Clash Report

Somalia: The UN Security Council extends the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for one year, through end-2026, to back Somali forces against al-Shabab.

Sudan: RSF militias reportedly carried out an attack on the Abu Qumra area in North Darfur.

Sanctions relief, prisoner swaps and a weight-loss drug. The U.S. quietly offered sanctions relief to Belarus in exchange for freeing political prisoners—while also exploring access to a weight-loss drug for President Lukashenko. READ MORE

Pentagon report says China is building toward 1,000 nuclear warheads as it prepares for “national total war”. READ MORE

Pentagon: China Expects to Be Able to Win a War on Taiwan by 2027 Rather than preparing only for a limited conflict with Taiwan, the PLA is described as measuring its capabilities against Washington itself. READ MORE

Pentagon: China Aims for Six Aircraft Carriers by 2035 The PLAN has already the world’s largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 ships in service and projections of roughly 435 by 2030. READ MORE

Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey argues the U.S. should revive “defector visas”, actively recruiting top engineers and managers from rival states, especially China. Luckey says the goal is to “steal their very best manufacturing engineers,” and weaken China in the process. “We’re trying to steal the very best people from our greatest foe.”

Ukrainian President Zelensky said a nationwide referendum on a peace deal could be held alongside an early presidential election, potentially within 60 to 90 days after the agreement is signed. Zelensky says he does not intend to cling to power. READ MORE

Zelensky Unveils 20-Point Peace Framework Ukraine would keep a 800,000-strong army. Security guarantees would mirror Article 5. Russia would legally commit to non-aggression. Territorial questions remain unresolved. READ MORE

Christmas Returns to Bethlehem After Two Years of War Events were canceled in 2023 and 2024 due to the Gaza war. A fragile Gaza ceasefire enabled celebrations to resume. READ MORE

U.S. GDP grew 4.3% in Q3 2025. This is the fastest pace in two years, well above forecasts. Marks a sharp pickup from earlier in the year. READ MORE

NEW: The U.S. imposed sanctions on Thierry Breton and four other Europeans over alleged “extraterritorial censorship” tied to EU digital laws. Breton was a central architect of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). READ MORE

Trump-Aligned Think Tank Calls for End of EU Heritage Foundation says the EU should be dismantled. READ MORE

Putin Meets Syria on Defense Industry Putin met Syria’s foreign and defense ministers. Focus was on military modernization and defense-industry cooperation. READ MORE

NEW: A car explosion was reported overnight in southern Moscow near Yasenevaya Street, the same area where Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb two days earlier. The blast appears to have involved a vehicle near a police post or police car and may have been caused by an explosive device. Three police officers were either injured or killed, though details remain unconfirmed.

Trump: If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!

The Trump administration says it needs about one more week to finish releasing the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files, with as many as 700,000 pages still under review. Source: Axios

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni: 2025 has been tough for all of us, but don’t worry—next year will be much worse.

A Turkish-flagged cargo ship was reportedly hit by a kamikaze drone in the Black Sea yesterday morning while sailing from a Ukrainian port to Türkiye. It’s the fourth attack on Turkish-linked ships in the recent weeks in the Black Sea.

Nebenzya to Latin American Countries: Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls — the bell tolls for you.