December 5th, 2025

• ​The Trump offer that no country in the region can afford to refuse: A new transit corridor that will be built in Armenia jointly with the United States is the missing link in connecting nations from Central Asia to Europe carving a path all the way to the Middle East with the hope of creating trade - and, ultimately, peace
• Israeli delegation heads to Cairo to secure release of last slain hostage Ran Gvili - At the end of the discussions, both parties agreed to an "intensive and immediate effort" to locate slain hostage Ran Gvili's remains
• Hostages as leverage: Iran's secret demand aimed at crippling Israel's agriculture - If Thailand complied, it would deliver a painful blow to Israel's agricultural sector at the very moment it was struggling to recover from the shock of the attack
• Egyptian official: Israel unilaterally opening Rafah crossing would violate Gaza truce
• IDF kills Hamas commander in Rafah, carries out more strikes in response to ambush that wounded 5 IDF soldiers - President Trump claims ceasefire progressing, says 'Phase two will happen very soon'
• Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in 'internal clash' in Gaza - Separately, commander of Hamas's East Rafah Battalion, his deputy, and two other terror operatives killed by Israeli forces on Sunday after emerging from tunnels in southern Gaza, IDF confirms
• Abu Shabab led an anti-Hamas clan, which had received support from the Israeli government
• Details emerge of IDF elite unit's daring rescue mission in Gaza
• Report: Hamas exploited & controlled NGOs working in Gaza, using humanitarian aid for terror purposes - International NGOs were infiltrated by 'guarantors' who provided Hamas intelligence on the aid organizations
• Microsoft slapped with EU complaint over alleged storage of Israeli surveillance data - Software giant accused of enabling 'surveillance, targeting, and occupation' of Palestinians; it reportedly cut IDF unit's access to Azure in September after Guardian report
• Ex-general to lead probe into IDF's handling of intel on Hamas attack plans pre-Oct 7 - 'Jericho's Wall's' investigation team to be headed by Roni Numa; Zamir seeks to implement Oct. 7 probe's lessons in army, not 'sink into endless investigations'
• 'A very bad year': Despite Gaza truce, academic boycotts pile on, threatening Israel's future
• Following warning by late Charlie Kirk, Israel adopts new strategy to target misinformation - Kirk warned that Israel was losing support among younger generation over lack of direct messaging
• NYC Mayor Adams signs anti-BDS order weeks before Mamdani takes office
• Vance denies rising antisemitism in Republican ranks, expresses admiration for Mamdani - US vice president pushes back against conservatives raising alarm about rising hostility toward Jews on the right, with his close ties to Tucker Carlson also facing scrutiny
• Accused of antisemitism, BBC orders staff to undergo anti-discrimination training
• Israel cleared for Eurovision 2026 in EBU vote; Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia quit
• Anti-Israel activists disrupt Israeli consulate event at LA synagogue; two arrested
• Man jailed in UK for sending antisemitic, abusive messages to Jewish lawmaker
• Lithuanian court convicts leader of coalition party of inciting hatred against Jews
• UK anti-Israel activist says raid on Elbit factory was about destroying weapons
• Poll: Majority of Israelis oppose pardon for Netanyahu without admission of guilt
• Netanyahu taps his military secretary, Roman Gofman, as next Mossad director
• Bank of Israel governor warns funding yeshiva students, draft exemptions threatens growth - Speaking to cabinet ahead of 2026 budget vote, Amir Yaron says burden on working Israelis, reservists, is unsustainable, and criticizes plan to divert funding from Arab community
• Legally iffy and loophole-laden, new Haredi draft bill a recruitment boon for yeshivas - Legislation will not raise number of ultra-Orthodox joining army, but will incentivize enlistment in religious schools and working on the sly or staying poor, critics say
• Dozens of masked Israelis riot, hurl stones after illegal West Bank outpost evacuated
• IDF to seize hundreds of dunams of West Bank land for internal security barrier - Army says new barrier designed to thwart arms smuggling and terror attacks in the northern West Bank; civil rights activists allege project is designed to force Palestinians off land
• Israel and Lebanon to hold 2nd meeting later this month on economic cooperation - report
• Israel's first civilian-level meeting with Lebanon held 'in a good atmosphere', says PM Netanyahu - Lebanon denies that talks could lead to broader agreement or 'normalization'
• Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah targets day after direct talks with Lebanon
• IAF strikes Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon - The Air Force attacked after the IDF warned residents of two towns to keep clear of terrorist infrastructure
• IDF orders evacuation in southern Lebanon ahead of strike on Hezbollah sites
• IDF reveals: Hezbollah assassinated four Lebanese officials over fears they would expose terror group's involvement in Beirut blast
• Iraq backtracks after listing Hezbollah and Houthis as terror groups
• Iraq briefly blacklists Hezbollah & Houthis before reneging under Iranian pressure - Episode highlights intense power struggle in Iraq between US and Iran
• Iran to attend World Cup draw in US after boycott threat over visa issues
• Ashkelon man indicted for allegedly spying for Iran as cases continue to pile up
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten US warships as they stage naval exercise in Gulf
• Iran holds drills in Gulf, firing ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets - Revolutionary Guards Navy conducts exercises in Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, which state TV says aim to warn enemies that 'any miscalculation would meet a decisive response'
• Tomorrow's War: US Department of War Deploys Cheap and Lethal Long-Range Drones Copied From Iranian Shahed
• US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of ISIS official
• Sudan: Samaritan's Purse plane hijacked; suspect in custody
• Trump praises Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they sign US-mediated peace deal
• Afghan watchdog concludes billions in weapons U.S. left behind form 'core' of Taliban military
• Russian spies infiltrate UK on cargo ships to scout military sites, find weaknesses
• Britain and Norway Sign Deal to Jointly Patrol NATO's Northern Waters For Russian Submarines
• EU's Globalist Leaders "Harbor Profound Distrust" of Trump's Peace Efforts, Germany's Mainstream Press Says
• Western Europe's Globalist Leaders Undermine Trump's Peace Push: German Air Force Deploys Eurofighter Jets to Poland
• False Friends: Leaked Call Between Zelensky and Europeans Shows France's Macron Saying That 'US Will Betray Kiev' and Germany's Merz Stating Trump's Team Is Just 'Playing Games'
• Amid Peace Talks, Russian Drone Damages Christian School in Kyiv - Ukrainians are wary of any plan that gives Moscow its "Christmas wish list"
• Putin says Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas region militarily or otherwise
• U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Welcomes Progress in Russia - Ukraine Children's Reunification Initiative
• Melania Trump: 7 Ukrainian Children Have Been Reunited with Their Families
• Israel and US sign agriculture trade agreement to clinch concessions on Trump tariffs
• Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis
• Democrats release Epstein Island photos as Maxwell argues against release of grand jury transcripts - Maxwell said the grand jury materials' release could impact a potential retrial
• James Comer Says Massive Fraud Uncovered in Minnesota is Just the 'Tip of the Iceberg' - Will Look at Other States
• Rep. Ilhan Omar's Links to Massive $1 Billion Somali Fraud Scheme Revealed
• Ilhan Omar Threatens Trump Allies and Companies Collaborating with Trump Admin
• Jake Tapper Misidentifies D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect as a '30-Year-Old White Man'
• Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole arrested, faces explosives charges, Trump DOJ says
• Accused DC Pipe Bomber Sued Trump Admin. Over Illegal Immigration Before Allegedly Carrying Out His Sinister Act, Also Claimed 'Racial Persecution' By Lawyer
• State Department Orders Visa Rejections for Applicants Linked to Free Speech Censorship
• New York Times sues Pentagon over 'targeting' First Amendment rights
• Two Virginia brothers arrested for plot to wipe federal databases, steal sensitive records
• Joe Rogan Says 'AI Could Absolutely Return as Jesus'
• The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'
• Strong M6.0 solar flare erupts from Region 4300, brief G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm
• False M5.9 earthquake alert near Dayton, Nevada caused by automated detection error
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Tumxuk, China
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ambae volcano erupting after months of quiet, Vanuatu
• Erika Kirk: America Is Facing a 'Soul Problem,' Not a Gun Violence Epidemic
• 'Maximum Vigilance': France Orders Stricter Security at Christmas Markets to 'Thwart Terrorist Threat'
• UK town sees nearly 200 homes evacuated over potential explosives threat, 2 men arrested
• The businessman from Monterrey Raul Rocha Cantu, president of Miss Universe Mexico, faces an arrest warrant for leading a network involved in fuel theft (huachicol), arms trafficking, and drug trafficking from Guatemala
• Capitol Hill revolt threatens Trump's Venezuela playbook amid Caribbean strike oversight - Congress wants to seize the reins and take greater control of US military action in the Caribbean
• Democrat announces articles of impeachment against Hegseth
• Pentagon IG Releases 84-Page Report Confirming Hegseth Did Not Share Classified Information in Signal Chat Group
• US Vaporizes 22nd Venezuelan Drug Boat Amid Democrat Claims of Unlawful Orders
• ICE Arrests Another Unvetted Afghan National Released into the U.S. Under Biden's 'Operation Allies Welcome': Suspected of Terrorist Ties
• National Guard deployments to support ICE may be 'long-term': DoW official
• Ilhan Omar says there are few undocumented Somali migrants in the country
• House Democrats Vote Overwhelmingly Against Crackdown on Foreign Influence in American Schools
• Minneapolis Chief: We Can't Help ICE Because We Don't Have Enough Cops to Deal with Crime
• Somali national charged with kidnap , rape of 4 women including 15-year-old girl in Minnesota
• Son of Chabad rabbi in Australia convicted of child sex abuse in long-running scandal
• Police: Kansas 'Teacher of the Month' Groomed Boy into Sex, Showed Up at His Job When He Cut Her Off
• Florida Ex-Teacher Gets 135-Year Sentence for 'Sick' AI-Generated Child Porn and Sexual Abuse of Family Pet
• 'Anti-trans' teacher Enoch Burke to spend Christmas in jail after refusing to stay away from school
• Women's universities in Japan are slowly starting to accept trans students
• Court rules NY's efforts to censor pro-life pregnancy centers unconstitutional
• RFK Jr Launches Probe Into School Accused Of Vaccinating Child Without Parental Consent
• A dozen former FDA commissioners decry Prasad memo on vaccine regulation - Ex-officials stretching back decades say plans would 'upend core policies governing vaccine development'
• DOJ tries to shut down Pfizer clinical trial whistleblower after FDA admits COVID vax killed kids