BONDI BEACH ATTACKERS WERE OPERATING ALONE: AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE COMMISSIONER

Tue 30 December 2025: Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday that the father and son accused of the mass shooting earlier this month at Bondi Beach in Sydney were operating alone. There is no evidence that the two men were operating as part of a broader cell, Barrett said during an update on […]

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ZELENSKYY SAYS UKRAINE WANTS 30-50-YEAR SECURITY GUARANTEES FROM US

Mon 29 December 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that he has asked US President Donald Trump to consider providing Kyiv with security guarantees for a period of 30 to 50 years. Trump, according to Zelenskyy, said he would “think about” the proposal. The Ukrainian president, however, said that under the current agreements, […]

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US SLASHES UN HUMANITARIAN AID TO $2BN, HUGE CUT AS TRUMP DEMANDS REFORMS

Mon 29 December 2025: The $2bn pool will target specific countries or crises, down from US contributions of up to $17bn in recent years. The United States has said it will contribute only $2bn in United Nations humanitarian assistance – a small fraction of its traditional funding scope – as President Donald Trump’s administration continues […]

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DONALD TRUMP URGES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO RELEASE NAMES OF ‘ALL’ DEMOCRATS IN EPSTEIN FILES

Sat 27 December 2025: US President Donald Trump on Friday urged for the Department of Justice to reveal the identities of “all” Democrats who have had relations with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get […]

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GLOBAL NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL UNDER PRESSURE IN 2026

Sat 27 December 2025: Global nuclear safeguards face new strain in 2026 with the expiry of the US-Russia New START treaty and bleak prospects for progress at the NPT review conference, raising fears of a weakened arms control system. The fragile global legal framework for nuclear weapons control faces further setbacks in 2026, eroding guardrails to avoid a […]

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UK YOUTH TO BE OFFERED MILITARY ‘GAP YEAR’ IN BID TO BOOST DEFENCE: REPORT

Sat 27 December 2025: UK plans to boost ranks of armed forces by offering young people paid military experience amid growing Russian threats  Teenagers in the United Kingdom will be offered paid “gap years” with the armed forces under a new “whole of society” approach to national defence that aims to increase recruitment among young […]

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GERMAN DIGITAL MINISTER SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR BANNING KIDS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

Fri 26 December 2025: German Minister for Digital Affairs Karsten Wildberger has expressed openness to introducing a ban on social media use for children, similar to recent measures adopted in Australia, the German news agency dpa reported on Friday. Wildberger told dpa that restricting children’s access to social media platforms was “more than justified,” pointing […]

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AUSTRALIA’S NSW PASSES TOUGH ANTI-PROTEST, GUN LAWS AFTER BONDI ATTACK

 Armed police at the scene of the shooting. [David Gray/AFP] Thu 25 December 2025: Palestinian, Jewish and Indigenous groups say they will launch constitutional challenge to anti-protest laws described as ‘rushed’. The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as well as wide-reaching new restrictions on free speech […]

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CRITICAL MINERALS DEPENDENCE COULD SPARK TENSIONS FROM 2026 ONWARD, IEA CHIEF WARNS

Thu 25 December 2025: Growing global dependence on a single country for critical minerals poses a serious risk to energy security and could spark international tensions as early as 2026, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told Anadolu. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, said one country dominates the critical minerals market, controlling […]

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