism into an unbreakable bond that unites humanity. Her […]
Zelenskyy and Trump to Discuss Ukraine Peace Efforts Amid Russian Attacks – 12/26/2025, 8:28:34 PM
Top world news as of December 26, 2025, includes Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy announcing a meeting with U.S. President Trump on Sunday in Florida amid peace efforts, a deadly mosque bombing in Syria, and U.S. airstrikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria.[1][2][3] Ukraine-Russia Conflict Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and other Nintendo games are up to 50 percent off
Unlike the day after Thanksgiving, when people are rushing online and to the stores to look for deals, the day after Christmas is usually a time to recover from the festivities and check your budget to see how much all that gifting has cost you. […]