Trending: * On December 26-29, 2025, a video by independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley went viral, amassing over 120 million views on X and millions more on YouTube, alleging widespread fraud in Minnesota's childcare assistance programs. Shirley visited several Minneapolis daycare centers—many appearing empty, locked, or
Economics & Markets: * Today’s commodity market: * Today’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On December 29, 2025, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command launched large-scale joint military exercises code-named Justice Mission 2025 in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas north, southwest, southeast,
Trending: * On December 25, 2025, Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers—nuclear-capable but armed conventionally for this mission—conducted a patrol over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, lasting more than seven hours. NATO fighter jets were scrambled to monitor and escort the aircraft at certain stages, as
Trending: * On December 23, 2025, a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet (registration 9H-DFJ) crashed near Kesikkavak village in the Haymana district south of Ankara, Turkey, killing all five people on board. The passengers included Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, Chief of General Staff for Libya's
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On December 22, 2025, U.S. Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing one male described
Trending: * On December 20, 2025, a major power outage struck San Francisco, California, affecting up to 130,000 PG&E customers—roughly one-third of the city—at its peak on Saturday afternoon. The blackout, triggered by a fire at a PG&E substation at 8th and Mission
Trending: * On December 18, 2025, thousands of farmers—mainly from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and neighboring countries—descended on Brussels with approximately 1,000 tractors, blocking major roads in the European quarter during an ongoing EU leaders' summit. Organized by over 40 farming groups including Copa-Cogeca, protesters burned
Trending: * On December 17, 2025, viral videos and images showed the coastline of Hormuz Island in Iran's Persian Gulf turning bright red following heavy rainfall on December 16. The phenomenon occurred primarily at the island's famous Red Beach (Sahel Sorkh), where rainwater washed iron-oxide-rich
Trending: * On December 16, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a "total and complete blockade" of all U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. He claimed the country is "completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of
Trending: * On December 15, 2025, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), in a joint operation with the Ukrainian Navy, claimed to have struck a Russian Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarine (NATO: Improved Kilo) in the port of Novorossiysk using "Sub Sea Baby" underwater drones. The
Trending: * On December 14, 2025, a mass shooting occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during the "Chanukah by the Sea" Hanukkah celebration organized by Chabad of Bondi. Two gunmen—a father-and-son pair, Sajid Akram (50) and Naveed Akram (24)—opened fire on the crowd of
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Environment & Weather: * On December 11, 2025, Washington state officials warned that up to 100,000 residents could need to evacuate due to severe flooding from a prolonged atmospheric river storm that has
