Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries
President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US. The White House said the restrictions were intended “to protect the security of the … Read More
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter … Read More
US presses Pakistan to join Gaza force, testing powerful military chief’s authority at home
Field Marshal Munir is expected to discuss stabilization force with Trump in coming weeks, with Pakistani participation likely to trigger domestic backlash among Islamists ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his … Read More
Lawsuits claiming Ozempic, other GLP-1s led to blindness become second mass litigation over the drugs
DEC 15 (Reuters) – A federal judicial panel said Monday it would centralize a growing number of lawsuits against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly alleging patients lost some or all of their eyesight while taking the companies’ blockbuster weight loss … Read More
FBI foils alleged New Year’s Eve bomb plot organized by pro-Palestinian group
AG Bondi says ‘Turtle Island Liberation Front’ was planning ‘series of bombings’ against federal targets in Los Angeles; four arrested in CA, one in New Orleans for separate plot The FBI recently foiled a plot to carry out coordinated bombing … Read More
Israeli citizen among 16 victims killed alongside one gunman in Bondi Beach terror attack, with at least 29 injured and two police officers shot during Hanukkah celebration
An Israeli citizen was among the 16 victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack, which also saw one of the gunmen killed and 29 people hospitalised during Hanukkah celebrations. Follow SkyNews.com.au for rolling coverage. Australia has suffered its worst mass … Read More
Recap: Brown University person of interest to be released from police custody, officials say
Authorities said late Sunday the person of interest was being released from custody with evidence pointing in a different direction now. A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday … Read More
Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Found Guilty in National Security Trial
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was found guilty Monday of violating Chinese national security laws, the culmination of a years-long effort on the part of the Chinese Communist Party to punish Lai for his staunch pro-democracy activism. Lai was … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – December 12, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, We’ve seized a Venezuelan ship full of oil. This is not unusual but it is inflammatory. You can watch on released video, it was rehearsed. Apparently we took control of this tanker and it was an armed … Read More
Gold gains after Fed rate cut, silver hits all-time peak
Gold prices reversed course to rise on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, though uncertainty over next year’s policy outlook persisted, while silver hit an all-time peak. Spot gold rose 0.7% at $4,236.57 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for … Read More
Bondi shares heart-pounding footage of US seizing Venezuelan oil tanker in rare action last seen in 2014
US forces rappelled from helicopter onto sanctioned vessel off Venezuelan coast Attorney General Pam Bondi released video footage Wednesday of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan crude oil tanker, a bold move last ordered more than a decade ago. Video footage … Read More
Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike, SBU source says
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck Russia’s Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea for the first time with long-range drones, halting oil and gas production from more than 20 wells, a source in the SBU said on Dec. 11. Four … Read More
WINTER CRISIS Patients treated in CUPBOARDS in NHS ‘superflu’ chaos as docs warn ‘last chance’ to get vaccine before H3N2 peak
PATIENTS are being treated in “cupboards” as the NHS buckles under the “relentless strain” of winter bugs, top doctors say. Brits are being warned today is their “last chance to get protected” against the H3N2 superflu surge, which shows no … Read More
Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-corruption protests
Tens of thousands gathered across Bulgaria on Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s resignation, with protesters accusing the government of widespread corruption. The demonstrations come weeks before Bulgaria joins the eurozone on 1 January. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned … Read More
French lawmakers narrowly back social security budget in victory for PM Lecornu
France’s social security budget cleared a key hurdle in France’s National Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers narrowly approved a draft bill aimed at staving off a huge gap in funding for welfare, pensions and healthcare, handing a victory to embattled Prime … Read More