US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on December 18, 2025, directing the Attorney General to expedite the federal reclassification of marijuana, aiming to reduce barriers for scientific research while maintaining federal control over recreational use. The move instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to act through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify marijuana

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The United States is pressing for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan as fighting intensifies in the strategic Kordofan region, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that all parties responsible will face lasting international condemnation. Speaking at a year-end news conference on December 20, 2025, Rubio described the ongoing violence as “horrifying” and called

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will personally oversee a new inquiry into his government’s failings ahead of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, sparking widespread anger across Israel. Critics say that placing Netanyahu at the helm of the investigation represents a clear conflict of interest, given his central role in the

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The Islamic University of Gaza has reopened for in-person classes for the first time in two years, as students and faculty navigate a campus devastated by years of conflict. Following the October 2025 ceasefire, approximately 500 displaced families are now sheltering in university buildings that have been reduced to hollow shells due to Israel’s relentless

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Iran has executed Aghil Keshavarz, a 27-year-old architecture student convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, marking the tenth execution related to espionage since the June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict. Judicial authorities confirmed that the execution took place on the morning of December 20, 2025, after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld Keshavarz’s conviction, according to the

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Staff at two of Bangladesh’s leading newspapers were left gasping for air as hundreds of protesters set fire to the offices of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo in Dhaka. The violent demonstrations erupted following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth activist and senior leader of the student protest group Inqilab Mancha.

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A shocking knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan, left three people dead and at least nine others injured on Friday during the evening rush hour, authorities confirmed. The 27-year-old suspect, identified as Chang Wen, set off smoke bombs at Taipei Main Station, then moved to another station in a busy shopping district, stabbing multiple victims along

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For decades, Australia has been hailed as a global leader in gun control, following sweeping reforms after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania. That tragic event, where a lone gunman killed 35 people with semi-automatic rifles, led to some of the strictest firearms regulations in the world, including a nationwide gun buyback program. Yet

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The state of New South Wales (NSW) is taking decisive action in the wake of the tragic Bondi Beach shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in nearly three decades. Premier Chris Minns has announced plans to ban the controversial phrase “globalise the intifada”, signaling a firm crackdown on hateful and extremist slogans. This move

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The United States has carried out a “massive strike” against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, in retaliation for a deadly ambush on American forces in the country earlier this month. The operation, codenamed Operation Hawkeye Strike, involved fighter jets, attack helicopters, and artillery, targeting more than 70 IS positions across central Syria. Background: Deadly

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