December 25th, 2021

• UN moves forward with unprecedented open-ended probe against Israel
• Elderly Palestinian killed by Israeli driver; Hamas warns Israel to 'pay a price'
• In 'warning' to Israel, Iran says it fired 16 ballistic missiles able to hit country
• Lapid: 'Bad' nuclear pact with Iran worse than no deal at all
• Iran nuclear deal has 'put us on cruise control heading over a cliff,' former envoy says
• Top Biden envoy says efforts to revive nuclear deal could be exhausted within 'weeks'
• Lebanese opposition figure: Country 'taken hostage by Iran and Hezbollah'
• Libyans voice anger at derailed election as disputes rumble on
• Western powers urge Libya to set new election date 'swiftly'
• Nigeria: 12 Christians killed in attack just before Christmas
• Myanmar army air raids send hundreds fleeing into Thailand
• Massive Ferry Fire Kills at Least 39 in Southern Bangladesh
• Shock after leaders of several far-right Hindu groups allegedly call for genocide of minorities in India
• Amid spat with EU, Poland accuses Germany of seeking to create a 'Fourth Reich'
• Kosovo introduces rolling power cuts as European energy crisis deepens
• Putin says Europe only has itself to blame for surging gas prices
• Russia complains about Molotov Cocktail thrown at consulate in Ukraine
• Satellite images show Russia still building up forces near Ukraine
• Putin demands US assurances on security as Russia completes hypersonic weapons test
• Commentary: How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension
• US Became 'Arrogant' After Fall Of Soviet Union: Gorbachev
• China threatened to send Lithuania to the 'garbage bin of history' after it stood up to Beijing by strengthening ties with Taiwan
• Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns
• Joe Biden Agrees With "Let's Go, Brandon" Shout-Out During NORAD Call
• Wave of retirements rocks Democrats' hopes of holding the House
• Prominent Democratic lawyer predicts 2022 litigation aimed at removing Republican House of Representatives members from their seats
• Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump's hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals
• Two Georgia election workers sue OAN, Giuliani over election fraud claims
• New York judge rebukes NY Times, says it violated Project Veritas' attorney-client privilege
• Judge Orders New York Times to Return Project Veritas Internal Memos
• Jason Miller's 'Free Speech' Site Gettr Site Bans Users From Posting Racist Term
• Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
• Henry Kissinger: AI Will Prompt Consideration of What it Means to Be Human
• Extreme Eruption Spotted From Earth's Nearest Feeding Supermassive Black Hole
• Solar storm warning: NASA predicts it will impact Earth before Christmas
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Phongsali, Laos
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the South Indian Ocean
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Al Ghayzah, Yemen
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tari, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Intense earthquake swarm near Fagradalsfjall eruption site, Iceland
• Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on Tonga erupts to 40,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Shevluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 15,000ft
• Nevados De Chillan volcano in Chile erupts to 13,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia eurpts to 13,000ft
• Over 3 Million People Impacted Due To Typhoon Rai, Death Toll Surpasses 300: Report
• UN allocates $12 million emergency funds for typhoon response in Philippines
• West Coast battered by severe storms as parts of U.S. see springlike temperatures
• Record heat wave set to sweep central US on Christmas weekend
• 'A rare event': Seattle preps for dangerously cold weather set to move into the region
• Rep. Ralph Norman: Biden Administration 'at War with All Faith-Based Agencies'
• Salvation Army responds to allegations of embracing CRT, decries 'war on Christmas and the poor'
• Dem Chicago Alderman: 'We Still Talk More about COVID' than Gun Violence, Even Though More Kids Die from Guns in Chicago Than COVID
• Biden has 'never supported defunding the police,' White House says after congresswoman carjacked
• Pickaxe-wielding woman caught on video stealing products at LA Rite Aid
• Uber driver charged with raping passenger during Vegas ride
• Transgender Swimmer Controversy Puts 'Integrity of Women's Sports' at Stake
• 'Everything to me': Chile's LGBTQ community relieved after Boric election win
• Trans Woman Jailed After Using Cocaine, Having Sex with Dog: 'Your Record Is Appalling'
• Wave of suicides hits Texas National Guard's border mission
• Canada's public health agency admits it tracked 33 million mobile devices during lockdown
• Tourist drug demand is bringing cartel violence to Mexico's most popular resorts
• Deflated health care workers and desperate patients clash over alternative Covid treatments
• Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all eligible residents
• Donald Trump Touts Coronavirus Vaccines, Slams Vaccine Mandates
• Trump's surgeon general thinks ex-president publicly supported vaccines because of Biden praise
• Scalise: Biden Messed up Testing Because He 'Only Wanted to Talk about Vaccines'
• UK agency: Pfizer booster's ability to prevent symptomatic COVID wanes within weeks
• Majority Of People Who Contract Omicron May Never Show Symptoms: Researchers
• Biden warns of 'winter of death' for unvaccinated as Omicron spreads
• As cases surge, world set to ring in another pandemic Christmas with restrictions
• Many US churches canceling in-person Christmas services
• UK Leader Boris Johnson Preaches on 'Getting Jabbed for Jesus' in his Christmas Eve Message
• Passengers left aboard cruise ship when Mexico blocks disembarkation over crew COVID cases
• White House lifting omicron travel ban on southern African countries amid spread in US
• Over 4,000 Christmastime flights canceled worldwide as Omicron hinders travel
• Airlines cancel flights due to COVID staffing shortages
• New York eases quarantine rules for essential workers as omicron hits key industries
• China Limits Magnesium Production, Causing Supply Chain Constraints
• Meme stocks, SPAC craze and a $100 million deli: It was a wild year in the market