After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida, President Trump said the issue of "land" remains a major sticking point in negotiations for a potential peace deal with Russia. The initial US-drafted peace plan leaked to the media called for...
Israel Becomes First Country To Recognize Somaliland as an Independent Nation
Israel has become the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, an autonomous region within Somalia's internationally recognized borders. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has operated as a de facto independent state for decades, though it...
Catholic Bishop in Nigerian State Hit by US Missile Strikes Opposes Bombing
The top Catholic official in the Nigerian state that was targeted by US missiles on Christmas has come out against the US strikes, according to a report from OSV News. "Violence cannot defeat violence," said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the head of the Diocese of...
US Missiles Hit Two Nigerian Villages Far From Intended Target: Nigerian Government
Two villages in Nigeria that were hit by US missiles as part of the first US strikes in Nigeria launched on Christmas Day were not the intended target, according to a statement from the Nigerian government. On Friday, Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris said...
UN Peacekeeper in Southern Lebanon Wounded by Israeli Army Gunfire
Adding to the ever-growing number of incidents in which UNIFIL peacekeepers come under attack from Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, the group reported that on Friday they faced direct heavy gunfire in the village of Bastarra, leaving one peacekeeper wounded. The...
US Airstrikes Hit Somalia on Christmas Day as Trump Continues Unprecedented Bombing Campaign
US airstrikes hit Somalia's Puntland region on December 25, Christmas Day, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. The command said that its forces conducted...
At Least 11 Killed as Alawite Mosque Bombing in Syria Leads to Violent Protests
2025 has been the first full year in power for the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, and the defining topics of the year have been the return of Syria to international diplomacy and bloody violence against religious minorities within the country. The first of the...
Israeli Settlers Spray Children With Tear Gas, Beat Sheep To Death in Attack on Palestinian Home
Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank sprayed children with tear gas and beat several sheep to death as part of an overnight attack on a Palestinian home near the village of Samu in the Hebron Hills of the southern part of the territory. According to The...
US Moves Additional Troops and Special Operations Aircraft to the Caribbean as It Escalates Against Venezuela
The US has moved a number of special operations aircraft and multiple cargo planes carrying troops to the Caribbean this week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration continues to escalate against Venezuela. The report, citing US...
US Military Blows Up Another Alleged Drug Boat in the Waters of Latin America
The US military has blown up another alleged drug boat in the waters of Latin America, according to a statement released by US Southern Command on Monday. "On Dec. 22, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a...


