Australia anti-terror police detain 7 men as country lays youngest Bondi Beach victim to rest
Australian police have detained seven men during anti-terror raids in Sydney on Thursday as the country lays to rest the youngest victim of the deadly Bondi Beach attack. New South…
Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage
President Trump signed into law a nearly $1 trillion defense policy bill Thursday and approved what looks to be the largest military spending package in U.S. history. The fiscal 2026…
Albanian opposition lawmakers light flares, scuffle with police amid parliament chaos over corruption probe
Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside Albania’s parliament on Thursday after weeks of escalating tensions over corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and other senior officials, Reuters reported.…
Justice Department prepares to drop trove of Epstein files as deadline looms
Department of Justice officials are in their final sprint to assemble by Friday a tranche of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, but the extent of material that will be made…
Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon ahead of deadline to disarm terror group
Israel reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes across southern and northeastern Lebanon just ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline for the terrorist organization Hezbollah to disarm. The strikes hit…
Vatican confirms resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, announces new archbishop of New York
The Vatican on Thursday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and announced that Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, will become the next archbishop of New York. Hicks, 58,…
Australia’s Hanukkah massacre: The horror of being proven right
In the days and weeks after the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, a feeling settled over much of the Jewish world — including the vibrant, close-knit community here in Australia.…
Major study reveals why COVID vaccine can trigger heart issues, especially in one group
One of the most widely known risks linked to the COVID-19 vaccine is myocarditis, especially in young males — and now a new Stanford study has shed some light on…
DR MARC SIEGEL: We all need the light and miracle of Hanukkah right now
Two centuries before the birth of Christ, Judah Maccabee led a revolt by Jews against the Greek-Syrian forces in order to reclaim the city of Jerusalem and reoccupy the Second…
Major cannabis study finds little proof for popular medical claims, flags big dangers
Cannabis has been linked to some significant medical benefits, but recent research calls those into question. A major new analysis published in JAMA examined more than 2,500 scientific papers from…