SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 14, 2025 — A mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach has resulted in at least 12 people killed and nearly 30 injured, in what New South Wales police have classified as a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community. The incident occurred on Sunday evening during the…
GAZA CITY, December 13, 2025 — The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it conducted a **targeted strike in Gaza City that killed senior Hamas commander **Raed Saad (also spelled Raad Saad), described as one of the key architects of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and head of Hamas’s weapons production operations. In…
New York, United States —The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has unveiled plans to establish a $300 million fund to help resolve more than 1,300 outstanding lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests and lay church workers. The announcement, made in a Dec. 8 letter by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, reflects escalating financial pressures on the…
LONDON / AMSTERDAM / NEW YORK / TORONTO — December 2025:Across the Western world and beyond, historic church buildings — once central to community life — are increasingly being closed, deconsecrated, sold and repurposed as secular enterprises, residential spaces, and places of worship for other faiths. This marks a major shift in the architectural and…
CARIBBEAN SEA — December 10, 2025In one of the most dramatic maritime enforcement actions in recent years, United States forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, intensifying geopolitical tensions and provoking a fierce diplomatic backlash from Caracas. Operation and Seizure U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) commandos, supported by…
Wellington, New Zealand —New Zealand has announced an ambitious and controversial plan to eradicate more than 2.5 million feral cats by the year 2050, marking the first major expansion of its Predator Free 2050 programme since its launch. The decision was confirmed by Conservation Minister Tama Potaka, who described feral cats as “stone-cold killers” responsible…
Washington D.C., December 2, 2025 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has once again targeted Representative Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), repeating a long-debunked allegation that the Somali-American congresswoman married her “brother” to secure immigration and U.S. citizenship. The renewed attack comes amid a broader hardline immigration rhetoric and has drawn sharp reactions from supporters of Omar…
Islamabad, November 30, 2025 — Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, revealed alarming figures today, claiming that since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021, the Pakistani military has suffered heavy casualties. According to Dar, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers have been killed, while over 20,000 have been…
Medan/Jakarta, November 30, 2025 — Indonesia’s disaster authorities confirmed on Sunday that the death toll from the catastrophic floods and landslides that struck Sumatra island has risen to 442, with over 400 people still missing as emergency crews struggle to reach isolated regions cut off by collapsed roads and washed-out bridges. Days of relentless monsoon…
Islamabad, November 2025 — In a landmark and controversial shift, Pakistan has formally expanded military authority by passing the 27th Constitutional Amendment, granting unprecedented powers and lifelong legal immunity to Army Chief General Asim Munir. The amendment also creates a new post — Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) — effectively making Munir the most powerful…
