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Updated January 2, 2026 - 8:04 AM EST

Maduro Won't Comment on Claimed US Attack

		*Russia Asks US To Stop Chasing Tanker It Attempted To Seize*
		*US Bombs Five More Boats, Says There May Be Survivors*

Netanyahu Joins Trump To Celebrate New Year

		*Israel Faces Widespread Condemnation as NGO Ban Comes Into Effect*
		*Five-Year-Old Gaza Girl Dies After Building Collapses on Tent*

Russia: Ukrainian Attack in Kherson Kills 27

Russia Hands US Evidence It Says Confirms Attack on Putin Home

Trump Bombed Seven Countries in 2025

First Year of HTS Rule in Syria Defined by Massacres

Saudi Forces Renew Strikes on UAE Militia in S. Yemen

Viewpoints

	*Once Again, the New York Times* Sells Israel's Genocide in Gaza as Law Enforcement by Jonathan Cook**
	Abraham Accords: Less Historic Than Advertised by José Niño

	Venezuela and the Empire of Lies by Charles Goyette
	Trump Should End Defense Welfare for South Korea by Doug Bandow
More Viewpoints

4 Ways Team Trump Reminded Us of Bush-Cheney in 2025
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Frontline

	Palestine Was the Deadliest Place To Be a Journalist in 2025
	Consortium News Loses Suit Against Newsguard
	'Baseless Claims': Somaliland Denies Agreeing to Absorb Displaced Palestinians

The War at Home

	AIPAC Is Retreating From Endorsements and Election Spending. It Won't Give Up Its Influence.
	Judge Vacates Noem's Termination of Protected Status for Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Downs 168 Ukrainian UAVs Over Regions Overnight: Russian Defense Ministry
	Dead Man Returns to Life: Ukraine Fakes Death of Anti-Russian Fighter
	Ukraine: 'Bribes for Votes' Scheme Uncovered in Parliament Involves Members of Zelensky's Party

United Kingdom

	Who Are the Palestine Action Hunger Strikers?
	UK Government Vows To 'Defend' Decision To Strip Shamima Begum of Citizenship

Europe

	As Lithuania Preps for War, Some Fear They Are Intentionally Stoking It
	Hundreds in Sweden Rally in Support of Palestine, Call To End Arms Sales

Africa

	DR Congo Accuses Rwanda of Killing Over 1,500 Civilians in Past Month
	Why Are Some African Countries Banning US Citizens From Entry?
	'Only Sheets to Cover Us': Sudan's Displaced Face Little Shelter in Kosti

China

	US Urges Beijing to End Military Pressure Against Taiwan After Drills Sparked by Major US Arms Sales
	Just How Close Did a PLA Drone Come to the Heart of Taipei During Drill?

Pakistan

	Pakistan Hand Grenade Attack Leaves One Dead, Five Wounded
	PTI Party Leaders Denied Meeting With Jailed Imran Khan Again, Amid Calls for Pakistan Govt Flexibility
	India, Pakistan Swap Nuclear Sites List Despite Frozen Ties

Yemen

	Yemen's Aden Airport Shut by STC-Backed Transport Minister, Saudi Source Says
	How Two Powerful US Allies Came to Blows in Yemen
	STC Forces Withdraw From Positions in Yemen's Hadramout

Gaza

	Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Child as Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
	One Dead, Five Injured in Gaza Tent Fire
	Statistics Bureau Says Gaza Population Fell 10.6% Due to Killing and Displacement
	Israeli Army Shells Several Areas Across Gaza Despite Ceasefire
	Israel Allowing Traders to Bring Into Gaza 'Dual-Use' Items Barred From Aid Organizations
	Hundreds of Thousands March in Istanbul in Solidarity With Gaza
	Israel Looking To Reopen Rafah Crossing After US Pressure: Israeli Media

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Seizes Planning Powers Over Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque From Palestinians
	Israeli Rights Organizations Slam Tel Aviv's Ban on Aid Groups
	Israel Escalates West Bank Demolitions Amid Illegal Settlement Expansion
	Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison in Naqab
	Former Supreme Court Presidents, Ex-Judges Demand Netanyahu Halt Attacks on Judiciary
	Israel Denies Prisoners Water as Systematic 'Collective Punishment': Report
	Young Palestinian Boy Drowns in Muddy Water Flooding His Gaza Tent Camp
	Israel Approves 126 Illegal Settler Units in Occupied West Bank Outpost
	Israeli Occupation Forces Detain Six Palestinians North of Jericho
	Israel Advances War Readiness Against Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank

Iran

	Iran Warns US Threats Against Nuclear Sites Endanger IAEA Credibility, NPT
	Plunge in Iran's Currency Sparks Strikes and Protests: Press Review
	Christians Mark New Year 2026 in Tehran Church

Middle East

	Middle East Wars Top the List of Conflicts to Watch in 2026, Report Says
	Lebanese Defy War With Year-End Outburst of Joy, Determination
	Saudi Arabia Sets Executions Record in 2025, Putting 356 People to Death

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