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China has unveiled sweeping new export restrictions on rare-earth materials and related technologies — a move analysts describe as a near-unprecedented escalation in its economic confrontation with the United States. The rules, announced Thursday by China’s Commerce Ministry, could disrupt global supply chains for critical technologies, from semiconductors and solar panels to electric vehicles and advanced weapons systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly admitted that Russian air defenses were responsible for downing an Azerbaijani passenger jet last December, killing 38 people, in what analysts say marks a stunning acknowledgment that further erodes Moscow’s standing among former Soviet republics.

With a notoriously cold winter approaching, Russia has launched a major campaign to deny Ukraine heat, light, and running water, authorities said Wednesday.

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that the momentum toward a Ukraine peace agreement—sparked after President Vladimir Putin’s August summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska—has “largely been exhausted,” blaming European allies of Kyiv for obstructing diplomatic progress.

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Tuesday at the White House for the second time since Carney’s election, as both leaders sought to navigate deepening trade tensions and a wave of tariffs that have strained one of the world’s closest alliances.

Newly declassified intelligence has revealed that the dramatic rise in domestic terrorism cases cited by the Biden administration as justification for expanding federal law enforcement power was overwhelmingly based on a single event: the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

In a sweeping and controversial move, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), citing longstanding conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency. The decision has sparked outrage across the medical and public health communities.

The U.S. city of San Diego struggled Tuesday with the aftermath of a second fatal plane crash in the area within weeks after a small plane crashed off the coast in the Pacific shortly after takeoff, killing all six people on board, officials said.

What began as protests against recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids has devolved into days of violent riots across Los Angeles, prompting President Donald Trump to deploy thousands of National Guard troops, with U.S. Marines now placed on standby. Authorities say nearly 60 people were arrested over the weekend as downtown LA turned into a battlefield of looting, arson, and assaults on police officers.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed down two emergency rulings that mark significant victories for President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reinstating its access to sensitive Social Security data and shielding it from intrusive document disclosures sought by a liberal watchdog group.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is not frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite recent speculation of tensions between the two leaders. His remarks came in a Fox News interview following a high-profile diplomatic tour of Gulf nations—a trip that notably excluded Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Monday that it is expanding operations across the Gaza Strip under its renewed offensive “Gideon’s Chariots,” including intensified airstrikes and targeted operations in Khan Younis and beyond. A spokesperson stated, “The IDF is in the midst of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ and is operating throughout the Gaza Strip.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended Israel’s decision to allow limited humanitarian aid into Gaza, stating that international pressure had reached a “red line.” In a video statement, Netanyahu said, “We cannot accept images of hunger, mass hunger. We will not be able to support you.”

For the first time in weeks, anti-Hamas protests erupted in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday, with hundreds of residents taking to the streets amid escalating military activity. Protesters could be seen in footage released by local media chanting, “Stop the war and the displacement! Hamas out!”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Sunday the launch of a new, large-scale ground offensive throughout the Gaza Strip as part of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing war against Hamas.

A Christian father was murdered by Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda earlier this month, after he and his wife received death threats for leaving Islam and putting his faith in Christ, Morning Star News reports.

While fighting each other for the power to rule Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been killing and attacking civilians, not least Christians, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Hungary has expressed concern about mounting “Anti-Christian sentiments and the persecution of Christians.”

The United Christian Forum (UCF) has called on India’s Hindu nationalist-led government to open a national inquiry into the exponential surge in incidents of violence against Christians in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

In keeping with similar attacks during major Christian holidays, Islamic militants in Nigeria slaughtered 11 people on Christmas Day during murderous raids in Christian communities in Kwande County, Benue state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.