THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea Ends Policy of Reunification with South Korea
• North Korea’s Kim would not hesitate in ‘annihilating’ South: KCNA
• North Korean leader: Mobilize powerful means to destroy the US and South Korea
• North Korean leader’s sister jeers at Seoul; boasts of nuclear prowess
• Kim Jong Un visits missile launcher factory, warns of ‘military showdown’
• South Korea Views Daughter of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un as His Likely Successor
• North Korea Stresses Alignment With Russia Against US
• North Korean-Russian Military Cooperation Could Threaten Global Security
• Xi: China Will ‘Surely Be Reunified’ With Taiwan
• China says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan remains ‘inevitable’ after vote
• China FM warns Taiwan independence moves will be ‘harshly punished’ after poll

WORLD WAR III?

• U.K. Govt Warns: Be Ready for War With China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea in Five Years
• British General: Citizens must be ready for war with Russia
• Symbolic ‘Doomsday Clock’ signals continued risk of global catastrophe

NEVER AGAIN?

• Syria’s Assad claims Holocaust was a lie fabricated to justify creation of Israel
• One in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth, poll finds

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christians in Northern India Forgo Christmas Celebrations After ‘Record’ Year of Persecution
• Nigerian Christians, Forgotten by the West, Face Christmas Under the Shadow of Jihadist Genocide

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR THREAT

• North Korea: We’re Prepared to Nuke America if It Makes a ‘Wrong Decision’
• North Korea’s Kim warns Washington as biggest ICBM launched
• North Korea test fires long-range missile with US in range
• North Korea nuclear attack on US would spell end of Kim regime: White House

WAR IN ISRAEL

• Top Hamas Official Warns ‘War of Liberation’ Surpassing October 7 Massacre Is Imminent
• Netanyahu in Gaza: War will continue until Hamas is finished, not before
• Benny Gantz: ‘As long as it may take, we will fight, and we will win’
• Netanyahu: ‘We Will Destroy Hamas’ Regardless of ‘International Pressures’

THE RULES OF WAR

• IDF Spokesman Hagari: ‘We abort attacks when we see unexpected civilian presence’
• Israel Responds to Biden: IDF ‘Making Efforts That No Army in History Has Made … to Protect Civilians’
• White House spokesperson: Israel is protecting civilians in ways even we wouldn’t
• IDF finds one of the largest Gaza weapons stockpiles ever near school and hospital
• IDF: Hamas continues using civilian areas for military activities

HAMAS ATROCITIES

• Former IDF spokeswoman: Israel must tell the truth about what happened to the hostages
• Kirby: safe to assume Hamas is still weaponizing sexual violence

THE IRANIAN THREAT

• Iran foreign minister warns of ‘terrible’ days ahead for Israel
• Iran Threatens to Close Mediterranean Sea Alleging U.S. Gaza ‘Crimes’
• Iran’s navy boasts of new sophisticated cruise missiles

THE RED SEA POWDER KEG

• Yemen rebels vow to keep up Red Sea attacks despite US warnings
• US-led coalition of 10 nations to counter Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea
• UK and Italy send warships to join Red Sea coalition
• Iran warns against proposed US-backed Red Sea force – ISNA

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• ‘Real risk’ Putin won’t stop warns NATO chief; Putin claims over 600,000 troops deployed
• China’s Xi says strong Russia ties a ‘strategic choice’
• Seoul scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes approach

Hamas blasts Netanyahu’s speech to Congress: A complete lie

Israel National News reports: “Hamas on Wednesday weighed in on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to US Congress. The group claimed that Netanyahu’s comment about intensified efforts to return the hostages is ‘a complete lie […]