UN Appeals for $23bn in 2026 — Half of Funds Needed as Aid Faces Deep Cuts

• UN Appeals For $23 Billion For 2026 — Roughly Half Of Required Funding
• $12 Billion Received In 2025 By November — Lowest Total In A Decade

Zelensky To Meet Macron, Starmer And Merz In London As Kremlin Praises Trump’s Tougher Security Strategy

• Zelensky To Meet Macron, Starmer And Merz In London
• Miami Talks Between US And Ukraine Ended Without Breakthroughs

Expert: Chernobyl’s “Blue Dogs” Likely Stained By Spilled Dye, Not Radiation

• Blue Fur Likely From Spilled Portable-Toilet Dye
• Expert Rejects Radiation Mutation Theory
• Dogs Of Chernobyl Cares For Approximately 700 Dogs

Previously Unknown Species Discovered 4,000 Metres Below Sea Surface During Deep‑Sea Mining Trial

• Previously Unknown Species Found At 4,000 Metres (13,123 Feet)
• Animal Counts Fell By 37% Inside Mining Vehicle Tracks

NYC Mayor‑Elect Zohran Mamdani Releases Video Explaining What to Do If ICE Knocks

NYC mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani released a video outlining residents' rights when encountering ICE agents after...

Metula's Long Road Back: Border Town Struggles to Rebuild Amid Renewed Israel–Hezbollah Tensions

• Border Town Half Empty After Fighting
• About 64,000 Evacuated; Roughly 55,000 Have Returned
• Approximately 60% Of Metula Homes Damaged By Rocket Fire

Ilhan Omar: Stephen Miller's Migrant Rhetoric Mirrors Nazi Dehumanization

• Ilhan Omar Compares Miller's Language To Nazi Dehumanization
• Stephen Miller Posted That Migrants 'Recreate The Conditions, And Terrors, Of Their Broken Homelands'

Intermittent Energy Restriction Rapidly Alters Gut Microbiome and Brain Activity During Weight Loss

• IER Diet Produced Average 7.6 Kg (16.8 Lb) Weight Loss In 62 Days
• Study Enrolled 25 Volunteers Classified As Obese

“Stop Killing Us”: Tens of Thousands Rally Across Brazil to Protest Rising Femicide

• Tens Of Thousands March Across Brazil To Denounce Femicide
• Protests Held In Rio De Janeiro, São Paulo And Other Cities

FBI Reinvigorates Jan. 5 Pipe-Bomb Probe After Virginia Search of Brian Cole Jr.

• Brian Cole Jr. Arrested In Woodbridge, Virginia
• FBI Executed Methodical Search At Suspect's Home
• Bomb Techs, EOD Units And K-9 Teams Conducted Safety Sweep

Sarkozy Says He Turned Down Macron’s Offer Of A Safer Prison — Chronicles 20 Days At La Santé

• Sarkozy Refused Macron's Offer Of A Safer Prison
• Former President Chronicles 20 Days At La Santé
• VIP Protection Officers Stationed Adjacent To His Cell

Toddler Among 21 Treated After Pepper-Spray Robbery in Heathrow Car Park; 31-Year-Old Arrested

• 31-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Assault
• 21 People Exposed To A Sprayed Irritant, Including A Three-Year-Old

Greene: House Republicans Mock Trump Privately — Then Fall In Line Out Of Fear

• Greene Says Lawmakers Mock Trump Privately But Praise Him Publicly
• Interview Given To 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl

520‑Million‑Year‑Old Larval Fossil Preserves Internal Organs, Offering a Rare Glimpse Into Early Arthropods

• 520‑Million‑Year‑Old Larval Fossil Preserves Internal Organs
• Specimen Named Youti Yuanshi Is About The Size Of A Poppy Seed

Democratic Governors Make 'Affordability' Central to 2026 Midterm Strategy, Eye Swing States

• Democratic Governors Met In Phoenix To Discuss 2026 Strategy
• Affordability Named The Central Theme For Midterm Campaigns

18-Year-Old Southampton Student Fatally Stabbed After End-of-Term Night Out, Family Mourns

• 18-Year-Old Southampton Student Fatally Stabbed
• Incident Occurred In Portswood On Dec. 3; Victim Pronounced Dead At Scene

Records: Authorities Monitored Online Reaction During New Orleans 'Catahoula Crunch' Immigration Sweep

• Authorities Monitored Message Boards And Social Media Around The Clock
• 38 People Arrested In Initial Days Of 'Catahoula Crunch'

These Dark, Creepy, And Disturbing Stories Left Me Staring Into The Void — Graphic Content Warning

• Graphic Content Warning For Murder And Suicide
• BuzzFeed Compiles Dark, Reader-Submitted Stories

At Least 7 Dead, 11 Injured After Passenger Bus Rear-Ends Truck Stopped for Flat Tire on Turkish Highway

• Seven People Killed, 11 Injured
• Bus Rear-Ended Truck Stopped For Flat Tire
• Crash Occurred Dec. 6 On Izmir–Gaziantep Route In Bahçe, Osmaniye

Moss Survived Nine Months Outside the ISS — What That Means for Space Habitats

• Physcomitrium Patens Spores Exposed On ISS For 283 Days (Tanpopo 4)
• Sporophyte-Encased Spores Up To 1,000x More UV Resistant Than Brood Cells

Dana Bash Rebukes Former ICE Official After Defense Of Trump’s 'Garbage' Remarks About Somali Community

• Dana Bash Challenged Tom Homan On CNN
• Trump Called Somali Immigrants "Garbage" In Attack On Ilhan Omar

Indonesia Celebrates First Giant Panda Cub Born Locally — Meet Satrio Wiratama ("Rio")

• First Giant Panda Cub Born In Indonesia
• Cub Named Satrio Wiratama ("Rio") Born November 27
• Mother Is 15-Year-Old Hu Chun; Pair Arrived In 2017

Border Czar Defends Minnesota Crackdown, Vows Arrests of Undocumented Somalis

• Homan Defends Minnesota Immigration Actions
• Administration Says It Sees A Significant Undocumented Somali Population
• Homan Vows To Arrest Undocumented Immigrants In The Area

Hamline Student Caught on Video Saying He 'Clapped' After Charlie Kirk Was Shot; University Condemns Violence

• Hamline Student Filmed Saying He "Clapped" After Kirk Was Shot
• Exchange Recorded By Turning Point USA Volunteers On Campus