🇺🇸 Congress returns for a showdown over government spending, disaster relief, and defense policy before President-elect Donald Trump begins his term next month. A pivotal

🇷🇺 Putin has shelved the planned ‘Friendship Games’, a multi-sports event criticized by the International Olympic Committee as a political project.This post was originally published

🇬🇧 Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Chris Wormald as Cabinet Secretary, the UK’s most senior government official and policy adviser.This post was originally published

🇨🇳 Chinese lidar sensors may expose U.S. military to hacking risks, warns a report from a Washington think tank. The report calls for a ban

🇬🇼 56 people were killed in a stadium crush in Guinea during an on-field controversy. This incident highlights the dangers associated with major soccer stadium

🇱🇧 An Israeli drone targeted a Lebanese military bulldozer at the Al-Abbara military base near the Lebanon-Syria border during fortification work, according to the Lebanese

🇸🇪 Three individuals charged in Sweden with preparing terrorist crimes linked to Islamic State. They are also charged with being members of a terrorist organization.

🇮🇱 Israeli forces bombarded homes in northern Gaza, killing at least 15 people in Beit Lahiya overnight, according to Palestinian medics.This post was originally published

🇹🇩 Chad’s President Mahamat Deby announced the termination of the military pact with France, stating it had become outdated.This post was originally published on this