Hello. US President Donald Trump has said "thorny issues" remain in the process to end the war in Ukraine. Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russia editor at BBC Monitoring, analyses the outcome of the talks at Mar-a-Lago. In Honduras, correspondent Will Grant explores the impact of the US immigration crackdown. And finally, watch huge plumes of ash and smoke erupt from a snow-covered Mount Etna.

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On a scheduling note, you can expect one daily News Briefing edition until 31 December. Normal service will resume on 2 January.

• Watch: BBC journalist Anastasiya Gribanova reports from outside her apartment block in Kyiv, which was hit during recent strikes.
  

• Russian oligarchs: The country's wealthiest people have grown richer during the war, but lost political influence, writes Vitaliy Shevchenko.

• Future outlook: World affairs editor John Simpson reflects on a year of major conflicts around the world and how these could develop in 2026.

• Alaa Abdel Fattah: The Egyptian democracy activist recently freed from jail has apologised over old tweets resurfaced following his UK arrival.

• Deer oh deer: An increase in the wild animal's population comes with serious economic, social and environmental costs.

• Moving abroad: According to official data, 195,000 people under the age of 35 left the UK in the year to June - a few of them tell us why.