December 16th, 2025

• ​Day after attack, mourners gather in Bondi to light Hanukkah candles, pray for peace
• Sydney Opera House lit up with giant menorah in tribute to Bondi Beach attack victims
• 'My son is a hero': Family of man who tackled Sydney gunman says it was 'matter of conscience'
• Israeli embassies, Jewish communities around the world raise alarm levels after Bondi Beach massacre
• Bondi Beach attack exposes deadly reality behind the 'global intifada'
• Mamdani silent on changing stance on 'globalize the intifada' phrase in wake of Hanukkah massacre
• Australian Police Investigating Sydney Shooting as Terrorism - Australian officials said a father and son killed at least 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman
• Australian PM rejects Netanyahu's linking of Palestine recognition to Bondi attack - Asked about accusation he 'replaced weakness with weakness,' Albanese calls for national unity, dismisses allegations he failed to act on antisemitism report recommendations
• Australian leaders dodge questions over how Bondi shooter was licensed gun carrier - PM, minister back authorities when asked why older terrorist legally held six guns despite probe of son by domestic intelligence; leaders back strengthening gun control laws
• Victoria premier booed at Melbourne vigil amid ire at Labor party over Bondi attack - Jacinta Allan heckled while attending Hanukkah candle lighting and memorial at local synagogue
• Rabbi Menken to Newsmax: Australian PM 'Has Blood on His Hands'
• Providence Police Chief Evades Questions, Refuses to Say What Brown Shooter Shouted Before Opening Fire as Reports Indicate He Yelled "Allahu Akbar"
• Australian officials: Bondi terror attack inspired by ISIS, bombs found in shooters' car - PM Albanese says homemade Islamic State flags also found in vehicle, younger terrorist was probed in 2019 but not considered a threat
• ASIO examined Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram in 2019 for close ties to Islamic State cell
• Evil Allegiance: Bondi Beach gunman, 24, 'pledged allegiance to ISIS' and was probed by terror cops six years before he and dad killed 15
• Black flag of ISIS surfaces again as group continues to be tied to attacks
• Israel accuses Iran of hypocrisy after it condemns Sydney massacre without mentioning Jews
• Iranians take to social media to show support for Jews, Israel after Bondi Beach terror shooting - "This regime is the root cause of global terror and instability," one user wrote, as others called for the implementation of the Cyrus Accords and for Israel to destroy the regime
• Regime of Terror: Bondi terror attack 'orchestrated by Iran' as Sydney Muslim cemetery desecrated with pig heads in sick act of revenge - The graves were desecrated despite the heroic actions of a local Muslim shopkeeper
• Bondi Beach massacre proves antisemitism is now global contagion - analysis
• Daughter of Holocaust survivor shot in attack: Antisemitism 'allowed to fester' in Australia
• Pro-Palestinian rioters clash with police at Amsterdam Hanukkah event hours after deadly antisemitic terror attack in Sydney
• Brown U students mark Hanukkah in shadow of campus shooting, terror in Sydney - Israeli student expresses disbelief after gunman attacked classroom: 'We thought we left those tragedies at home'
• Gunman fires 20 bullets into Jewish family's Hanukkah-decorated home in California - According to door cam footage, the suspect shouted antisemitic slur
• Antisemitic tirade caught on camera as patron targets Jewish woman in NYC restaurant
• 35 countries confirmed to take part in 2026 Eurovision despite boycotts - While Spain, Slovenia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Iceland quit the contest over Israel's inclusion
• Far-right German lawmaker charged for alleged Nazi salute in parliament - Prosecutors allege AfD MP Matthias Moosdorf performed a heel click and Hitler salute in 2023; he rejects charges, says authorities trying to 'fabricate a political spectacle'
• Netanyahu trial hearing cut short after PM brings Paraguay parliament speaker to court - Prime minister scolds judges for refusing to cancel hearing in his corruption trial
• German authorities seek to deport man suspected of planning Islamist attack
• FBI foils alleged New Year's Eve bomb plot organized by pro-Palestinian group - AG Bondi says 'Turtle Island Liberation Front' was planning 'series of bombings' against federal targets in Los Angeles; four arrested in CA, one in New Orleans for separate plot
• FBI arrests five in 'credible' pro-Palestinian plot to bomb LA, New Orleans on New Year's Eve - "They had everything they needed to make an operational bomb," the U.S. Justice Department said. "We disrupted this terror plot before buildings were demolished or innocent people were killed."
• Pro-Palestinian terrorists arrested for LA NYE bombing plot planned future attack on ICE
• Far-left extremists arrested for LA NYE terror plot planned to test bombs in Mojave Desert
• Four arrested in LA NYE terror plot are members Turtle Island Liberation Front, call for 'death to America'
• CAIR to sue Ron DeSantis over foreign terrorist organization designation
• 'Out of darkness': Freed hostages lead Hanukkah candle-lightings
• ICC denies Israeli bid to halt Gaza probe; maintains warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant - Court says alleged war crimes committed by Israel during war are under its jurisdiction despite appeal from Jerusalem, investigation to continue
• Hamas marks 38 years since its founding, cites October 7 massacre as milestone
• Hamas again rejects disarmament, says US-backed int'l security force in Gaza should remain on the border
• Doubts grow over Gaza disarmament amid US phase 2 efforts
• US said to rebuke Netanyahu for hit on Hamas general, amid broader anger over Gaza - 'We won't allow you to ruin president's reputation': Report says White House told PM attack violated ceasefire; Rubio, Witkoff, Kushner see Israel inflexible on Trump plan's second phase
• Trump: US is 'looking into' whether Israel violated ceasefire by killing Hamas general
• ISIS-affiliated Syrian who killed 3 Americans was member of new gov't's security forces - Trump's Syria envoy Barrack set to visit Israel on Monday for difficult discussions
• In Jerusalem, Netanyahu, US special envoy Barrack discuss regional matters - The meeting comes in the wake of reports saying Washington has given the Lebanese government a looming deadline to dismantle Hezbollah
• Netanyahu meets US envoy to Lebanon amid warnings over renewed fighting - Lebanese army says 'weapons control' over area south of Litani almost complete, denies Hezbollah regrouping in area; diplomats tour border with Lebanese officers
• Report: Israel up in arms as US, Qatar renew talks for sale of advanced F-35 jets - After sale to Saudi Arabia and talks with Turkey, and as US-Qatar talks on F-35s are reportedly underway, Jerusalem said to be worried it will lose military edge in region
• Iranian rial plummets to new record low amid sanctions, regional hostilities - Currency trades at over 1.3 million to the US dollar as inflation drives up costs of food and gas, making daily life increasingly harsh for Iranian public
• Peace Momentum: US-Ukraine Talks in Berlin Reportedly Yield 'Real Progress', With 90% of Obstacles to Peace Plan Worked Out
• Volker to Newsmax: Ukraine Open to Ceasefire; Putin Isn't
• EU Globalists Threaten to Dump $2.34 Trillion in U.S. Debt to Stop Trump's Ukraine Peace Deal
• Senate Advances $900 Billion Defense Spending Bill with Military Aid to Ukraine
• WW3 fears as Germans to dig trenches on Poland's borders and Europe 'can't rely on US help' - World War 3 fears are mounting as Germany prepares to send troops to Poland's borders with Belarus and Russia, amid escalating military threats and Russian aggression
• 'The frontline is everywhere': new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat
• First Female MI6 Intel Chief Blaise Metreweli Warns of Russia's 'Aggressive' Threat in First Speech, Vows a More 'Active', 'Operational' Role
• Thump the Red October: Dramatic moment Russian submarine is blown up by Ukrainian 'Sub Sea Baby' underwater kamikaze drone for first time
• In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones
• U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
• Senators brace for another possible shutdown in January
• Massive Democrat Money Laundering Discovered - Names include Gretchen Whitmer, Jon Ossoff and Cory Booker
• House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer Postpones Clinton Depositions on the Epstein Review, Threatens Bill and Hillary With Contempt if They Don't Show up in January
• Inside the Clintons' Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry - Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear
• President Trump Drops a Bomb: "The Election Was Rigged in 2020. We Have All the Ammunition... It's Coming Out in Truckloads"
• Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC for Doctoring January 6 Speech
• Donald Trump to Sue BBC 'Within Hours' following a report from The Telegraph that said that two parts of the speech were edited together so that Trump appeared to encourage the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol
• Jake Tapper suggests he covers Trump's age to make up for overlooking Biden
• Cockroaches, fitted with tiny backpacks, could be part of the future of spycraft, search-and-rescue missions
• Israel joins prestigious US-led coalition seeking to secure AI industry
• Trump's AI moratorium threatens state-level crackdowns on housing costs - State lawmakers are increasingly proposing bills to regulate the use of AI in the housing industry, over concerns that it could be used to promote anti-competitive and discriminatory practices
• Crypto mogul aims to build Caribbean utopia outside local courts
• Elon Musk A Trillionaire? A SpaceX IPO Might Put Him Shockingly Close
• Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $600 Billion - The world's richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX
• 3I/ATLAS Still Showing Strange Protrusion as It Approaches Earth
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Lithakia, Greece
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kuji, Japan
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Southwest Indian Ridge
• A cluster of 30 earthquakes hits Northern Calif. day after Sonoma 4.0 quake
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Suspected looters are using kayaks to rob homes impacted by flooding in Washington, cops say
• Dozens killed in Morocco flash floods
• Record snow, winds, and blizzards leave over 35,000 homes without power in Hokkaido
• Toxic smog blankets New Delhi, disrupting travel, air quality at hazardous levels
• Ford Takes Massive $19.5 Billion Hit in Electric Vehicle Bust - Scraps Electric F-150 Truck Touted by Joe Biden
• Spain's Socialist Government Under Fire for Endless Sexual Harassment Scandals - Even Allies Demand PM Sanchez Make Major Changes or Call Snap Elections
• President Trump Creates Firestorm Over His Reaction to Grisly Murder of Hollywood Director Rob Reiner and Wife Michele
• Trump excoriates Rob Reiner in social media tirade after beloved director's killing - US president says killing of Reiner and his wife, both outspoken critics, was due to their 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'; GOP reps bash him for 'inappropriate' post
• Trump baselessly says Rob Reiner died because he was anti-Trump, politicizing the director's killing - Trump's comments were at odds with the reaction from many other conservatives, who expressed condolences for Reiner and his family
• Trump's post on Rob Reiner draws blowback from Republicans
• Even MAGA Can't Stomach Trump's Vile Rob Reiner Post
• Massie blasts Trump's 'disrespectful' Reiner post: 'I challenge anyone to defend it'
• Rob Reiner's Son Nick Charged with Murder Following Deaths of His Parents, Held on No Bail
• Rob Reiner's Son Nick Reiner: I Lived on the Streets Battling Drug Addiction
• Comer alleges outgoing DC police chief manipulated crime statistics
• DC police chief used 'fear, intimidation, threats' to manipulate crime data before leaving dept: House Oversight
• Bombshell House Oversight Report Accuses DC Police Chief of Rigging Crime Data - "Smith Coerced Staff to Report Artificially Low Crime Data and Cultivated a Culture of Fear to Achieve her Agenda"
• More Muslim candidates seek office as 'Mamdani effect' takes hold
• Paladino faces censure calls after Islamophobic social media posts - A Queens City Councilmember sparked outrage over the weekend after she called for the "expulsion of Muslims from western nations"
• Federal Audits Expose Widespread Commercial Truck Driver's Licensing Fraud, Illegal Immigrants, Fake Schools, and Bribery
• Diaz-Canel Accuses the United States of "Piracy" After the Seizure of an Oil Tanker
• Venezuela Standoff: Trinidad and Tobago Will Allow US Military To Use Airports During Operations
• SOUTHCOM says latest drug trafficking strike killed eight male 'narco-terrorists'
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Designate Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction as Offensive Against Venezuelan Narcotraffickers Escalates
• France's new cocaine users are everyday men and women - Contrary to what the French president has previously claimed, cocaine use now extends far beyond wealthy city-center elites
• A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a 'Withdrawal Crisis' in Philadelphia - Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities
• Does MAHA Stand for 'Make America High Again'? Reclassifying marijuana flies in the face of Trump and RFK Jr.'s professed concern about health
• 'We are dying': Cuba sinks into a health crisis amid medicine shortages and misdiagnosis - Hospitals are overwhelmed and fatalities are soaring. The island is suffering from combined viruses that include dengue, chikungunya, Oropouche and other respiratory diseases
• Nuns seek to stop CNN reporter-turned-judge from forcing them to pay for contraception - again
• Walmart, Target, Kroger failed to remove recalled baby formula linked to 'potentially fatal' illness: FDA
• Stanford Medicine releases study that says mRNA-based COVID vaccines can cause myocarditis
• Murdoch Paper Warns RFK Jr.'s 'Lunatic' Crusade Will Lead to More 'Dead Kids' - The New York Post editorial slammed the Trump administration over what it called a "lunatic war on vaccines."