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 SBU stated
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 about 1,
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
Trending: * On December 10, 2025, U.S. forces seized the oil tanker Skipper in international waters about 20 nautical miles off Venezuela's coast, shortly after it left Jose port carrying roughly 1.1 million barrels of Venezuelan Merey crude oil from state-owned PDVSA. The operation involved FBI, Homeland
Trending: * On December 9, 2025, Russia's State Duma issued a directive for all employees to transition to remote work amid a nationwide surge in influenza A(H3N2), commonly known as the Hong Kong flu, which now accounts for over 80% of detected cases according to Rospotrebnadzor. The measure
Trending: * On December 8, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order immediately designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations under state law. The order instructs all Florida state agencies to take lawful steps to prevent these groups from operating in
Economics & Markets: * Today’s commodity market: * Today’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On December 8, 2025, Thailand launched airstrikes on Cambodian military positions near the disputed border in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces, escalating clashes that began with gunfire exchanges on December 7. Thai forces targeted
Trending: * On December 4, 2025, U.S. Southern Command announced that Joint Task Force Southern Spear, at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The operation targeted a boat operated by a Designated
Trending: * On December 3, 2025, an F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed during a routine training mission over controlled airspace in California's Mojave Desert, approximately two miles south of Trona Airport in San Bernardino County. The incident occurred at around
Trending: * Yesterday, December 2, 2025, Michael and Susan Dell announced a $6.25 billion donation from their family foundations to seed $250 investment accounts for 25 million U.S. children aged 10 and younger who are not covered by the new federal Invest America program. The announcement took place at
Trending: * On December 1, 2025, the National Shooting Sports Foundation announced that the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System processed 165,183 firearms-related background checks on Black Friday, November 28, contributing to a weekly total of 530,156 checks for the period from November 22 to 28.