Israel’s new air defense laser enters service
Israel has begun using its new Iron Beam air-defense system, which will be able to shoot down drones and missiles with lasers, the Defense Ministry told Israeli media.

Lavrov: European soldiers in Ukraine would become Russian targets
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims that if European soldiers are deployed in Ukraine, they will be seen as “legitimate targets” for Russia. “We have already said a hundred times that in such a case they would become a legitimate target for our armed forces,” Lavrov said in an interview with the state news agency Tass.

A message heard ‘from Tehran to Sana’a to Beirut’: IDF receives first Iron Beam laser defense system 
The Israeli Air Force on Sunday celebrated the delivery of the first Iron Beam laser system at a ceremony held in northern Israel at the headquarters of the manufacturer, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Israel is the first country to deploy the revolutionary laser-based air defense in its active military.

Elon Musk’s Purim photo sparks fresh speculation about his Jewish roots
A childhood photograph of Elon Musk in a Purim costume has reignited questions about the world’s richest man’s connection to Judaism. The image, which Musk himself confirmed was taken “at Purim,” shows a young boy in a red robe with white trim and a red hood, designed to resemble Santa Claus, with a Purim sign visible in the background. The photo’s authenticity, verified by Musk’s own comment on the viral post, has sent social media into a frenzy of speculation about whether the tech billionaire has Jewish ancestry.

Oct 7 victims, families sue Hamas for $1 billion in Jerusalem court
The claims were filed by attorney David Simana under Israel’s Terror Victims Compensation Law, which took effect in 2024 and allows for punitive damages against perpetrators of terrorism and those deemed responsible for such acts. The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday ordered Hamas to pay nearly 1 billion shekels in damages to victims of the October 7 terror attack,

Tucker Carlson: Israel is not America’s ally, modern Jews not related to Israelites
Tucker Carlson has taken aim at Israel again, accusing the Israeli government and its supporters of engaging in a campaign to promote fear of Islamic extremism and terrorism, while he downplayed the threat of violence by radical Islamic groups.

Putin and Trump Do Not Support European-Ukrainian Temporary Ceasefire Idea, the Kremlin Says
The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump do not support a European-Ukrainian push for a temporary ceasefire ahead of a settlement, and that Moscow thinks Kyiv needs to make a decision on Donbas. Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said that a call between Putin and Trump lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes and took place at the request of Trump ahead of Trump’s meeting in Miami with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

FBI Investigating Minnesota Fraud Scheme, Director Says
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Sunday the agency had deployed personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs.”

Forced Gaza Phase II, possible green light for attack on Iran: Focal points of Netanyahu-Trump summit
In meeting with Trump Netanyahu will demand guarantees for the return hostage Ran Gvili and the disarmament of Hamas, and will present intelligence on strengthening of the terrorist group; They will discuss the stabilization force for Gaza, as well as t Syria, Lebanon and Iran

Strong M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of northern Peru
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru late on December 28, which startled residents and prompted some to leave their homes as tremors were felt across the region, according to local reports.

Will 2026 Be a Year of War with Iran, Russia and China?
I think that nearly the entire population of the world would like to see peace in 2026, but global events just continue to drag us toward war. I honestly do not understand why more people are not upset about this. The drumbeats of war seem to get louder with each passing day, and we are getting dangerously close to a point of no return. Nobody wanted World War I to happen, but once it started, nobody could stop it, and more than 20 million people died. Nobody wanted World War II to happen, but once it started, nobody could stop it, and more than 50 million people died.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Gives Green Light for Warrantless Searches of Public’s Google History
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has handed a major victory to the surveillance state, ruling that Americans can no longer claim a “reasonable expectation of privacy” over what they type into Google. According to the court, authorities can perform warrantless searches of the public’s Google history because everyone already knows they’re being tracked.

Iran’s President Pezeshkian: ‘We are in full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe’
The Islamic Republic is in “a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview published on the country’s supreme leader’s official website on Saturday.

2 Of The Most Prominent Buzzwords For The U.S. Economy In 2025 Were “Affordability” And “Layoffs”
If you are having a really difficult time keeping up with the rapidly rising cost of living, you are certainly not alone.  This year, “affordability” was a buzzword that was constantly on the lips of politicians, economists and talking heads on television.  As you will see below, Americans are being slammed by rising prices from a multitude of directions.  Meanwhile, “layoffs” has been another buzzword that has been widely used in 2025.  Thanks to the rise of AI and our steadily deteriorating economy, we have seen far more mass layoffs this year than we did last year.  Unfortunately, one survey has found that executives are gearing up for an even larger round in 2026.

Japan Chooses National Survival Over Mass Immigration
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has delivered one of the clearest rejections of mass immigration seen from a major industrial nation in decades.

University Writing Center Rejected Proper English, Calling It “Linguistic White Supremacy”
There was a time when being a white supremacist meant something (for starters, that you were one in a million). Today, though, it appears that anyone can be a white supremacist. Why, all journalist Larry Elder had to do to become “the black face of white supremacy” was seek California’s governorship. And now all you need to do to become the linguistic face of white supremacy is uphold Standard American English. That is, according to certain “intellectuals” — such as those at the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Writing Center.

Trump lauds peace talks with Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago, deal is ‘very close’
President Trump said a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is “very close” to being reached following his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.

Is Hamas trying to rewrite Oct 7 before Washington decides Gaza’s future?
The Hamas terrorist organization’s publication of its latest white paper, “Our Narrative… Al-Aqsa Flood: Two Years of Steadfastness and the Will for Liberation,” is not just another propaganda exercise. It’s a calculated attempt to shape the future, to redefine Hamas’ role in Gaza, and to secure its political and military survival. Hamas has succeeded before at steamrolling false narratives over governments, supporters, and the uninformed. Israel must recognize that this effort, if left unchecked, could succeed again. The timing of the document is no coincidence.

New Orleans Has The Highest Homicide Rate Among Major US Cities
Across the United States, there were 22,830 homicides… averaging 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people.

Ukraine “Is Ready For Peace”; Zelensky Thanks Trump After “Great Meeting”
“It’s unresolved, but it’s getting a lot closer. [Donbas dispute is] a very tough issue, but one that I think will get resolved,”

Top Astronomical Events to Watch For in 2026
The coming year offers eclipses, occultations and much more. Ready for another amazing year of skywatching? 2025 was a wild year with a steady parade of comets knocking on naked eye visibility, and one extra special interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS.

2025 Will Forever Be the Year Trump Took America’s Borders Back 
For four long, chaotic, demoralizing years, Americans endured an open-borders nightmare brought on by a government that neglected its most basic duty of protecting the nation. Cartels ran wild throughout the entire Southwest. Human traffickers operated with impunity. All the while, the liberal ruling class told us this was “compassion.”

Major winter storm sweeps across Nordic states
A post-Christmas storm named Johannes swept across the Nordic nations on Saturday, leaving one person dead and thousands of homes without power. Forecasters say the storm, which downed trees, disrupted traffic and cut overhead power lines, is moving south and is likely to peak overnight into Sunday.

‘What the heck is this?’ James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
The Jupiter-size world, detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), doesn’t have the familiar helium-hydrogen combination we are used to in atmospheres from our solar system, nor other common molecules, like water, methane or carbon dioxide. Rather, the planet seems to have soot clouds near the top of the atmosphere that condense into diamonds deeper in the atmosphere. What’s even weirder is that its host star is not even a normal star.

Arrested in Italy on suspicion of financing Hamas
Seven people have been arrested in Italy, suspected of raising millions of euros for the terrorist organization Hamas. Italian police have also issued international arrest warrants for two people believed to be outside the country’s borders. The nine are accused of sending the equivalent of just over 75 million kronor to organizations based in “Gaza, the Palestinian territories, or Israel that are owned, controlled or linked to Hamas,” a police statement said. In addition to the nine, three organizations are being investigated which police suspect are a cover for actions aimed at financing Hamas.

7.0-magnitude earthquake rattles Taiwan
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s ⁠northeastern ‍coast late on Saturday, the island’s Central Weather Administration said. The quake, some 32 km (20 miles) off the city of Yilan, hit at 11:05 pm local time (1505 GMT/UTC) and had a depth of 73 ‍km (45 miles), it added. Within minutes, however, the Taipei ⁠city ‍government said there were ‌no ‌immediate ⁠reports of major ‍damage.

Amazon says blocked 1,800 North Koreans from applying for
SEOUL: US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds. In a post on LinkedIn, Amazon’s chief security officer Stephen Schmidt said last week that North Korean workers “have been attempting to secure remote IT jobs with companies worldwide, particularly in the US”. He said the firm had seen nearly a one-third rise in applications by North Koreans in the past year. And he warned the problem “isn’t Amazon-specific” and “is likely happening at scale across the industry”.

Sun Erupts With Powerful X1-Class Flare, Triggers Radio Blackouts
The Sun erupted with an X1-class solar flare.NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. The flare caused radio blackouts on sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. The blackouts occurred in Australia and parts of southeast Asia.

Asteroid Apophis to Pass Just 32,000 km from Earth, ESA and JAXA’s Team Up to Stop It!
In 2029, the world will witness a rare celestial event when the asteroid Apophis, a 375-meter-wide asteroid. flies by Earth at an astonishingly close distance. To study this phenomenon, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan’s JAXA are teaming up for the Ramses mission, an international effort to observe how Earth’s gravity affects the asteroid. The mission aims to collect valuable data to advance planetary defense techniques, an area of growing importance in space exploration.

Omar’s wealth skyrockets from almost zero to $30 million amid fraud concerns
Her husband’s financial firm claims tens of billions of dollars under management, despite listing its business address as a shared workspace. A venture capital firm launched by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar has quietly removed the names of its officers and advisers from its website as scrutiny intensifies over the family’s rapidly rising wealth amid a sweeping welfare fraud case centered in Minnesota, The New York Post reports. According to Omar’s financial disclosures, the firm reported minimal assets in 2023 before its stated value surged into the multi-million-dollar range within a year.

Iran’s President: We are at total war with the US, Israel, and Europe
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that his country is engaged in “total war” with the United States, Israel, and Europe, accusing them of trying to bring the Islamic Republic “to its knees.”

UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene in New York for an emergency session on Monday afternoon following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. The session will be held at the request of Somalia. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Jerusalem officially recognized Somaliland on Friday, making Israel the first UN member state to recognize the nation as an independent and sovereign state.

IDF sets ‘complete siege’ on city of Palestinian terrorist: Katz 
Israeli security forces have imposed a “complete siege and cordon” on the Palestinian city of Qabatiya in northern Samaria, from where a terrorist set out on his killing spree in northern Israel the previous day, Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Saturday evening. The Israel Defense Forces are “operating with full force against the terror hotspots in the village of Qabatiya from which the terrorist murder set forth,” he tweeted.

America’s History With Israel And What Lies Ahead
Friend or no friend, America’s history with the Jewish people goes back farther than either the Trump or Biden administrations. In fact, the country’s very foundation is based on the Jewish Scriptures. For instance:…..

State of Emergency for New York and New Jersey as winter storm sweeps across Northeast U.S.
A powerful winter storm swept through the U.S. Northeast on December 26-27, triggering states of emergency in New Jersey and New York, dropping nearly 30 cm (12 inches) of snow, and leaving over 120,000 customers without power.

Strong M6.6 earthquake hits near Yilan, Taiwan
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit near Yilan, Taiwan, on December 27. The agency reported a depth of 67.5 km (42 miles).

Italy Arrests 9 Suspects for Using Charities to Funnel $8.2 Million to Hamas Terrorists in Gaza
Nine suspects have been arrested by Italian authorities on suspicion of funneling $8.2 million in funds from three separate charities to “associations based in Gaza, the Palestinian territories, or Israel, owned, controlled, or linked to Hamas,” according to a statement that was issued by anti-terrorism prosecutors.

The Global Persecution of Christians Has Greatly Intensified In 2025
While Christians in the Western world peacefully celebrate Christmas, most have absolutely no idea what’s happening to their brothers and sisters on the other side of the globe. Most of the world’s population lives in a country where Christians are being violently persecuted. Believers are rounded up for de-programming in China; churches are burned to the ground by Hindu extremists in India; Christians are literally being cut into pieces by Islamic radicals in some parts of Africa; practicing your faith can be a death sentence in certain areas of the Middle East; and North Korean concentration camps are teeming with people suspected of worshipping Christ. Perhaps if we faced similar levels of persecution, believers in the Western world would start becoming a lot more serious about their faith.

As Silver Surges Toward $100 Mark, Global Debt Levels Are Exploding & U.S. Dollar Is Dying
This year, silver has been on the greatest bull run we’ve ever seen. It’s up an astounding 166% since January 1st, so those who purchased it long ago and stuck with it are loving life right now. When the price of silver reached the 50-dollar mark earlier this year, I thought it would be some time before it hit the 60-dollar mark. But it didn’t take long at all. Once the price of silver reached 60 dollars, I thought it might hit 70 dollars sometime in early 2026. If you check the latest numbers, you’ll see we’ve easily blown past that threshold, and the price of silver has already surpassed 80 dollars in Shanghai. I know I’ve been using the word “crazy” a lot lately, but without a doubt, what we’re witnessing at this moment is truly “crazy.”

Self-Proclaimed Prophet from Ghana Told Followers the ‘End of the World on Dec. 25’ Was Postponed — Says His Prayers Were Answered and the Flood Is Delayed Until Further Notice — Bought a Mercedes-Benz Instead
A self-proclaimed prophet in Ghana has quietly moved the goalposts after his dramatic prediction that the world would end in a catastrophic flood on Christmas Day failed to materialize.

Top 10 weather events of 2025 that smashed records
From extreme winds and heat to unprecedented snow and an unusual hurricane season, 2025 will be remembered as a year that continually rewrote the weather record books. In chronological order, here’s a list of the top 10 record-breaking weather events of the year:

Soviet Europe? Trump BANS Euro Officials from U.S. in Free-speech War
How the worm has turned. In 2009, talk-show giant Michael Savage, along with others, was banned from Britain for exercising speech. Now, 16 years later, certain European officials are being banned from the U.S. for banning people for exercising speech. It’s just the latest in an unprecedented development: a war over liberty between an increasingly authoritarian Europe and a U.S. that, under Trump’s administration, is championing Americanism.

Just Call It Islam
Separating ‘Islam’ from ‘Islamism’ is a fool’s errand. Western societies (which have at our religious and civic core the teachings of the Jewish and Christian scriptures) are fooling ourselves if we think ethnic groups whose religious identity is devotedly Muslim will assimilate comfortably into our cultures.  Instead, the last two decades have shown us a four-step process emanating from Islamic ideology vis-a-vis the West: First, they migrate. Second, they populate. Third, they agitate. Fourth, they dominate. By step four, we suffer all manner of trouble, up to and including horrific acts of violence. So let’s ask this question: Is it wise for the West to make excuses for semi-Muslims by trying to parse out “Islamism” from “Islam”?  No, it is not. I prefer to heed Laura Loomer’s direct recommendation: “Just call it Islam.”