December 6th, 2025

• ​The day after that never came: How time ran out on Blinken's plan for postwar Gaza - op Biden diplomat's proposal sought to end the war while reviving the Saudi normalization talks derailed on Oct. 7. But he couldn't get it finalized, and Trump now faces many of the same obstacles
• Trump says next phase of his Gaza plan will soon commence amid concern it's stalling
• Trump plans to announce Gaza government, Board of Peace by Christmas, officials say
• US pushes to begin Gaza Ceasefire Phase 2 before Christmas, is optimistic Hamas will lay down weapons - US claims it's in 'final stages' to lock down Board of Peace, Gaza security force
• ToI reveals: US and Saudis reached understandings on Palestinian component of normalization before Oct. 7 - On eve of Hamas attack, Blinken was scheduled to visit Israel to discuss document compiled with Riyadh that detailed relatively minor concessions PM would have to make to Palestinians
• Israel told mediators Gaza terror groups can reach body of last hostage, demand action for release
• Israel says it killed around 40 Hamas militants trapped in Gaza tunnels
• Hamas officials create new security guidelines amid fear of Israeli assassination attempt - report
• Anti-Hamas Gaza faction leader Yasser Abu Shabab reported killed in blow to Israeli policy - Abu Shabab's death would be a boost to Hamas, which branded him a collaborator and ordered its fighters to kill or capture him
• Abu Shabab militia announces new commander after namesake's death; Hamas: 'Traitors' should take heed
• Zamir urges 'external' probe into Oct. 7, criticizes attempt to 'buy off Hamas with money' - IDF chief says military 'has taken responsibility and investigated itself, but the incident is not the army's alone'; avoids directly calling for state commission
• Acting ICC prosecutor says 'conceivable' to hold in-abstentia hearing against Netanyahu - Mame Mandiaye Niang pans US sanctions on court officials: 'Even if we upset you, you should never put us on the same list as terrorists or drug traffickers'
• Israeli PM will visit NYC despite Mayor-elect Mamdani promising to arrest him - Asked whether he was prepared to test the mayor-elect's pledge, Netanyahu responded, "well, why don't you wait and see?"
• NY governor says Mamdani can't actually arrest Netanyahu - Hochul distances herself from some of incoming mayor's anti-Israel policies, after endorsing him during campaign
• US VP Vance says antisemitism 'is not exploding' among young US conservatives - Judging on skin color or immutable characteristics is anti-American & anti-Christian, says Vance
• Denmark Unveils $18 Million Plan to Combat Rising Antisemitism Amid Surge in Attacks
• Hezbollah chief says he backs Beirut's diplomatic path 'to end Israeli agression' - The neighboring states, officially still at war, began direct talks earlier this week
• Hezbollah's Qassem says sending civilian delegate to ceasefire talks is concession to Israel
• Lebanese PM tells UN team his country will need back-up force once UNIFIL's term ends - Peacekeepers' term ends next year after decades; with Israel saying it failed in its mission to monitor border area to prevent Hezbollah build-up
• CENTCOM head says Syria recently blocked several arms shipments to Hezbollah - US and regional partners have interest in disarming Lebanese terror group, says Adm. Brad Cooper, as Syrians mark one year since offensive that toppled Hezbollah ally Assad
• Syria uneasily celebrates a year of liberation - The flaws of Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule are beginning to show
• Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia - Competing factions seek to exploit unrest and rebuild their influence amid Syria's fragile post-Assad transition
• US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of ISIS official
• Iran launches massive missiles during naval drill near Strait of Hormuz - Revolutionary Guards Navy conducts exercises that state TV says aim to warn enemies that 'any miscalculation would meet a decisive response'
• Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp
• RSF massacres left Sudanese city 'a slaughterhouse', satellite images show - Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
• Sudanese Armed Forces massacre 45 Nubian civilians in Kauda with a "double-tap" drone strike: first they hit a civilian gathering, then deliberately bombed the vehicles evacuating the wounded to hospital
• Sudanese force holding survivors of Darfur siege for ransom, witnesses say
• U.A.E.'s Ransom Payment for Kidnapped Prince Bolsters al Qaeda in Mali - Jihadists receive millions of dollars as they blockade the country's capital and security across the region deteriorates
• Taliban force young boy to conduct execution as 80,000 watch in stadium
• Staggeringly clear satellite photos show Chinese warship armada massing near Taiwan as invasion fears grow - The brazen display by China in disputed waters only strengthens invasion fears
• China's AI-Driven Civil-Military Fusion - A Significant Advantage, but Not the End of the War
• Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine
• World risks 'disintegration of the international order' as Macron urges Xi to back Ukraine peace
• US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say
• German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits as Europe seeks to counter Russia
• Germany: New military service law polarizes society - The new military service law will come into effect in January. Many think it goes too far, while others want to return to full conscription
• How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead
• After the Russian Conquest of Pokrovsk, 1,000 Ukrainian Troops Surrounded in Neighboring Mirnograd Beg for Extraction or Reinforcements and Supplies
• Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe - Putin's ambassador to London accuses UK of 'Agatha Christie' staging the novichok crimes, that killed Dawn Sturgess, and says Russia is ready for war 'right now'
• US National Security Strategy Aims To 'Reestablish Strategic Stability With Russia', Calls Out Europeans 'in Minority Governments' With Unrealistic Expectations for the War
• Russia mocks EU deliberations on frozen assets, says seizure will prompt 'harshest response'
• Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns - Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky
• Russian gas and oil in Europe are done for good, Energy Commissioner tells Euronews
• Europe strikes a deal to phase out Russian natural gas imports by late 2027
• Putin vows oil shipments to India will be 'uninterrupted' in defiance of US - Narendra Modi says energy security is 'pillar of the India-Russia partnership' as two leaders meet in Delhi
• Putin visits India, offers "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel as Trump tries to curb Moscow's energy sales
• FIFA chief awards ally Trump the body's inaugural peace prize after Nobel miss - At 2026 World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino gives president 'beautiful medal,' gold trophy and certificate hailing work to 'promote peace and unity around the world'
• Trump Wins First Ever FIFA Peace Prize, Calls it "Truly One of the Great Honors of My Life"
• Newsom Trolls Trump Over Made-Up 'Peace' Award
• Trump's name on government building blasted by critics as 'truly Orwellian': "Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come."
• 'Gold Rush' star warns Washington has 'zero interest' in fixing the debt, fueling a massive gold boom
• Republican populism craters as Trump stumbles, Democrats surge - Rising prices, job losses and billionaire tax breaks create new divides in Republican Party while Democrats win elections on cost-of-living issues
• Brazil markets plunge with Bolsonaro backing son for presidency
• "The Seditious Six" Face New Legal Challenges - Massive Money Laundering Allegations Emerge
• Minnesota Democrats, Including Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison, Allegedly Pocketed Tens of Thousands from Massive Somali Welfare Fraud Scheme
• Shocking: Minnesota's Somali Fraud May Reach $8 Billion - Eight Times Larger Than Originally Reported
• Gubernatorial Candidate Says Fraud in California is '1,000 Times Worse' than Minnesota
• Two-Tier Justice on Full Display: Virginia Grand Jury Refuses to Re-Indict Letitia James
• Judge orders Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury records in Florida to be released publicly - A previous bid to release the transcripts was denied by a different judge earlier this year
• Whatley: Pipe Bomber Case Ignored Under Biden
• Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
• Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say
• Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon Reveals that 260,000+ Dead Voters, Thousands of Illegals are Registered to Vote in 2026 After Limited Review of State Voter Rolls - 15 Lawsuits Pending Against States for Refusing Record Review
• AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion - Chatbots can measurably sway voters' choices, new research shows. The findings raise urgent questions about AI's role in future elections
• MIT students flock to AI majors amid promises of high-paying careers
• The Strange Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist - Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. He's been missing for two weeks - Before Sam Kirchner vanished, before the San Francisco Police Department began to warn that he could be armed and dangerous
• Russian couple 'watched each other being tortured to death' over 380,000,000 Euros in crypto
• Student burned alive after being 'tortured into handing over his cryptocurrency'
• Hollywood unions alarmed by Netflix's $72 billion Warner Bros deal
• Hollywood, already on shaky economic ground, shudders at the prospect of a mega-Netflix
• Grab some popcorn for the political battle over this movie mega merger
• Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
• EU Globalist Gangsters Fine X $140 Million for Maintaining Free Speech, Further Straining Relations With US
• Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun - and it's pointed right at Earth
• Earth Just Got Slammed By a Surprise Solar Flare. Why Didn't Scientists See It Coming?
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Drake Passage
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Jose Maria Morelos, Mexico
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tambolaka, Indonesia
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 12,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• Sri Lanka issues fresh landslide warnings as death toll surpasses 600
• Sri Lanka's peak tourism season hit by Cyclone Ditwah, stranded tourists airlifted out
• Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres
• Giant hail batters Australia amid devastating spring storm
• Massive dust storm unleashes 'wall of sand' in Australian desert
• Mount Washington blasted by 120-mph winds, extreme cold
• Arctic blast brings record lows to the Midwest, below freezing Friday for the Northeast
• Study: 60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed - Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
• Homeland security head reveals plans to widen US travel ban to more than 30 countries
• Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack - The new detail further complicates the military's explanations for its actions during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea
• Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
• Pete Hegseth Defiant as New Boat Strike Kills Four
• FBI Raids Home of High-Ranking DEA Official Under Obama, Charges Him with Conspiring to Launder Millions of Dollars For Mexican Drug Cartel
• Photos emerge of Somali illegal's ties to top Minnesota Dems after ICE arrest - Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile Minnesota Democrats, including Gov. Tim Walz and 'Squad' Rep. Ilhan Omar
• US Border Patrol to impose $5,000 penalty on migrants caught entering illegally
• Dem-backed 'dignity' bill could strip ICE of detention powers, erase immigration enforcement, critics warn - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would create presumption of release and mandate voluntary congressional inspections
• Humiliating ICE data blows up Trump's crackdown excuse - Aggressive federal immigration raids touted by the Trump administration as crime-busting victories have mostly swept up people with no criminal record, according to a new analysis of publicly available data
• Arizona congresswoman who waited 7 weeks for Mike Johnson to swear her in says she was pepper sprayed by ICE at a taco joint
• Arizona Democrat Rep. Grijalva Claims ICE Pepper-Sprayed Her "In the Face" as She Obstructed Agents - But Video and DHS Say Otherwise
• In Stunning Development Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Constitutionality of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
• Far-Left Rep. Jayapal Suggests Everyone BUT Americans Built This Country: "Immigrants from Somalia, India, Latin America and Africa Built this Country"
• Trump rewrites national security playbook as mass migration overtakes terrorism as top US threat - Strategy elevates border security and counter-cartel operations to core defense missions
• Trump Issues Explosive Warning to Europe - Warns of 'Civilizational Erasure' Unless It Stops Mass Migration
• Trump Urges Europe in Peril to Change Course in New US Strategy
• Attorney rips USA Gymnastics amid lawsuit over alleged failure to protect athletes from sexual abuse
• Alberta pastor arrested for refusing to apologize for hurting woke librarian's feelings
• Milo Yiannopoulos regrets 'mainstreaming homosexuality' in GOP: 'I feel ashamed'
• A "trans" TSA agent sues the Department of National Defense - The conflict arises because the plaintiff, born male but identifying as female, claims discrimination for not being allowed to perform all duties that involve physical contact with female passengers during security screenings
• Malaria deaths rose last year as funding cuts risk resurgence, WHO warns
• CDC vaccine advisory panel votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth
• 'It becomes my whole job': autism advocates fight RFK Jr's barrage of misinformation - Advocates demand public health officials 'listen to autistic voices' after health secretary's debunked vaccine claims
• RFK fans demand Trump oust other Cabinet official: He's 'poisoning Americans'
• Spain investigating whether swine fever outbreak was caused by laboratory leak
• EU launches 'pre-pandemic' plan to stop bird flu jumping to humans - A plan sent to EU health ministers urges heightened surveillance and capacity building as H5N1 spreads in birds
• France reports MERS in 2 travelers who had been to Middle East
• China fighting horror virus outbreak as hospitals overwhelmed by infection - Hospitals across China are overwhelmed with patients battling an airborne virus across 17 provinces - with children among the hardest hit
• 'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day