December 24th, 2025

• After Bondi attack, Australian state to crack down on protests, terror symbols, guns - New South Wales, site of deadly terror shooting targeting Jews, will give police the right to ban demonstrations for up to three months after a terror attack
• Bureaucratic blunder, not security concern, delayed Bondi terrorist's gun license
• Two men found guilty of UK plot to kill hundreds of Jews as IS fears grow
• Three convicted for plotting 'deadliest terror attack in UK history,' against Jews
• UK police drop probe into Bob Vylan over 'death to the IDF' chant - British punk duo led anti-Israel chant onstage at Glastonbury music festival in June, drawing condemnation from UK, US government, and a BBC apology for not cutting its broadcast
• Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London
• Exodus from Heritage continues with flight to former VP Pence's think tank - "There is no excuse for Kevin Roberts's antisemitism and he must go," a source at the Heritage Foundation told JNS
• Gaetz slams antisemitism envoy, blames Israel for sex-trafficking probe on Tucker Carlson's podcast
• Candace Owens claims Jews controlled slave trade, promotes infamous antisemitic book
• Belgium joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel - Brussels files declaration of intervention, joining Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkey in supporting the case against Israel at the World Court
• PM Netanyahu under pressure after new revelations in 'Qatargate' and 'Document Leak' scandals - Opposition calls Qatargate the 'most serious act of treason in Israeli history'
• Netanyahu's graft trial briefly paused after his defense attorney shouts at judges
• PA accuses Israel of 'tightening colonial control' over West Bank with new settlements - Ramallah says Smotrich's decision to approve 19 settlements across the West Bank is the latest policy to undermine 'inalienable rights of the Palestinian people'
• Gazan man who prayed for death to all Jews released from UK prison
• Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says
• Netanyahu seeks to broaden scope of Oct 7 inquiry to Oslo Accords & Gaza disengagement - Opposition accuses gov't of trying to obscure responsibility for Oct 7 invasion by highlighting past failures
• Katz vows Israel will build settlements in northern Gaza, later walks back comments - Defense minister's original remarks came in defiance of positions taken by Netanyahu and Trump; Smotrich calls on PM to push West Bank annexation at meeting with US president
• US accuses Israel of 'provoking' Arab nations as Katz says 'no intention' to resettle Gaza - "The more Israel provokes, the less the Arab countries want to work with them," US officials told The Jerusalem Post
• Several settler activists breach border into Syria, are returned to Israel by IDF
• Syrian recognition of Israeli sovereignty? Official Syrian maps exclude Israel's Golan Heights
• Report: Israel began airdropping weapons to Syrian Druze days after Assad's ouster
• 'Forget it': PM Netanyahu slams 'fantasies of re-establishing empires' in message to Turkey after summit with Greece and Cyprus - Region is 'tested by aggression, terrorism and instability', says Netanyahu
• Lebanon denies soldier killed in Israeli strike had ties to Hezbollah
• US, Iran spar over nuclear talks at UN Security Council meeting
• "Iran's ultimate goal is to destroy the United States," says Amb. Huckabee
• US ambassador to Egypt reportedly on list of Trump envoy recalls - The Trump administration told many career foreign service officers to leave their ambassadorial posts next month, adding to a long list of vacancies in the Middle East
• Libya's military chief and 7 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey - Officials say crash caused by technical malfunction, taking life of top commander who played crucial role in ongoing, UN-brokered efforts to unify Libya's military
• Turkey shuts down airspace over country's capital after plane crash kills Libya's top general
• Trump unveils plans for laser-firing battleship named after him
• Trump says US still actively pursuing oil tanker linked to Venezuela that fled from Coast Guard - Trump predicted "we'll end up getting it" and said U.S. to keep the oil
• New Trump admin envoy says US won't 'conquer' Greenland, emphasizes talks with locals as Denmark balks at move - Landry says administration wants dialogue with Greenlanders after Danish leaders call annexation talk 'unacceptable'
• Copper price exceeds $12,000 for the first time ever
• Trump administration to start seizing pay of defaulted student loan borrowers in January
• Trump's attempted takeover of DC golf courses sets off controversy
• SBA Halts $5.5 Million in Funding to Minnesota After Explosive Findings Tie Somali Fraud Ring to Millions in PPP Loans
• Latest batch of Epstein files contain multiple references to Trump
• Trump Justice Department says new Epstein docs contain 'untrue and sensationalist' claims against president
• Spanish Rightwing Vox Party Surges in Regional Elections, as Crumbling Minority Coalition Led by Socialist PM Sanchez Is Mired in Corruption and Sexual Misconduct Scandals
• Trump State Department Bars EU-Linked Globalists from Entry for Pushing Anti-Free Speech Censorship
• Shot heard 'round the world: Trump shames Europe anew on censorship with travel sanctions - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced sanctions on five European citizens who he alleged were part of an "industrial censorship complex" that infringed the free speech rights of Americans
• 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Yujing, Taiwan
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Oyama, Japan
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Kilauea enters eruptive episode 39 exactly one year into ongoing summit eruption, with lava fountains rising over 420 m (1,400 feet)
• Parts of US may experience warmest Christmas on record, feeling like May
• A faith-based animated film dominates the box office and brings family, authority, and traditional values ​​back to the center of cinema
• New Hispanic Churches See Growth Despite Political Turmoil
• Elderly residents trapped after explosion at Bucks County, PA nursing home - Police described the explosion as a "mass casualty incident."
• Brown University police chief put on leave 'effective immediately' as Trump admin investigates deadly shooting
• Supreme Court denies Trump admin's bid to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois - "At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois."
• Activist Judge Boasberg Orders Trump Administration to Allow Deported Venezuelans from El Salvador to Return to the U.S.
• Hunter Biden Shocks Democrat Establishment, Denounces Joe Biden's Open Border and Says America Should Not Prioritize Illegal Immigrants
• ICE Releases AI Video Showing Santa Claus Deporting Illegal Immigrants
• Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses
• House education chairman presses Chicago Public Schools over alleged discrimination against Christian teachers
• Court Delivers Stunning Rebuke to California: Schools Cannot Hide Gender Transitions from Parents
• Canadian woman with dementia euthanized under MAID without consent - The patient, referred to as "Mrs. 6F" in the report, was admitted to hospital after several falls and later transferred to a long-term care facility
• Sen. Rand Paul's 2025 Festivus Report Cites Hundreds of Millions in Taxpayer Waste on Cruel Animal Experiments Exposed by White Coat Waste Project