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Current events of December 26, 2014 (2014-12-26) (Friday)

War in Donbass
- Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners in the largest such exchange since hostilities began in April this year. (AP via ABC News)
The Philippines and the local Communist Party agree to renew talks that may lead to a peace treaty which could end the 46-year communist insurgency in the country. (Channel News Asia), (The Daily Mail)

Flooding in Peninsular Malaysia forces the evacuation of over 100,000 people. (World Bulletin)
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- Countries around the Indian Ocean commemorate the tenth anniversary of the tsunami. (BBC)
Three South Korean workers die at a nuclear plant construction site. There is speculation that the deaths involve the recent nuclear power plant attack. (AP via FOX News)

The Special Investigation Division of Taiwan initiates a review stemming from allegations that President Ma Ying-jeou has received illegal political donations from Ting Hsin International Group, a disgraced conglomerate at the center of the recent food scandal. (Central News Agency)
Sony Pictures Entertainment hack
- North Korea's embassy in Moscow issues a statement, saying: "The film The Interview, produced by the U.S. studio Sony Pictures, is a very dangerous film product that justifies and promotes terrorism." (Hollywood Reporter)
- Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says that "the mere idea of the film is aggressively scandalous and that the reaction of the North Korean side is very understandable." (TASS)
Hackers cause the Playstation Network and Xbox Live to suffer connection difficulties on Christmas Day. (USA Today)