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diff --git a/doc/NEWS-2.7.0 b/doc/NEWS-2.7.0
index 3e6b98c1fd..184b47fb8b 100644
--- a/doc/NEWS-2.7.0
+++ b/doc/NEWS-2.7.0
@@ -366,6 +366,15 @@ See also Warning in {Core classes updates}[#label-Core+classes+updates+-28outsta
[File]
+ [New method]
+
+ * Added File.absolute_path? to check whether a path is absolute or
+ not in a portable way. [Feature #15868]
+
+ File.absolute_path?("/foo") # => true (on *nix)
+ File.absolute_path?("C:/foo") # => true (on Windows)
+ File.absolute_path?("foo") # => false
+
[Modified method]
* File.extname now returns a dot string for names ending with a dot on