Israel recognizes Somaliland as a sovereign state and establishes diplomatic relations
Israel becomes the first country to recognize Somaliland. “The declaration is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords,” the statement says, referring to several agreements between Israel and Arab nations brokered by the United States.
Citing rampant fraud in Minnesota, SBA director halts $5.5 million in payments

Citing rampant fraud in Minnesota, SBA director halts $5.5 million in payments

Kelly Loeffler, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced she halted $5.5 million in federal payments to Minnesota on Dec. 23, citing the state’s fraud scandals, estimated to total $9 billion, and specific concerns that her agency uncovered. SBA investigators found at least $2.5 million in pandemic-relief loans “granted to individuals indicted as part of the Somali fraud scheme,” she wrote in a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

New Israeli attacks on Lebanon target Hezbollah weapons depots and training facility
According to the information, weapons depots and a training facility were attacked, among other things. “A number of weapons depots and terrorist infrastructure facilities used by Hezbollah to carry out terrorist attacks against the State of Israel have been attacked,” the military wrote in a statement. According to the Israeli military, the facilities and activists there violate the ceasefire between the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Israel.

Iran ‘violently’ arrests Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi
Iran “violently” arrested Nobel Peace Prize 2023 laureate Narges Mohammadi at a memorial ceremony on Friday, her supporters said. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, was detained along with several other activists.

AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess
“These findings reinforce what many engineering teams have sensed throughout The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. But all that convenience has come with some glaring drawbacks. The tools have repeatedly been found to be unreliable and inaccurate, code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than the human-written stuff — and by a significant margin. In other words, AI code produced 1.7 times more issues than human code, once again highlighting major weaknesses plaguing generative AI tools.

CV-22B Osprey, MC-130J Commando II Special Ops Aircraft Deploy To Puerto Rico
Satellite images emerging online show at least five MC-130J Commando II multi-mission combat transport planes are now at Rafael Hernandez International Airport (RHIA) in Puerto Rico. The Commando IIs appear to have arrived on Dec. 17. There are at least nine Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft there as well, according to a recording of air traffic control conversations

Trump-Zelenskyy talks will address security guarantees and reconstruction, Ukraine leader says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during Sunday’s talks, and that the 20-point plan under discussion “is about 90% ready.” An “economic agreement” also will be discussed, Zelenskyy said, but added that he was unable to confirm “whether anything will be finalized by the end.”

Muslim country which enslaved millions of Europeans demands ‘reparations’ for colonization
But if Algeria wants reparations, how about we start with reparations for the over 1 million Europeans trafficked through Algeria’s slave markets? Islamic victimhood, whether it’s crying about colonialism or genocide, is entirely based on moral inversion. Only in the most grotesque inversion could the Algerian Muslim terrorists have been transformed into anti-colonial freedom fighters.

Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
The foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, Somalia’s breakaway region, Egypt said on Friday. “The ministers affirmed their total rejection and condemnation of Israel’s recognition of the Somaliland region,

Houthi leader says future rounds of fighting with Israel likely
The head of the Houthi terror organization, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warned of potential future escalation with Israel during a speech broadcast on Houthi-owned news channel, Al-Masirah TV, on Friday evening. Al-Houthi alleged that Israel, with American support, was preparing for further action against the terror organization, claiming that “upcoming rounds are certain.”

Terror attack in Israel ‘direct result’ of Palestinian Authority’s ‘relentless incitement,’ Akunis says 
The Palestinian Authority is to blame for the stabbing and car-ramming terror attack in northern Israel on Friday in which the attacker killed two and injured two others, according to Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York. The murder victims were Aviv Maor, 19, and Shimshon Mordechai, 69. “The sickening Palestinian terror struck Israeli civilians once again today,” Akunis said. “This barbaric attack is a direct result of the relentless incitement encouraged by the Palestinian Authority through its media and education system.”

In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda
In a landmark class-action ruling, San Diego-based U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez on Dec. 22 placed a permanent ban on California’s gender secrecy policies pushed by the state’s Department of Education. The decision delivers a strong rebuke to state policies that have prohibited public school employees from sharing information with parents about their child’s “sexual orientation” and “gender identity/expression” without express consent from the child.

The New Battle For The Americas: Why The Western Hemisphere Is Becoming A Global Flashpoint
The principal geopolitical foes of the US in the Western Hemisphere—Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua—are firmly in the China and Russia camp. Other countries can shift depending on the outcome of recent elections. Here’s an overview of some of the most geopolitically important countries in the Western Hemisphere to help frame the broader picture. For China and Russia, Venezuela represents a geopolitical foothold in America’s backyard—much like how the US uses Taiwan and Ukraine to do the same to Beijing and Moscow.

Department of War releases video showing US strikes launched against ISIS targets
Footage shows munitions being launched in Christmas night strikes ordered by President Trump targeting ISIS militants accused of killing Christians in Nigeria. (Credit: Department of War via X)

Comer: The ‘Walls Are Caving In’ On Tim Walz
House Oversight Chairman James Comer declared this week, “The walls are caving in on Tim Walz,” as a federal probe into Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal intensifies. Whistleblowers, mayors, and lawmakers now enter the fray, spotlighting waste in social programs that hammer everyday residents.
Minnesota taxpayers now must endure cuts to basic services because billions of dollars earmarked for social programs vanished due to fraudulent schemes, most of which are tied to the state’s Somali community. Comer emphasized that successful congressional investigations depend on insiders willing to break ranks, and he now has them. “The key to a good congressional investigation is having whistleblowers. And, fortunately for us, we have some state employees who have bravely stepped forward. We’re going to get them under oath, and they’re going to tell us everything they know. And we’re going to go from there.”

Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges
We had a feeling we would be in for another round of weapons ‘reveals’ out of China this Christmas, following last year’s ‘leaks’ of not just one, but two tailless stealth tactical jet designs, among other developments. It appears we are getting at least one installment of this in the form of a medium-sized cargo ship packed full of containerized vertical launchers, along with sensors and self defense systems. The message is clear, China is making it known that it could, and likely will, turn ships from its behemoth of a commercial fleet into not just shooters, but arsenal ships. The vessel … In other words, the layout appears to be designed as something of an improvised superstructure in order to turn the cargo ship into a heavily-armed surface combatant

CA Democratic Socialist Mayor Refuses to Resign After Claiming Bondi Beach Terror Attack was an Israeli ‘False Flag’ Operation
The mayor of Richmond, California, Eduardo Martinez, was hammered following the Bondi Beach massacre of 15 people, with calls for his immediate resignation after he posted numerous antisemitic social media rants branding the slaughter as an Israeli “false flag” operation, while blaming Israel for the rise in violence against Jews.

TAMPA’S ISLAMIZATION PIPELINE: How a Muslim Brotherhood–Linked School Network is Building a Parallel Islamic Infrastructure in Florida
Tampa, Florida, is no longer being marketed simply as a warm, affordable American city. In Arabic-language promotional videos circulated to Muslim audiences both abroad and inside the United States, Tampa is openly described as an “Arab village,” a future “capital of the Muslim community in America,” and an ideal destination for Islamic settlement.

Turkey attempting to deploy radars within Syria, western intel. sources tell ‘Post’
Turkey has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, amid an escalating confrontation between Israel and Turkey over Ankara’s presence in Syria.

Netanyahu to tell Trump – keeping Hamas in power in Gaza a ‘historic mistake’
At his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will voice the opinion that pushing for a political solution with Hamas still in power in Gaza will prove a “historic mistake.”

DHS: More Than 17K Illegal-alien Criminals Arrested Under Laken Riley Act; 1,000-plus in 14 Days
Federal agents have arrested and detained almost 20,000 dangerous illegal aliens under the Laken Riley Act, a bill named for the nursing student murdered by an illegal alien caught and released at the border by Joe Biden’s administration. And in a recent operation launched in Riley’s honor, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, agents collared more than 1,000 illegals in the last two weeks.

Politico Frets About a ‘Far-Right’ Takeover of Christmas
You simply cannot hate and/or mock the Left-dominated media enough. Even Christmas is not safe from being targeted by their joyless, ham-fisted propaganda to project their own campaign of cultural subversion onto some straw man they relentlessly label the “far-right.” Politico published an eminently mockable piece, just in time for the most wonderful time of the year, titled – brace yourselves – “How the far right stole Christmas.” By “far right,” of course, the Left means anything to the right of Chairman Mao.

OU removes trans instructor who gave Christian student’s Bible-based essay a zero
The University of Oklahoma announced Monday that it has stripped a graduate student of their teaching duties for giving a Christian student a zero on her Bible-based essay, calling the grade “arbitrary.”

RFK Jr Is Getting Sued for Protecting Kids
Democrat Attorneys General from around the country are banding together to end a Trump administration policy to protect children from mutilation. The group of 19 states and Washington, D.C. have filed a lawsuit targeting Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to ban gender transition surgeries for minors.

In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda
In his ruling, Benitez made clear that the state had overstepped its constitutional authority by sidelining parents, compelling educators to violate their consciences, and harming vulnerable children by depriving them of parental guidance. At the heart of the case was the question of who holds primary authority over a child’s welfare. The court answered decisively: parents do.

9 Signs That Leaders All Over The Globe Have Come Down With A Really Bad Case Of “War Fever”
How close can we get to the edge without falling over?

The Real War Of The Century: Artificial Intelligence
Systems designed to predict are now positioned to decide. Probabilities harden into policies. Risk scores become verdicts. Recommendations quietly turn into mandates…

Chinese Military Simulates Caribbean War Scenario Amid Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy
“Some of the blue side congregated near Houston, Texas, and headed southeast into the Gulf of Mexico, while the red side was seen in the Caribbean Sea.”

US conducts ‘powerful and deadly strike’ against ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Day
U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, marking a symbolically timed military action in what President Donald Trump described as a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum.”

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East
Christmas was celebrated by Christian communities across the region, including in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. There are Christian communities in many countries in the region.

Israel: Iranian terrorist killed in Lebanon
The Israeli army killed a high-ranking member of an elite Iranian force in an attack in Lebanon on Thursday, the military said. The man has been identified as “a key terrorist within the Quds Force’s operational unit” and is accused of being involved in terrorist plots against Israel from Lebanon and Syria, according to the military.

Musk accuses Gov. Walz of ‘hiding vast fraud’; Emmer echoes claim
Elon Musk accused Gov. Tim Walz of “hiding vast fraud” in a post on the social media platform X amid national scrutiny of widespread fraud in Minnesota. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who helped implement the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), made the claim Sunday in response to a post highlighting Walz’s past criticism of him. The original post read: “Tim Walz was one of the loudest anti-Elon voices when Elon was at DOGE. Now we understand exactly why.” “Tim Walz is guilty of hiding vast fraud,” Musk responded, which has been viewed over 30 million times. U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., echoed the criticism,

Russian bombers flew over the Norwegian Sea
Russian bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, have conducted a flight over the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry announced, without going into detail about when exactly it happened. The flight, which took place in neutral waters off the Scandinavian peninsula, was, according to the message, escorted by “foreign fighter jets,”

Leaving Islam for Christianity: One man’s message for Minnesotans about Democrats, Muslims
He once wanted to die for Allah, but courageously left Islam for Christianity—and now he’s working to save Muslims around the world. The goal of Islam is to bind itself with leftism, with the Democratic Party,” Faridi said. Mohamad Faridi, a former Muslim and now a Christian minister, shared his journey and his message for Minnesotans with Liz Collin on her podcast. In speaking about his perspective on Islam, Faridi said, “There’s nothing divine about it, it’s just a political movement.”  Faridi soon became a part of an “underground” Christian church. “I distributed Bibles, CDs, and other things and I was threatened many times,” he recalled. “ “What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes. It’s a staggering, industrial-scale fraud. It’s swamping Minnesota and calling into question everything we know about our state.”

Trump Says US Struck ISIS in Nigeria in ‘Powerful’ Attack on Christmas
The significance of this announcement by Trump centers on the long-standing violence in Nigeria, which affects both Christians and Muslims, and potential implications of U.S. military involvement in the region. American troops’ activity there could potentially set a precedent for foreign intervention in humanitarian crises motivated by religious targeting.

The weapon that could hand the Middle East to the Muslim Brotherhood
In 2018, the F-35 was America’s most expensive mistake. After burning through $55 billion in research and development, the stealth fighter was plagued by mechanical failures. Aerospace experts wrote it off as a boondoggle that would never work in real combat. Then Israel got its hands on it. “It was supposed to be a bane rather than boon for American defense,” Ettinger said. But Israel became the first nation to use the F-35 in actual combat operations—and everything changed. Now Turkey—the top patron of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood—wants one.

New York Jewish community buys an entire Jerusalem high-rise project in one coordinated move
A U.S.-based Jewish community has quietly pulled off one of the most unusual residential buys Jerusalem has seen in years: securing two new high-rise towers in the city center for roughly 200 households, in a deal Israeli real estate figures estimate at more than NIS 1 billion. Unlike a classic “buyers group” hunting discounts, industry sources describe this as a coordinated community move built around shared lifestyle and institutions.

Kim Jong Un vows expanded missile development ahead of party congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled that his country will continue developing missiles over the next five years, during visits to major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA reported. According to KCNA, Kim said that “the country’s missile and shell production sector is of paramount importance in bolstering war deterrent.”

Trump orders strike on ISIS in Nigeria, wishes ‘Merry Christmas to the dead terrorists’ 
The United States Africa Command stated that the strike in Sokoto was conducted “at the request of Nigerian authorities” and killed multiple terrorists. “The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing,” Trump said, adding that he wishes a “MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.”

In Cairo talks, Israel presses to recover last hostage’s body from Gaza 
An Israeli delegation led by Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch met with senior Egyptian officials and international mediators in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss efforts to recover the body of Israel Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last hostage being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the mission, which included representatives from the Israeli military, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Mossad intelligence agency. The talks focused on operational details for recovering Gvili’s remains.

States Try to Snuff Out Lab-Grown Meat Before It Really Starts
Lab-grown meat could be widely available in supermarkets across the U.S. in 10-15 years. But should it be? Advocates say the product offers consumers more choices, boosts food security for a country with growing demand and increases sustainability for a world with already stressed resources. However, some states have already answered this question – with a hard “no.”

Musk, US Gov’t In Talks Over Land Swap Deal To Expand SpaceX Launch Operations
The Trump administration is considering a proposed land swap that would transfer about 775 acres of federally protected land in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, allowing Elon Musk’s rocket company to expand launch operations in the newly incorporated town of Starbase, Texas, helping ensure America continues to lead the space race into the 2030s.

Newsom proclaims state of emergency in multiple Southern California counties due to storms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency in several southern counties on Wednesday, as a powerful winter storm swept through the state.

Israeli Foreign Minister Calls on Jews Around the World to Immigrate to Israel
Against the backdrop of rising antisemitism, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is calling on Jews from a number of countries to make “Aliyah” (immigrate to Israel). “We stand for the right of every Jew to live in security anywhere. But today, I am calling on Jews in the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Canada, and Belgium to immigrate to Israel,” Sa’ar told participants at the “J-50” Forum.

The Myth of Saudi Moderation: When Mecca Speaks, It Speaks for the State
From Islam’s holiest, state-controlled pulpit in Mecca, the sermon praised Palestinian violence and explicitly prayed for divine punishment and misery to be inflicted on Jews, presenting that message as legitimate religious guidance broadcast to the Muslim world.

EXPOSED: Tulsi Was Right, The Left Lied Again — Paterson Bragged About Being Islamized
…While the media shouts “Islamophobia,” Paterson’s leadership celebrates that the city feels like an Islamic country rather than an American one. In their own words, Paterson is described as “the Arab city within America,” a place that feels “like being in a foreign country,” where residents boast that one can thrive without learning English. The city is openly branded as “Palestine al-Soghra,” or Little Palestine, and municipal leaders renamed Main Street “Palestine Way” as a political statement. These are their admissions.

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Holiday ‘Tips’ from the Religion of Peace
“While Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, here’s what top Islamic clerics really think: “Saying Merry Christmas is Worse than Murder” “…it is saying congratulations on your false religion. Congratulations on your false understanding of life. This is worse than fornication, drinking alcohol, and killing someone.”

Arab Nonprofit Stirs Pot With Times Square Ad On Christianity’s Holiest Day
“Jesus is Palestinian.” 

World War And The Plan To Control Or Kill Young Western Men
They will then celebrate your death, because they nullified your strength without ever having to fight you directly…

Should churches and pastors share politics from the pulpit? History of the Johnson Amendment
Dr. Richard Land, executive editor of The Christian Post, provides a history of the Johnson Amendment, why many churches have opted not to speak about politics, and what the proper balance on the issue might look like.

Christians beaten, held hostage and Bibles set on fire in brutal attack by Hindu extremists
A Hindu extremist mob in northern India assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion, sources said.

US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

Yemeni government, Houthis agree to exchange 3,000 prisoners
Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthis reached an agreement on Tuesday on a large-scale prisoner exchange that would see nearly 3,000 detainees released, including seven Saudi nationals, in what negotiators described as the biggest such deal since the war began.

Israeli Air Force unveils new rapid-response unit to stop October 7-style ground invasions
The Israel Air Force (IAF) on Thursday unveiled its relatively new unit for preventing October 7-style ground invasions of Israel, following the country’s complete unpreparedness for that role in 2023.