RT News - December 26 2025 (09:00 MSK)

Donald Trump says the US has conducted a deadly strike in Nigeria - targeting the Islamist group ISIS. Nigeria confirms the operation - but insists it's not only Christians who are affected by terrorist violence. Ukraine is supposed to hold an election - under pressure from its Western sponsors - but says it simply doesn't have the money. That's as Kiev is mired in corruption scandals - and a recent poll says most people would vote against Zelensky. The Russian ruble has strengthened by 45% this year versus the US dollar, outpacing every other major currency. That is despite Western sanctions. Algeria passes a law, saying it was a crime for France to have colonised the North African nation. Now it's seeking an apology and reparations. An Algerian MP says Paris never treated Algiers as an equal partner.