Indonesian authorities ask people near an island volcano to avoid the coast while eruptions and weather and sea conditions are monitored for tsunami risks. https://t.co/H4wL0L3EDA
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 26, 2018
Experts are warning a second tsunami could smash into Indonesian coastlines as the Anak Krakatoa volcano continues to erupt. pic.twitter.com/alfLYQeH5a
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 25, 2018
Saturday's tsunami was Indonesia's third major natural disaster in just a few months — in pictures https://t.co/GkpotqQsS1 pic.twitter.com/URQ5DY7rKt
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 25, 2018
Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll tops 400 https://t.co/m4EfEB9ugu pic.twitter.com/aii4DrAxmp
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 25, 2018
It sounded like a bomb had exploded. That was the only warning for the killer tsunami that would strike the western coast of Java barely a half-hour later, ambushing thousands. https://t.co/Osa02xEV9C
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 26, 2018
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WORLD
ITALIAN VOLCANO: Sicily's Catania airport has resumed full operations a day after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruption forced it to shut down. https://t.co/U1A35AKbhB pic.twitter.com/jor91iNNFi
— ABC News (@ABC) December 25, 2018
Syria state media says Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus https://t.co/PkqANROLUk pic.twitter.com/LLoNaOUtuI
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 26, 2018
Japan confirms it will quit IWC to resume commercial whaling https://t.co/rpFI9QsPsu
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 26, 2018
Fifty years later, it’s hard to remember how mind-blowing Apollo 8 was, and how scary. https://t.co/v1IojnCP8k
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 26, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
On 4th day of partial government shutdown, President Trump says he won’t reopen the government until he has funding for his border wall. https://t.co/z16Oa4XcWM
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 26, 2018
WH still hasn’t explained what this is https://t.co/MTAmjmxTLL
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 25, 2018
Trump: "It's a disgrace what's happening in our country. But other than that, I wish everybody a very Merry Christmas" https://t.co/YPqoiNFlJH pic.twitter.com/48l613Ab4U
— The Hill (@thehill) December 26, 2018
Social media knocks Trump for asking a 7-year-old if she still believes in Santa Claus https://t.co/jMCTKDlLLp pic.twitter.com/A68gRdxHA5
— The Hill (@thehill) December 26, 2018
The @postandcourier found the 7-year-old who the president talked to about Santa. She didn’t know what “marginal” meant and still believes in Santa https://t.co/FtvV1fuPtP
— “Mark Berman” (@markberman) December 25, 2018
President Trump becomes first president since 2002 not to visit troops at Christmastime. https://t.co/XinRIbRjgX
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 25, 2018
Trump becoming even more erratic because his supporters are 'not tethered to reality': former GOP aide https://t.co/IRwGmoEE1W
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 26, 2018
and…
Guatemalan boy, 8, dies at border while in government custody, second to die this month https://t.co/Qfu2f97QaE
— KrazyKieka (@krazykieka) December 25, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
The only sane choice now is no Brexit at all (via @bopinion) https://t.co/DZoSuuNbw1
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) December 25, 2018
A record majority now thinks Brexit was the WRONG decision: https://t.co/4KatwhuEs9 pic.twitter.com/b084N21Y2J
— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) December 25, 2018
Brexit has made the UK a global joke. How will we rebuild our reputation? | John Kampfner https://t.co/1pgHkeztcs
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 25, 2018
"Brexit is more damaging than the financial crisis, and the damage will be more lasting."
In September, we looked the financial squeeze being felt by people in north-east England https://t.co/tlKx1rWuZ6
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) December 25, 2018
French authorities say 8 migrants were rescued from a boat with a failed engine while trying to sneak across the English Channel to Britain. https://t.co/ErrEIlVnYD pic.twitter.com/AAPvyuDn6m
— ABC News (@ABC) December 26, 2018
It is a little-known fact that the U.K. is responsible for more penguins than any country on earth https://t.co/laHTHdUbCx
— POLITICO (@politico) December 25, 2018
The Overnight Note 