December 29th, 2025

• ​Somali president: Israel's recognition of Somaliland a 'threat' to regional stability - Amid wave of condemnations of Israeli move, Taiwan welcomes decision, calling Jerusalem, Taipei and Hargeisa 'like-minded democratic partners'
• Beijing slams Israeli recognition of Somaliland, warns against 'external interference'
• Houthi Leader Threatens Israel Over Potential Military Presence in Somaliland
• In the US, Netanyahu aims to convince Trump that only threat of war can bring peace
• Netanyahu departs for US to meet Trump on Gaza plan, Hezbollah tensions
• Hezbollah leader says Lebanese efforts to disarm group 'not in country's interest' - Naim Qassem says government's disarmament plan is 'Israeli-American,' claims that, since the IDF continues to strike Hezbollah, it no longer needs to turn in its weapons
• Secret Israeli mission in Gaza - Palestinian sources say that Israel carried out a secret operation in Gaza to "kidnap" an operative of the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, who has information on the location of Ran Gvili's body
• Israel said to detain PIJ operative in Gaza during search for final hostage's body
• Freed hostage Elkana Bohbot: Hamas made me film mock suicide video
• Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid
• Immigration drops by a third in 2025 as Russian immigration plummets
• After Hanukkah attack, Australian FM says she's 'desperately sorry' about antisemitism - Penny Wong pledges to clamp down on hate speech, guns; PM Albanese ends interview after he's shown old clip of him speaking at anti-Israel rally with Hezbollah flag in background
• Starmer under fire for welcoming Egyptian activist who called to 'kill all Zionists'
• Senior Mormon official Jeffrey Holland, who fostered ties with Jews, dies at 85 - Brigham Young University's president from 1980 to 1989, who was in line to take over LDS Church, established satellite campus in Jerusalem, won 'Torch of Liberty' award from ADL
• Cop who investigated Netanyahu suspected of passing tips to mafia for kickbacks
• Defense Ministry hands IDF first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system
• Turkey says 3 police officers, 6 terrorists killed in raid on Islamic State cell
• 3 dead, dozens injured in Syria clashes between Alawites and counterprotesters - Protesters gathered in coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in Homs killed 8 people
• Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed in October, opens criminal investigation
• Iran executes record number of people after spy crackdown - The Iranian regime has killed 1,922 people this year - more than twice as many as last year
• Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says
• Trump at Zelenskyy Presser: 'If the 2020 Election Weren't Rigged and Stolen, You Wouldn't Have Had This War'
• As Zelensky Meets Trump Today, Putin Warns Russians Are Advancing, and if Ukraine Doesn't Resolve Their Conflict Peacefully, Moscow Will 'Accomplish All Its Goals by Force'
• Trump says 'we have the makings of a deal' on Russia-Ukraine war, says talks are in 'final stages'
• Trump, Zelenskyy say Ukraine peace deal close but 'thorny issues' remain after Florida talks
• Trump: peace deal with Russia and Ukraine could be weeks away - "In a few weeks, we will know one way or the other," the president said. "It's been a very difficult negotiation."
• Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump's meetings with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu: 'Can we just do America?'
• Berlin and London intensify military cooperation with purchase of artillery weapons worth over 60m Euros
• China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces'
• North Korea tests long-range cruise missiles: state media
• DC pipe bomb suspect says someone needed to 'speak up' about stolen election claims
• Pornhub hit by massive user data leak exposing 200 million records
• Bernie Sanders: We Need to Slow AI Down with Possible Moratorium on Data Centers
• Whoever wins AI race will shape the future of 'international order,' says former Pentagon official
• Study: AI-Powered Job Interviews Are Causing Havoc for Applicants and Employers
• Strong M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of northern Peru
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Puerto Santa, Peru
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• 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 16,000ft
• Mt Etna in Italy erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• One dead, two missing in southern Spain as torrential rains cause flash floods
• Mexican train derailment kills at least 13 people, 98 injured
• Lawfare: Mexican State Files Terrorism Charges Against Journalist over Reporting
• Chicago, New Orleans on high alert for terror attacks on New Year's Eve after thwarted LA, New Orleans attacks
• Boston Nightclub Horror: Woman Dies on Dance Floor as Selfish Crowd Allegedly Films Her Death Instead of Helping
• Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Career Criminal Who Stabbed Woman Over 40 Times in Dollar General Store Parking Lot
• Suriname Man Goes On Stabbing Spree After Fight With Wife, Kills His 4 Children
• Charlottesville ends license plate cameras over fears data could be used to identify illegal immigrants
• UK flag clash as foreign banners fly, citizens push back against woke policies reshaping Britain
• Failed State Somalia to Assume Presidency of U.N. Security Council in January
• Report: Ilhan Omar's Husband's Firm Erases Names as Minnesota Fraud Case Heats Up
• Vance Praises YouTuber Nick Shirley's Report on Somali Fraud in Minnesota: 'Far More Useful Journalism' than 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winners
• FBI announces surge to fight Somali fraud in Minnesota after viral Nick Shirley expose
• Kash Patel: Minnesota Fraud Scheme a 'Top FBI Priority'
• FBI director says previous fraud arrests in Minnesota 'just the tip of a very large iceberg'
• Drew Hernandez: Somali Money Scam Operations Exposed In Multiple States?
• New Files Show Epstein Was 'Too Useful' for Banks to Drop - Trump Was 'Too Politically Dangerous' to Keep
• Horror: UK Police Has Contacted FBI Over Epstein Documents Claiming that British Elites Were Involved in 'Pedophile Parties' Where Children Were Tortured
• "Two Mommies" and Drag Queen Episodes: How Sesame Street and PBS Have Gone Off the Rails
• Puerto Rico Enacts Groundbreaking Law Recognizing Unborn Babies as Persons from Conception
• Arkansas couple pleads guilty after attempting to sell baby for $1,000, pack of beer