Ukrainian forces withdrew from the town of Siversk, in Donetsk Oblast, after intense fighting, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on December 23, citing heavy enemy pressure and superior Russian numbers and equipment. Deliberate withdrawal to preserve forces The statement said Russian forces had gained groundContinue Reading
Ukrainian drones struck the Stavrolen petrochemical plant in Budyonnovsk, Russia, overnight on December 23, sparking a large fire, according to videos shared by the Telegram channel Exilenova+. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted industrial and military-adjacent sites in Russia to disrupt the production of materials and components that can be used forContinue Reading
Author Malcolm Gladwell doesn’t trust people who don’t change their minds. In this episode of “Settle In,” Author Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Amna Nawaz about his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, which revisits his debut novel 25 years later. He also reflects on growing up in Canada, howContinue Reading
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Each of my eight trips to Ukraine since retiring from the CIA in the summer of 2023 has been filled with unique challenges. Each time I’ve witnessed first-hand the sacrifices the Ukrainians are making on a daily basis to fight for their country’s independence. And while eachContinue Reading
OPINION — “There’s no doubt that America’s adversaries are trafficking fentanyl into the United States in part because they want to kill Americans. If this were a war, that would be one of the worst wars. I believe they killed over the last five or six years, per year, 200-to-300,000Continue Reading
DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over.Continue Reading
These are M/F Romances where half the couple is bi. For part I (and links to bi4bi posts), click here. Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young For One Night Only by Jessica James Unromance by Erin Connor Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi, Read MoreContinue Reading
It includesthose sold by DJI — a Chinese company that holds a majority of the drone industry’s market share. , It includesthose sold by DJI — a Chinese company that holds a majority of the drone industry’s market share. , from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a scary good year for investors. It was scary because the U.S. stock market plunged to several historic drops on worries about everything from President Traitor 47’s tariffs to interest rates to a possible bubble in artificial-intelligence technology. In the end, though, it wasContinue Reading
We speak to independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has recently returned from documenting Israeli settler and state violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Nathaniel describes being ambushed by settlers in October, on the first day of the olive harvest, in an attack that left one middle-aged Palestinian womanContinue Reading
Vantor’s WorldView-3 satellite captured this photo of a doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite on Dec. 18, 2025. (Image credit: Satellite image ©2025 Vantor) We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit, thanks to Vantor’s WorldView-3 spacecraft. On Wednesday (Dec. 17), this particular Starlink suffered an anomaly that caused a lossContinue Reading
South Korean startup Innospace launches its first Hanbit-Nano rocket from Alcantara Space Center in Brazil on Dec. 22, 2025. The launch failed about a minute after liftoff. (Image credit: Innospace) South Korean startup Innospace failed in its bid to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22). The company launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the AlcantaraContinue Reading
Commercial premises among buildings facing demolition as military incursions intensify near Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab., Commercial premises among buildings facing demolition as military incursions intensify near Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab. Israeli forces have begun demolishing shops in the vicinity of the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, asContinue Reading