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Volume 1 • Issue No. 357 • Updated Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM UTC

U.S. military conducts strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific, killing one person

The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Trump administration announces plan for new Navy battleship as part of 'Golden Fleet'

Sources: AP News, NPR


Trump administration removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions

Sources: AP News


Judge criticizes Ghislaine Maxwell for revealing victim names in appeal papers

A judge has scolded Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence.

Sources: AP News


Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 and cuts power

Sources: AP News


Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow, part of series of assassinations

The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine.

Sources: AP News


FCC bans new Chinese-made drones, citing security risks

Sources: AP News


U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss, first daily oral obesity medication

Sources: NPR


American journalist injured in Israeli attack demands accountability from U.S. government

Sources: NPR


Trump administration's immigration policies leave over 1.6 million immigrants without legal status

Sources: NPR