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 (Jan 10 2026) - Connecticut Post : Connecticut holds ICE protests
CONNECTICUT : In response to a Minnesota woman being fatally shot by a U.S. (ICE) officer this week, more than 1,000 rallies are planned this weekend across the country, including some in Connecticut, as part of ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action. The incident has led to demonstrations across the country in recent days.
(Jan 09 2026) - Defense Post : Army Brings (AI) Into Mental Health Care
U.S.A. : The US Army has begun the next phase of its BRAVE health program, tapping (AI) to make mental health care more accessible for soldiers & their families. BRAVE, short for Behavioral Health Resources & Virtual Experience, is run by the Defense Health Agency & delivered through secure digital platforms ...
(Jan 08 2026) - Bay Post : Internet access cut in Iran amid protests
IRAN : Iranian authorities have sharply restricted internet access amid ongoing protests across the country, residents and monitoring groups say. In the western province of Kermanshah, which has been shaken by unrest, internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks reported a total outage at the main internet operator TCI.
(Jan 07 2026) - Irish Post : Greenland's future is a matter for Denmark
IRELAND : Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, has said Greenland's future should be decided by Denmark & Greenlandic people. President Trump has made no secret of acquiring the country (...) citing arctic security. The densely-populated island (...) is understood to have untapped natural resources ...
(Jan 06 2026) - Jerusalem Post : Preemptive strikes on Israel ...
IRAN : As protests continued to grow across Iran, the country’s reestablished National Defense Council issued a statement that appeared to leave the door open to preemptive military action, warning that Tehran would not necessarily limit itself to retaliatory responses if it perceives concrete threats to its security.
(Jan 05 2026) - Richardson Post : The Power of Lying Narrative
AUSTRALIA : This letter to the editor of The Australian on 11 Dec 2025 is a textbook example of how effective the media & globalist politicians are in brainwashing the mass audience. Unfortunately there is a constant stream of these & opinion articles from The Times, in the Australian, spouting stupid & gratuitous Russophobia.
(Jan 04 2026) - Bangkok Post : Thailand accuses Cambodia of war crimes
THAILAND : Thailand has accused Cambodia of war crimes & violations of international humanitarian law in attacking Thai civilian areas & discarding the bodies of its own soldiers on the battlefield. The govt’s Joint Press Centre on the Thailand-Cambodia situation said that Thailand had evidence proving that Cambodian armed forces
(Jan 03 2026) - Copenhagen Post : Why we make new year’s resolutions
WORLD WIDE : Every January, millions around the world set New Year’s resolutions. The act itself satisfies a deep human need for growth, meaning & hope. Regardless of whether the resolution is ultimately kept, the ritual creates psychological momentum. It offers a pause, a reset & belief that change is possible.
(Jan 02 2026) - JC Post : U.S. Health Subsidies Expire ...
NEW YORK : Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired Thursday cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown over the issue.
(Jan 01 2026) - NY Post : New York City Mayor Sworn in on Quran
NEW YORK CITY : A triumphant Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the Big Apple’s mayor just moments into the New Year — kicking off an uncharted era with a proud socialist at the helm of the nation’s largest city. The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman was sworn in on a Quran as the city’s 112th mayor ...
(Dec 31 2025) - Scheer Post : Israel Bans Dozens of Aid Groups ...
ISRAEL : Starting on Jan 1, Israel will ban 37 international aid groups & charities from operating in Gaza in its latest effort to add to the misery for the Palestinian civilians living in flimsy tents & bombed-out buildings in the Strip. The groups being banned include several prominent international aid organizations ...
(Dec 30 2025) - Post Millennial : Severe flu strain 'Subclade K' spreading
U.S.A. : A new severe flu strain is spreading through the US, and as the holidays are winding down, the flu season is increasing, with many more severe symptoms from the strain known as H3N2 or subclade K. This year's flu is expected to be more severe, and may be more so for those that have not gotten a flu shot, experts say.
(Dec 29 2025) - SCM Post : Cambodia & Thailand agree to resume exchanges
CHINA : Cambodia & Thailand have agreed to consolidate their ceasefire & restore exchanges after trilateral talks held in China. The 3 sides had “in-depth exchanges on working step by step through mutual efforts to resume normal exchanges, rebuild political mutual trust, improve relations & safeguard regional stability”
(Dec 28 2025) - Activist Post : Australian Israel Lobby Is Saying ...
AUSTRALIA : Australians everywhere should be made acutely aware that the Australian Israel lobby is now explicitly advocating a ban on criticism of the state of Israel. Not just hate speech against Jews. Criticism of a foreign state. They’re coming right out and saying it, they want a ban on criticism of Israel.
(Dec 27 2025) - Orissa Post : Thailand, Cambodia sign ceasefire deal
CHANTHABURI : Thai Defence Minister Natthapon Nakpanich & Cambodian Deputy PM & Defence Minister Tea SeihaSaturday signed an agreement on a ceasefire at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province. Earlier in the day, the Cambodian Ministry of Defence said that it reached a consensus with Thailand on the ...
(Dec 26 2025) - Borneo Post : Najib sentenced to 15 yrs’ jail
PUTRAJAYA : The High Court here today sentenced Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to 15 years in jail and imposed a total fine of RM11.4 billion after finding him guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering involving RM2.3 billion in funds linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
(Dec 25 2025) - Porterville Post : JESUS : The Reason for The Season !!!
PORTERVILLE : There comes a time in a person's life when he knows he's in over his head. Circumstances may have made taken a turn for the worst and without GOD's intervention you knew all may be lost. For the most part everyone who finds his way - finds it because of his need to get out from under that circumstance and ...
(Dec 24 2025) - Post South : Mayor-elect Welcomes National Guard ...
NEW ORLEANS : Democratic New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno said she welcomes Republican President Trump's deployment of 350 National Guard troops to the city, unlike some other Democratic mayors & governors who have sued the administration to stop such operations. The troops will be deployed shortly after Christmas and ...
(Dec 23 2025) - Nagaland Post : Intel warns of ISI plan ...
INDIA : In the wake of the unrest in Bangladesh, Indian intel' agencies have sounded an alert along the border, fearing a massive spillover of illegals. Officials also say that as security agencies there are too busy controlling the situation in their country, many pro-ISI outfits are planning an infiltration into India.
(Dec 22 2025) - Mexico Daily Post : Inequality in Yucatán Increases ...
YUCATAN : Tourism investments particularly benefit Mérida, accounting for 43.7% of the total, expanding economic and employment opportunities in the region. Mérida, the capital of Yucatán, is experiencing expansion into its periphery, occupying new territories and municipalities, according to Adrián Guillermo Martínez ...
(Dec 21 2025) - PSY Post : Listening to music immediately after ...
ARGENTINA : Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the journal Memory provides evidence that emotionally stimulating music can enhance specific types of memory recall ...
(Dec 20 2025) - San Antonio Post : Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy
HONG KONG : Jimmy Lai, the media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner, was found guilty on December 15 of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city's highest-profile trial. Under a China-imposed national security law, Lai could spend the rest of his life in jail. Lai (...) has already spent five years in jail ...
(Dec 19 2025) - Christian Post : RFK Jr. announces HHS crackdown
WASH D.C. : Sec' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thurs that the Dept of Health & Human Services is taking steps to push back against what he described as "sex-rejecting" transgender procedures for minors. "So-called 'gender-affirming care' has inflicted lasting physical & psychological damage on vulnerable young people"
(Dec 18 2025) - Palm Beach Post : New Mar-a-Lago flight paths
FLORIDA : The number of people being affected by a change in flight paths to keep planes from flying over President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, is more than 4x's the number under the previous long-standing flight paths. The former paths took planes into & out of Palm Beach Airport directly to the east over Trump's home ...
(Dec 17 2025) - Maravi Post : Trump imposes tough US visa rules
WASH D.C. : President Trump has announced expanded entry restrictions on foreign nationals from 24 countries, citing “demonstrated, persistent & severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, & info-sharing” that pose national security & public safety risks. The new proclamation includes full suspensions for 8 countries and ...
(Dec 16 2025) - Daily Post : Governor Bago sacks 30 advisers
NIGERIA : Niger State Governor has approved the disengagement of 30 special advisers in a move aimed at restructuring the state’s governance framework. The development by the Governor’s Chief Press Sec' explained that the decision forms part of efforts to revamp the admin' & improve efficiency in line with the governor’s agenda.
(Dec 15 2025) - Phnom Penh Post : The World Cannot Stay Silent ...
CAMBODIA : As of Dec 15, 13 innocent Cambodian civilians have been killed, at least 74 injured & nearly 1/2 a million displaced by relentless attacks from the Thai military using advanced heavy weapons, including F-16 fighter jets. Despite repeated ceasefire calls from Cambodia, appeals from US President Donald Trump, and ...
(Dec 14 2025) - First Post : Bondi Beach shooting: 12 killed, dozens injured
AUSTRALIA : 12 people were killed & dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australian officials said. Following are comments from world leaders in the wake of the deadly shooting. ”This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah ...”
(Dec 13 2025) - Post & Email : This Isn't What I Signed Up For
U.S.A. : “Welcome to the land of separate realities: NAVY bootcamp where you have the right way; you have the wrong way; and then you have your NAVY way. The NAVY way is based on the premise that two wrongs equal a right, but they take it a few steps beyond 2 and make it 3, 5, 7 wrongs to get it right, which happens so seldom ...”
(Dec 12 2025) - Salina Post : Why Trump signed XO for AI regulations
WHITE HOUSE : President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy.
(Dec 11 2025) - Baton Rouge Post : PM Modi speaks with President Trump
NEW DELHI : PM Modi on Thursday held a telephone conversation with President Trump, during which the leaders reviewed the progress made in the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership & discussed ways to deepen cooperation across key sectors. On X, PM Modi said, Had a very warm & engaging conversation with Trump.
(Dec 10 2025) - National Post : Canada's unpronounceable names of things
CANADA : This week, the province of B.C. assigned a name to the newest bridge over the Fraser River. It will be called the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge. This follows only a few months after Vancouver renamed the former Trutch Street to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm. Metro Vancouver is also home to wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm elementary school, renamed in 2022.
(Dec 09 2025) - Kyiv Post : Zelensky Has to Get on the Ball
WHITE HOUSE : President Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying Kyiv is losing the war & warning that US support will not last forever unless Ukraine accepts the peace terms his admin' is discussing. “Zelensky is going to have to get on the ball and start, uh, accepting things,” Trump said ...
(Dec 08 2025) - Los Alamos Post : Where's all the Govt Employees ???
NEW MEXICO : DOGE, the so-called Dept of Gov't Efficiency, has been disbanded as of late Nov. What a relief. DOGE was supposed to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in gov't. It may have fired as many as 260,000 federal employees, although many were rehired because, as it turned out, their jobs were important & were needed.
(Dec 07 2025) - Pakistan Christian Post : Christians in Larkana Block Road
LARKANA/KARACHI : Residents of the Christian Colony in Larkana staged a strong protest by blocking the main road, alleging harassment, threats, and violence by influential individuals. Residents demand protection, action against threats, intimidation, and alleged attempted eviction. The protesters including ...
(Dec 06 2025) - Tucson Post : Great Lakes Cheese recalls ...
WASH D.C. : A large recall affecting shredded cheese products across the U.S. is underway after federal regulators flagged a risk of metal fragments in more than 260,000 cases of cheese distributed in 31 states & Puerto Rico. The FDA said Great Lakes Cheese Co. has pulled multiple varieties of shredded cheese sold under ...
(Dec 05 2025) - Frontier Post : US widens travel ban to 32 countries
WASH D.C. : The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. DHS Sec' Kristi Noem said Thursday. Noem, in an interview on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” was asked to confirm whether the admin' of President Trump would be increasing the number of countries banned to 32.
(Dec 03 2025) - St Joseph Post : USDA threatens to yank food stamps
U.S.A. : The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin next week to block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided data on fraud in the program, Sec' Rollins told President Trump at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. USDA sought data from states earlier this year that was needed to address fraud ...
(Dec 02 2025) - Patriot Post : Third World Immigration & Somalia
WASH D.C. : The horrific shooting of 2 National Guard members right before Thanksgiving was the final straw for Trump & the American people. The attack was carried out by an Afghan immigrant who escaped from the resurgent Taliban under Biden’s failed withdrawal. Given that this act of terror came on the heels of a ...
(Dec 01 2025) - NY Post : They can’t even say Christmas tree ???
PORTLAND : Portland has sparked outrage after stripping its Christmas tree of its name, referring to it only as “the tree” during its lighting ceremony. As thousands gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square for the Oregon city’s 41st annual tree-lighting on Friday night, leaders and speakers avoided mentioning “Christmas” ...
(Nov 30 2025) - Sunday Post : Experts warn downgrading ... risk deaths
SCOTLAND : Maternity experts fear plans to downgrade 5 of Scotland’s 8 neonatal intensive care units will cause baby deaths. The plans include downgrading neonatal intensive care units at Ninewells in Dundee, University Hospital Wishaw, Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, and the Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow ...
(Nov 29 2025) - Saturday Evening Post : News of the Week
NATION WIDE : Black Friday, Typewriter Repair & Recipes from the Grave. In the news of the week ending Nov 28 are the demise of Black Friday, the rise of closed-captioning & ideas for all of those leftovers. I was reading this Post history of Black Friday & wondered: Do people really still participate in this day?
(Nov 28 2025) - Guam Post : US territories form new congressional caucus
U.S.A. : Improving access to federal programs & elevating the visibility of the most far-flung U.S. jurisdictions will be the focus of a new congressional caucus announced this week. The 5 congressional delegates from the outlying territories & commonwealths have joined forces in the new Congressional Territories and ...
(Nov 27 2025) - Christian Post : Thanksgiving: Our Christian holiday
AMERICA : This week, we celebrate our Christian holiday: Thanksgiving. While we associate it with football & turkey, its roots are far grittier. The Puritans, those zealous Christians who sought to restore the church, gave us this holiday. But for them, it wasn’t just a feast; it was a celebration of their God-centered theology.
(Nov 26 2025) - Kathmandu Post : Gold imports soar fivefold
NEPAL : Amid a global surge in bullion prices, Nepal’s gold imports in the 1st 4 months of the current fiscal year soared more than fivefold compared to the same period last year, with analysts attributing the spike to deepening political uncertainty and a gloomy investment climate. Experts say the share market and ...
(Nov 25 2025) - Puntland Post : Genocide Has Been Committed in Tigray
ETHIOPIA : Reda Getachew, an adviser to Ethiopia’s PM, Abiy Ahmed, told Al Jazeera that genocide had been committed in Tigray. In a soon-to-be-released interview conducted by Mehdi Hassan, Reda responded to accusations he had made against the Ethiopian gov't, stating that “Abiy Ahmed perfected genocide into an art form.”
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