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Israel has announced it will revoke the licenses of 37 international and local aid organisations operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, saying they failed to comply with newly introduced registration rules. The suspensions are set to begin on 1 January, with the organisations given 60 days to cease operations. Israeli officials cite incomplete … Read more

Lead: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his side after a 4-1 win over Aston Villa on 31 December 2025 at the Emirates, a result that left Arsenal top of the Premier League heading into the new year. All four Arsenal goals arrived in the second half from Gabriel, Martín Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus, … Read more

Lead: Two tourist trains bound for Peru’s Machu Picchu collided on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, near the Qoriwayrachina archaeological site, killing at least one person and injuring about 30 passengers. The fatality was identified by Cuzco police as a railroad worker, and rail services between Cuzco and Machu Picchu were suspended after the accident. Local … Read more

Lead: A body was discovered Tuesday afternoon during a renewed search for 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos in northwest Bexar County, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. The remains were located about a few hundred yards from the teenager’s family home near the 11000 block of Caspian Spring, at a landscaping site called Burning Brush. Authorities found a … Read more

December 30, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday that it has frozen federal child care payments to Minnesota following viral online allegations of widespread fraud. Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill said the agency identified day care centers named in a social media video and has demanded a comprehensive … Read more

2025 left Hollywood with a long list of minor and major disappointments: from a manufactured AI performer stirring industry anxiety to theatrical dramas that failed at the box office, streaming consolidations, and franchise fatigue. Reported across Los Angeles and the wider industry throughout the year, these developments signaled both cultural friction—over AI, celebrity spectacle and … Read more

Lead: George Clooney told Variety in November that he sees a direct threat to American journalism as corporate and legal pressures reshape major outlets. Speaking ahead of his film Jay Kelly, Clooney said CBS and other institutions ceded ground when faced with lawsuits tied to former President Trump, and he warned that recent leadership changes … Read more

Dec 30, 2025 — On the final Premier League matchday of 2025, Arsenal strengthened their position at the top with a commanding 4-1 victory over Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. Earlier on Tuesday, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by AFC Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, and Manchester United dropped points in a 1-1 … Read more

Lead: A U.S. government official told The Intercept that the CIA carried out a drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility on December 24, marking what U.S. sources describe as the first known CIA attack on Venezuelan territory. The strike targeted a dock U.S. officials say was used by the Tren de Aragua gang; no … Read more

30 December 2025 — Russia announced on 30 December that it has deployed the intermediate-range, nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to Belarus and released first footage of the weapon on mobile launchers. The defence ministry’s material shows vehicles moving through forested terrain during exercises; Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka had said the systems arrived on 17 December … Read more

On Dec. 30, 2025, five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. announced his commitment to Duke University, a move that propelled the Blue Devils to the top of the 2026 recruiting rankings. Rippey, a 6-foot-1 guard from Blair Academy (New Jersey), selected Jon Scheyer’s program over finalists NC State, Tennessee, Miami and Texas after official visits … Read more

New CDC data released Dec. 30 show at least 7.5 million flu illnesses and 3,100 deaths in the U.S. this season, and cases are rising rapidly across the country. Hospital admissions exceeded 19,000 last week—about 10,000 more than the prior week—and New York reported more than 71,000 cases in a single week. Public-health experts point … Read more

Tatiana Schlossberg, a 35-year-old environmental journalist and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Dec. 30, 2025, after a public battle with cancer. Her family and the JFK Library Foundation confirmed her death in a statement saying she passed away that morning. Schlossberg had disclosed in a recent New Yorker essay that she was … Read more

Lead South Carolina reported 20 new measles cases on Tuesday, raising the state’s total for 2024 to 179 and adding momentum to a national outbreak that has exceeded 2,000 cases this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 93% of U.S. cases were in people who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination … Read more

Lead: The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve federal claims that it failed to label some YouTube videos as directed to children, allowing targeted advertising and the collection of personal data. The U.S. Department of Justice announced a federal court order on Tuesday confirming the payment and additional compliance obligations. … Read more