December 13th, 2025

• PM Netanyahu plans to mend ties with Egypt by traveling to Cairo, signing multibillion-dollar gas deal - Heavy US pressure on Israel to mend ties, restore economic relations with neighbors
• Sissi has no plans to meet Netanyahu and won't without major changes in Israeli conduct toward Egypt - official
• The Cairo paradox: Why Israel must re-evaluate the strategic logic of the Leviathan deal - For Jerusalem to sign a $35 billion economic bailout while its security demands regarding the border remain unmet is a failure of statecraft
• Biden administration briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Gaza war - In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which the Israeli government was using in its hunt for hostages and Hamas terrorists
• Report: Israel agrees to US demand to pay for massive Gaza rubble-clearing operation
• Report: Under US pressure, Israel to take over rubble clearing in devastated Gaza Strip - Removing Gaza debris estimated to take up to 7 years, billions of dollars
• UN: Gaza-bound shelter materials refused entry, leaving displaced masses exposed
• US-led center says 30,000-plus aid trucks have entered Gaza - Despite the progress, officials say that major challenges remain, including the removal of some 60 million tons of debris from across the Strip.
• 'Nightmare' Footage: Dad receives vid of Gaza doc 'injecting air into Israeli hostage daughter's veins before she died begging for help' - The 19-year-old's body was recovered from Gaza in 2023
• Father of last hostage Ran Gvili: 'Hard for me to accept condolences until I see his body'
• Israel said to give mediators a list of terrorists who know where Ran Gvili is buried
• After meeting Mamdani, leading NY rabbi says 'deeply' worried about next 4 years - Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says he was 'pleased' to meet with mayor-elect, but remains concerned about his 'harsh ideological anti-Zionism'
• Primal Scream concert visuals combine swastikas and Stars of David, sparking outrage
• Swiss 'Non-Binary' Rapper Nemo Returns Eurovision Trophy to Protest Israel
• Anti-Israel activists vandalize UK justice ministry with red paint
• ICC officials confront curbs to travel, finances in face of sweeping US sanctions
• Ex-ICC prosecutor says UK threatened to defund court over Netanyahu arrest warrant
• Irish minister defends plans for 'extremely limited' curbs to trade with settlements
• Israel gives legal status to 19 West Bank settlements, media reports
• Pressured by Trump and threatened by Iran, Ukraine looks to revamp ties with Israel
• Local Spies with Lethal Gear: How Israel and Ukraine Reinvented Covert Action - A potent new fusion of old-style human spycraft with cutting-edge technology is having a big impact on high-stakes conflicts
• Beirut has been warned of possible Israeli offensive against Hezbollah - Lebanese FM
• IDF says it struck Hezbollah training facility, other sites in south Lebanon
• Lebanon FM claims: Israel planning major military operation against Lebanon - Lebanon's FM Youssef Rajji warns Israel plans a major strike, while also criticizing Hezbollah and Iran
• Iran 'violently' arrested Nobel-prize winning activist Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
• Child bride spared execution in Iran after family accepts $100K 'blood money'
• Iran frees former child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing - Goli Kouhkan was forced into marriage with cousin at 12, gave birth at 13 and was abused for years; she's spared execution after global pressure, financial settlement with man's family
• U.S. Forces Raid Ship, Seize Cargo Headed to Iran From China - Operation highlights the Trump administration's use of aggressive tactics against adversaries at sea that were rarely used in the past
• Tanker Seized By US Off Venezuela Was Part Of Iranian Shadow Fleet
• Satellite images suggest seized tanker 'deliberately' manipulated location data
• US sanctions Maduro family members and ships it says move Venezuelan oil, a day after seizing tanker
• Cuba on edge as US seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk
• U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
• Combat Rescue Aircraft, Tankers Arrive In Caribbean As U.S. Military Buildup Accelerates
• Rubio Leads Charge in Trump's New War in Latin America - The secretary of state is shaping what could be the most consequential military actions of President Trump's second term
• 'Like Pirates of the Caribbean' - Nicolas Maduro on Seized 'Ship of Peace' Tanker
• Maduro Threatens to 'Smash the Teeth' of US
• US covert team leader describes 'dangerous' mission to rescue Venezuelan opposition leader - Maria Corina Machado had been in hiding since January after detention in Caracas following protests
• U.S. Sanctions Nicolas Maduro's 'Narco-Nephews,' Convicted in U.S. Court but Freed by Biden
• False Flag: Oil Tanker Seized by US Was Falsely Flying Guyana's Flag, as More Action Is Expected Against Sanctioned Ships
• US accuses Rwanda at UN of leading region toward war
• Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says
• Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia
• U.S. and Japan flex military muscles in a show of force amid Tokyo's feud with Beijing
• A Chinese whistleblower now living in the US is being hunted by Beijing with US tech
• Time to Prepare For World War-Size Conflict With Russia, Warns NATO
• NATO Leader Mark Rutte Urges Europe to Prepare For 'Widespread Suffering' and WW3 With Russia Within Five Years
• UK 'rapidly developing' plans to prepare for war - Al Carns has warned of a "shadow of war" at Europe's door, as hostile intelligence activity against the UK has jumped by more than 50% over the past year
• NATO's Rutte says Europe must prepare for 'scale of war our grandparents' endured - If Putin is "prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?" the NATO chief said
• Germany accuses Russia of air traffic control cyber-attack
• EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia's frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine
• Zelenskyy debunks Russia's claim it occupied Kupyansk with in-person visit
• Ukraine Claims Destruction of 2 Vessels Transporting Russian Arms in Caspian Sea
• Turkish Ship Damaged in Russian Strike on Ukraine's Odesa Region
• Drone Strike Sets One of Central Russia's Biggest Refineries on Fire - The strike on Yaroslavl comes less than 24 hours after Ukraine carried out its biggest and most wide-reaching combined drone attack of the full-scale war
• Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Is Sitting with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff at the Ukraine Negotiating Table
• Secret meetings between FBI and Ukraine negotiator spark concern
• Booker: Trump's 'Reckless' Military Action Against Venezuela a Potential War Crime
• Zelensky says US.-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory
• Ukraine is ready to hold elections in next 90 days if allies can guarantee security, Zelensky says
• Washington Suggested 'Compromise' of 'Free Economic Zone' in Donbas, Claims Ukraine's Zelensky
• Kremlin: Ceasefire Only Possible After Kyiv Withdraws From Donbas
• Pakistani PM Crashes Putin-Erdogan Meeting on Ukraine War
• Kyiv, Brussels Seek Deal Where Ukraine Joins European Union Next Year as Part of Peace Deal Package: Report
• Trump team weighs forming 5-nation group with Russia to replace G7
• Germany Summons Russian Ambassador Over Alleged Sabotage and Election Interference
• Anti-Tax-Rise Protesters Bring Down Bulgarian Government
• EU Elites in Panic Mode: Threaten Belgium with Bankruptcy Over Refusal to Rob Russian Assets - De Wever Stands Firm Against Brussels' Madcap Scheme!
• US removes Brazil Supreme Court judge from sanctions list - Moraes was sanctioned in July due to his involvement in the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro - This decision follows Donald Trump's earlier easing of tariffs on Brazilian exports
• Big Winner in Trump's Trade War: The Grinch - Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small, is paying stiff tariffs on gifts at the mall
• AP Pushes Misleading 'Noticing Inflation' Holiday Shopping Narrative
• Schumer: Shutdown 'Hurts People' But It Helped Dems, People See We're 'On Their Side'
• Trump's approval rating on the economy hits record low 31%
• Marjorie Taylor Greene's farewell gift to Mike Johnson: a longshot plot to oust him - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been gauging whether there's enough support among her GOP colleagues to remove Rep. Mike Johnson from the speakership
• "Cacophony of grifters": MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
• Comer reminds Clintons to sit for depositions next week or face criminal contempt referrals - The two Democrats are currently scheduled to give depositions on their alleged ties to Epstein on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18
• New Epstein Photo Drop Renews Scrutiny of Trump, Clinton and Other VIPs Amid Justice Dept. Deadline
• Bombshell new Epstein files released showing pics of Andrew, Trump, Woody Allen and Richard Branson among top elites - There is no indication that these images suggest any misconduct, as many have denied any wrongdoing
• Sleepy Trump and the 'treasonous' reports of his declining health - Questions over 79-year-old's fitness have sharpened after series of drowsy moments on camera and bruising on his hand
• Republicans spooked by string of disappointing elections
• Trump's Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom - This is not your usual party committee script
• How Indiana's redistricting rejection affects Trump's push nationwide
• WaPo: DOJ sues Georgia county as Trump pushes debunked 2020 election fraud claims
• Justice Department Targets Fulton County Over 2020 Election Records, Expands Legal Push Against Four States
• How Three Judges Dismantled a Federal Indictment: Judicial Overreach in United States v. Comey
• Trump Administration Seeks to Block Testimony in Boasberg Contempt Inquiry
• Appeals Court Halts Boasberg's Plan for Contempt Hearings in Alien Enemies Act Deportations Case
• Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan - Plan would apply to countries not currently required to get visas to the US, including Britain and France
• Report: U.S. Trade Officials Shaped EU Censorship Law Used to Target Elon Musk's X
• Marlow: The EU Is a 'Superstate Engaging in Draconian Censorship'
• Meta Report: Global Enforcement Mistakes Down 90% Since Pivot from Censorship-Heavy Regime
• Trump Calls for National AI Framework, Curbing 'Onerous' State-Based Regulations
• Trump is trying to preempt state AI laws via an executive order. It may not be legal
• Trump: WSJ AI Report 'Wrong' in Saying China Beating US
• Trump greenlights Nvidia AI chip exports to China, touts 25% US share - Policy partially reverses Biden-era restriction on high-end chip exports
• Trump's OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called 'Dangerous' by Senate Democrats - Senators say allowing sales of Nvidia's H200 processors in China undoes past U.S. containment efforts
• OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth - It's not letting potentially damning research get out there
• Google CEO Says We're All Going to Have to Suffer Through It as AI Puts Society Through the Woodchipper - "We will have to work through societal disruption."
• Robot Dystopia: Europol Report Warns That, in a Decade, Enemy-Deployed Humanoids May Battle Law Enforcement, While People Unemployed by Tech Rebel and Demand 'Humans First'
• Robot smaller than grain of salt can 'sense, think and act'
• 'Threat from above': Prisons face escalating threat from drones
• Footage appears to show aircraft larger than football field soaring over Calif. - The Roc looks like it emerged from the pages of a science fiction novel
• Spielberg Poster Teases Mysterious New UFO Movie: "All Will Be Disclosed"
• Does Spielberg's new film star real aliens? Probably not... but conspiracy theorists believe the director has been granted 'unprecedented access' to classified files - and maybe a UFO
• Elon Musk Confirms that SpaceX Is Headed for an IPO that Could Make Him an 'Instant Trillionaire'
• A 6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kushimoto, Japan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Ominous warning to humanity as nearly 700 huge sinkholes consume Turkey mirroring biblical prophecy
• Nearly 700 massive sinkholes consume Turkey farmland fueled by extreme drought - Experts say sinkholes more than 200 feet deep began appearing in the 2000s, driven by drought and extensive groundwater extraction
• Ancient lake from ice age comes back to life in Death Valley after record rainfall
• Extratropical cyclone leaves 1 dead and over 2 million without power in eastern Brazil
• Sri Lanka: Cyclone aftermath disrupts economic recovery
• U.S. Coast guard airlifts 4 people in Sumas amid historic Washington floods
• Skagit and Snohomish rivers rise to record-breaking levels, Washington, U.S.
• 2025 will be world's second or third-hottest year on record, EU scientists say
• Near-record cold and dangerous wind chills forecast across the Northern Plains and Mid-South
• Propane shortages during cold outbreak trigger state of emergency in New Jersey, U.S.
• In-Depth: UN COP30 Climate Summit Unites World Religions Under The Cult Of 'Earth Worship'
• Vatican Accepts Resignation of Jailed Bishop, Raising Questions About Religious Freedom in China
• Trump weighing order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous
• Cannabis stocks surge on report Trump seeks to ease restrictions - Trump reportedly expected to direct agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III drug
• MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia Vows to "Fight" the Trump Administration After Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Him
• Democratic states sue Trump administration over new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
• ICE agents wrongfully detained US citizen who 'looked Somali' in Minneapolis, city leaders say - Minneapolisis the latest city targeted by Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign known as 'Operation Metro Surge'
• ICE Sweep in Sanctuary California: 10,000 Criminal Aliens Arrested, Including 14‑Conviction Repeat Offender
• DHS sweeps Twin Cities, arrests 400 as feds blast Walz for 'failing to protect Minnesota' - Operation Metro Surge targets illegal immigrants with criminal convictions including rape and assault
• Nigerian national, woman charged with assault of Homeland Security agent in Twin Cities
• ICE Sweep in New Orleans Nets Rapists, Human Smugglers, Child Abusers
• Arizona Taco Chain Forced to Close 7 Restaurants Over ICE Arrests
• Duffy: Non‑English Speaking Chinese Bus Driver with New York License Kills Truck Driver in Tennessee Crash
• Semi-Truck Driver Arrested in Deadly Crash in Washington State is an Indian Illegal Alien - Released Into US by Biden Regime
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations
• US lawmakers decry VA's 'draconian approach to non-citizen database' - Congress members demand answers after Guardian revealed data to be shared for immigration enforcement
• White House Slams Vermont School's Somali Flag Hoist: 'Aliens Who Hate America Should Not Be Here... American Schools Should Fly American Flags'
• Treasury Department to target money services businesses used by Somalis in Minnesota in fraud probe
• Treasury Rachets up Investigations Targeting Somali Community for Fraud in Minnesota
• Tom Homan on Rampant Somali Migrant Fraud: 'Multiple Deportations Coming'
• Tim Walz Blames White Men For Widespread Fraud in Somali Community
• Whistleblower: Massive Welfare Fraud by Somali Migrants in Ohio
• Whistleblower on Somali Fraud in Ohio: Minnesota 'Just Tip of the Spear'
• Leicestershire police trial anti-grab hijabs in bid to recruit more Muslim women
• BBC: 'Quick-release' hijab for female police developed - The headwear has been created by researchers at De Montfort University (DMU) with Leicestershire Police, with the magnetic attachment allowing the lower section to detach instantly if pulled in a confrontation to prevent the "risk of strangulation while maintaining modesty".
• Democrat State Lawmaker Sarah Stalker: 'I Don't Feel Good About Being White Every Day'
• Black student stabs white classmate in the face at Atlanta high school
• National park gift shops are ordered to purge bias-driven DEI and woke merchandise
• 'This Has Gone Way Too Far': Videos Show Bizarre Sexual Ceremony That Elite Amherst College Pushes All First Year Students To Attend - The event, 'Voices of Amherst,' is paid for by the administration and takes place in the school's chapel
• FBI: California Led Nation in 'Active Shooter Incidents' 2020-2024
• Confessed Child Killer Freed for Good Behavior After Serving Half His Sentence Arrested Again
• Nicki Minaj appears to condemn Newsom for trans agenda, declares 'end of the road' for his career - Rapper condemns California governor's stance on transgender policies in series of social media posts
• 'I assume you're referring to my son, Xavier': Elon Musk SLAMS Newsom's office for saying trans 'daughter' hates him
• Gray divorce is surging - and it's expected to get even worse
• Court rejects Planned Parenthood's challenge to Trump-backed law ending Medicaid funding
• Appeals Court Overturns Obama Judge's Order Blocking Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Provision Barring Funding for Planned Parenthood
• Dark Policies: Under Governor Pritzker, Illinois Is the Newest US State To Implement Assisted Suicide
• Pritzker approves physician-assisted suicide law for terminally ill patients despite Catholic opposition
• Socialist Paradise: Man With Downs Syndrome Was Starved to Death as Entire Hospital Staff Watched Without Lifting a Finger
• RFK Jr. announces that the total elimination of mercury in all US vaccines is official and calls on all global health authorities to follow suit
• FDA intends to put its most serious warning on COVID vaccines, sources say
• FDA Weighs Black-Box Warning on Covid Vaccines, Sparking Pushback From Scientists - Report
• The MAHA Administration Bails Out Big Seed Oil - The Trump administration continues a long tradition of subsidizing the things it tells Americans to eat less of
• Bill Gates Blames Trump Administration for 'Lots of Deaths' Due to Global Aid Cuts