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Thailand and Cambodia ended weeks of fierce border clashes with a second ceasefire in recent months in the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian nations.

Baruch Dayan Emes: Rav Moshe Lieber Zt”l. The levaya is over, the shiva has passed, but sadly a tremendous financial burden looms large over Rav Moshe’s rebbetzin. Between the kvura, children’s chasunas, and medical expenses, coupled with the lack of life insurance – we are trying to raise $100,000, to alleviate this pressure and allow […]

Police say six suspects have been arrested in the Bedouin community of Tarabin following a violent incident in the Jewish community of Givat Bar in the Negev. Three of the suspects are accused of setting vehicles on fire. During the attack, masked individuals allegedly cut through the perimeter fence at Givat Bar, entered the community, […]

Italy’s Mount Etna entered a new eruptive phase on December 26, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) confirmed. Lava fountains rose more than 1,000 feet into the air, with rock fragments thrown several kilometers above the volcano’s summit, the institute said. Authorities have issued a yellow alert, and officials are monitoring any possible […]

Kyiv was the primary target of overnight Russian air attacks, facing an almost 10-hour bombardment that lasted well into the morning At least two people died and 500,000 families were without power at one point.

TRUMP: Tariffs are creating GREAT WEALTH, and unprecedented national security for the USA. trade deficit has been cut by 60% totally unheard of. 4.3 GDP, and going way up. No inflation!!! we are respected as a country again.

New fare gates are now preventing riders from paying once and entering with a second person. Those who try to double up will find the gate slamming shut and the sound of a loud horn.

An Austrian tourist has been rescued after falling six meters down a cliff on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

FBI Director Kash Patel says the J. Edgar Hoover headquarters in D.C. will be “shut down permanently,” with employees moving to the Ronald Reagan Building instead of a new Maryland campus. Maryland officials have sued the Trump administration, alleging $555 million in funding meant for the Maryland project was wrongly diverted after Congress had already […]

At least 15 people were killed and 19 others injured after a bus plunged into a ravine along the Inter-American Highway in Guatemala.

A group of 21 Arab, Islamic, and African countries, organizations, and entities issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s sovereignty.

Downtown Hargeisa lit up with the Israeli flag as residents of Somaliland’s capital celebrated Jerusalem’s move to recognize their sovereignty.

A Moscow court sentenced former Foreign Ministry official Arseniy Konovalov to 12 years in a high-security prison for treason, finding he had leaked classified information to U.S. intelligence; he was detained in March 2024.

U.S. cities are on heightened alert for potential terrorist attacks during New Year’s Eve celebrations, while seven countries have canceled or their events altogether citing safety and security concerns.

SNOW TOTALS: Central Park: 4.3″ JFK: 4.2″ Newark, NJ: 4.2″ Islip, NY: 6.6″ Bridgeport, CT: 7.1″

New NASA boss Isaacman says U.S. will return to the moon within Trump’s term * NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the U.S. will return to the moon within President Donald Trump’s second term. * Isaacman said that will be key to unlocking an “orbital economy,” which could include Helium-3 mining and space data centers. * […]

Prime Minister Netanyahu plans to tell President Trump when they meet on December 29 at Mar-a-Lago that any agreement which leaves Hamas armed and in control of Gaza would be a “historic mistake,” i24NEWS reports. Israeli officials fear Washington may move ahead with the next phase of Gaza talks without a clear plan to disarm […]

Severe weather battered the Gaza Strip, with strong winds and heavy rain tearing through the area and sending tents flying.

Saudi Arabia says it rejects Israel’s announcement recognizing Somaliland’s sovereignty, calling the move a unilateral secessionist action that violates international law.

An Israeli settler and IDF reservist who was filmed ramming an all-terrain vehicle into a Palestinian man in the West Bank has been placed under house arrest, authorities confirmed, following the circulation of graphic footage that sparked widespread condemnation. The suspect was detained overnight Friday and released to five days of house arrest, police said. […]