December 17th, 2025

• Brought together by war, defense-tech partnerships put startups on front lines - At Tel Aviv expo, investors and foreign officials take notice as the IDF increasingly looks to cutting-edge commercial outfits for dual-use tech and battlefield solutions
• US presses Pakistan to join Gaza force, testing powerful military chief's authority at home - Field Marshal Munir is expected to discuss stabilization force with Trump in coming weeks, with Pakistani participation likely to trigger domestic backlash among Islamists
• Turkey not invited to Gaza peacekeeping force talks in Qatar
• US hosts forum in Qatar on international Gaza force, with Turkey left out
• 'They're trying to get rich off it': US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with 'Alligator Alcatraz' team in the lead
• Israel Slams ICC decision to Continue Gaza War Investigation as 'Politics in the Guise of International Law'
• First funerals held for victims of Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre: 'Our own Oct. 7′
• Bondi terror attack: Naveed Akram charged with 59 offences after 15 people killed at Hanukah celebration
• Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with terrorism and 15 counts of murder
• Bondi Hanukkah terrorist was teen preacher for Islamic group, follower of radical cleric
• In call to family of Bondi victim, PM blames terror attack on 'lax' Australian policies
• Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control After Hanukkah Massacre at Bondi Beach - Despite Already Having Some of the World's Harshest Gun Laws
• Bondi Beach Mass Shooting: The Guns Aren't the Problem, Jihad Is
• US imposes travel ban on Palestinian Authority passport holders, citing war, terror
• Trump expands travel ban to Palestine, five more countries
• JD Vance: Lowering immigration is best way to curb antisemitism in US - In social media thread, US vice president says multiculturalism brought people with 'ethnic grievances' to US; also stresses difference between 'not liking Israel' and antisemitism
• 'I'll kill you': NYPD investigating attack on Hasidic Jews on subway - Footage shows assailant grabbing Jewish man's neck, uttering threats; US assistant attorney general for civil rights vows investigation of 'horrific' incident
• Poland nabs student suspected of planning Christmas market attack in support of ISIS
• Eurovision host won't ban Palestinian flags; won't drown out boos as Israel performs
• Israel blocks Canadian MPs at West Bank crossing: Delegation sponsored by 'terror entity'
• Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, mayor says
• Court extends detention of 3 suspects in attack on pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa - Police rep said to call suspects in alleged racist attack 'hilltop youth'; one was reportedly put in administrative detention in the past on suspicion of attacking Palestinians in West Bank
• UK police charge two with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training
• Mossad chief: Israel has duty to ensure Iran cannot restart nuclear program
• Iran says dual national held on spy charges since June war with Israel is Swedish - Tehran has given few details on espionage trial; others accused of working with Mossad have been executed; Swede is accused of meeting Israeli agents in 6 European countries
• Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
• Leaders sign treaty establishing body to decide Ukraine war reparations
• Zelenskyy: Peace Proposals to End War Could Be Presented to Russia Within Days
• UK spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine
• Top British General Warns That UK Families Must Be Ready To Lose Sons and Daughters in a War Against Russia
• Trump declares 'Venezuelan regime' a foreign terrorist organization, orders oil tanker blockade
• President Trump Orders Total Blockade on All Sanctioned Oil Tankers Going to and From Venezuela
• Fetterman: 'Makes a Lot of Sense' to Seize, Block Sanctioned Tankers, Iran, China, Russia Are Involved
• Trump Admin to Radically Reshape Military: Report
• Raskin: Trump 'Ginning Up' War to Distract from the 'Eroding Economy'
• Lawmakers shout, shove and yank each other's hair in wild brawl caught on video in Mexico City - Both parties denounced the violence afterward and blamed the other side for the fight
• Wiles says Trump has 'an alcoholic's personality', claims Musk is microdosing, Vance conspiracist - Susie Wiles, Trump's campaign manager-turned chief of staff, made some less-than-flattering remarks about the president, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth in a candid interview with 'Vanity Fair.'
• Marlow: Rob Reiner Tried to Destroy Trump's Life with Brennan and Clapper, So Stop Whining About His Truth Post
• Declassified FBI Memos: Probe into Clinton Foundation Ties to 'Uranium One' Deal Stalled by DOJ Leadership
• FBI doubted probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid but pushed forward amid pressure from Biden DOJ, emails reveal - 'Very little has been developed related to who might be culpable for mishandling the documents,' an FBI official wrote
• BBC Vows to Fight Trump's $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit After Splicing J6 Speech to Depict Trump Calling for Violence
• How 226 Gigawatts of Phantom Demand, $121 Billion in Hyperscaler Debt, and a $300 Billion Contract Built on Losses Reveal the True Architecture of the AI Infrastructure Boom - and Why What Comes Next Will Reshape Global Capital Flows for a Generation
• NASA and Other Space Agencies Deploy Largest Planetary Defense Drill in History as Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Planet Earth
• Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Shikotan, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Urakawa, Japan
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Chiniak, Alaska
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Atmospheric river flooding slams Montana, washing out infrastructure ahead of midweek windstorm - A parade of atmospheric rivers and rapid snowmelt sent torrents of water into creeks and rivers across western Montana, destroying bridges and flooding homes.
• White River levee breach prompts evacuation order for the city of Pacific, Washington
• Morocco launches nationwide emergency relief after floods kill dozens
• Commentary: Religion on Egyptian Citizens' ID Cards Enables Christian Persecution
• Suspect arrested after Walmart customers report finding hidden razor blades in purchased bread
• MIT professor of physics and fusion shot dead at his home near Boston
• Tim Walz Pushes 'Assault Weapons' Ban Days After Brown University Handgun Attack
• Chuck Schumer Calls for More Gun Control After Handgun Attack at Gun-Free Brown University
• ICE Arrests 223 Illegal Aliens in Indiana Highway Operation, 146 Were Truck Drivers
• Senate unanimously passes Grassley's 'Preventing Child Trafficking Act'
• Florida Enacts Historic Law Banning Minors from Attending "Drag" Shows, Strengthening Child Protection, Parental Authority, and Traditional Values
• Texas church depicts Holy Family in cage wrapped in barbed wire in nativity display - The church previously painted rainbow steps and appointed gay pastors in defiance of bishop
• Pro-life leader praises Vatican's 'inspiring' anti-abortion Nativity scene: 'It's really beautiful'
• Europe to vote on scheme to help abortion access
• Amid rise in flu cases, Israel Health Ministry recommends vulnerable wear face masks
• Whistleblower Claims Massive Somali Medicaid Fraud Scheme Happening in the State of Maine
• Five Years Too Late: NIH-Funded Stanford Scientists Finally Admit mRNA COVID Vaccines Can Cause Myocarditis