SUFFER THE CHILDREN

• Two-Year-Old Child Among Dead in Mass Stabbing at German Park, ‘Afghan’ Knifeman Arrested
• Shock in Guatemala: Cult leaders order mothers to starve children

NEVER AGAIN?

• Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp’s liberation
• Most people believe a genocide of Jews could happen today, multi-country survey finds
• Hundreds chant for ‘intifada’ at New Year’s Day protest in NYC’s Times Square
• Mass. man arrested for incitement to shoot synagogue worshippers, threats to rape Jewish women
• ‘Israel must go’: Israeli attacked in Berlin over Israeli-Palestinian peace pin – report
• Syria’s new curriculum: Jews are ‘damned and have gone astray’

A PALESTINIAN STATE?

• Gaza Strip is part of the ‘State of Palestine,’ PA’s top envoy tells UN Security Council
• Abbas asks Trump for assistance in establishing a Palestinian state

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Hamas vows to ‘rise again,’ fight until Israel is destroyed
• US intel figures show Hamas has recruited up to 15,000 new fighters during Gaza war
• Hamas uses Gaza hospitals for command, distribution of arms and safety, terrorist reveals in interrogation
• Shocking: Freed Israeli Hostages Say Hamas Used U.N. Facilities to Hide Them
• Iran steps up air defense drills near key nuclear site amid Israeli, US threats

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia’s Putin discusses ‘multipolar global order’ with China’s Xi hours after Trump inauguration
• China saw record trade with Russia in 2024: customs data
• Philippines files protest over Beijing’s ‘escalatory actions’ in South China Sea
• Taiwan identifies 52 ‘suspicious’ Chinese ships for close monitoring
• North Korea warns of responding ‘more intensively’ to US drills with South Korea, Japan

THE NORTH KOREA MADMAN

• North Korea tells United Nations it is a ‘responsible nuclear state’
• North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate-range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
• North Korea’s Kim says new hypersonic missile will deter ‘rivals’

A NUCLEAR WORLD

• Kremlin urges Trump to resume nuclear disarmament talks ‘as soon as possible’
• Report: Khamenei halts nuclear weapons program in olive branch to Trump

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Church of England Priests Told to Change ‘Problematic’ Christmas Hymns: Report
• ‘Christianity is Paganism’: Florida Imam Warns Muslims Against Wishing ‘Happy Holidays’ to ‘Pagan’ Christians
• Netanyahu to Christians: ‘You’ve stood by our side as Israel defends our civilization’

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russia warns the United States of the risks of World War Three
• NATO chief calls for defence surge to avoid ‘big war’ with Russia
• Putin signs record Russian budget, one-third for defense
• Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through ‘any means’
• Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles in Belarus, Putin says
• Finland PM says Russia ‘permanent’ threat to EU
• Russia launches ‘inhuman’ Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Xi tells Russia’s Medvedev China ‘is willing’ to strengthen ties
• Defense Department report: China to have 1K nuclear weapons in arsenal by 2030
• Japan FM raises ‘serious concerns’ over China military activity
• China’s space journey continues apace
• Taiwan military on high alert as China warships sail near island
• U.S. ‘playing with fire’ funding Taiwan’s military, China says

A NUCLEAR IRAN?

• 2015 nuclear deal no longer relevant, Iran close to bomb, IAEA chief says
• Iran’s atomic organization claims it won’t impede IAEA access to nuclear sites
• UK, France, Germany: No ‘credible civilian’ basis for Iran’s growing uranium stash
• Britain, France and Germany urge Iran to halt ‘nuclear escalation’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• UN passes resolution for conference on ‘two-state solution’, 8 countries vote against
• Netanyahu Warns Houthis as He Lights First Candle of Hanukkah
• Israel to open ‘new front’ in Golan Heights, Netanyahu says
• Hamas calls for ‘mobilization’ to repel PA security forces amid West Bank ops.
• Hamas threatens to ‘neutralize’ hostages if Israel launches rescue attempt
• Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria reportedly causes earthquake
• Ayatollah Khamenei Claims Iran’s Axis Made ‘Stronger’ by Fall of Syria’s Assad