The IDF said it killed Raed Saad, a top Hamas commander, who it said was one of the main architects of the 7 October attack, the Associated Press reported.
Category: 16 December 2025
3 KILLED IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AS ISRAEL CONTINUES TO VIOLATE TRUCE
Israel continued its killing campaign inside Lebanon over the weekend and killed another three in the southern part of the country amid increased concerns that a wider war will break out.
FED GRAPPLES WITH INTERNAL DISSENT, UNRELIABLE DATA
Federal data could be overestimating the U.S. economy’s job creation by as many as 60,000 jobs a month, U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell told reporters after the bank’s Open Market Committee (OMC) shaved a quarter point off the Fed’s interest rates on 10 December.
DIVIDED FED COMMITTEE CUTS INTEREST RATE BY A QUARTER POINT
As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee cut its key interest rates to their lowest in three years.
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TAKES STEP TO SNUFF OUT FOREIGN MEDIA IN COUNTRY
A panel in the Knesset last week voted in favor of a bill that could allow the country to ban foreign media outlets inside the country in what is seen as the government’s latest attempt at censorship.
GEN Z REVOLUTION: MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MISS STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AMID WEAK JOBS MARKET
The U.S. government announced last week that more than 9 million Americans with student loans have missed at least one payment as recent graduates continue to have difficulties landing entry-level jobs.
INULIN-RICH VEGETABLES HELP PROTECT YOUR LIVER FROM FRUCTOSE DAMAGE
Fatty liver disease now affects nearly four in 10 adults, but research shows that eating inulin-rich vegetables like onions, garlic, and leeks helps your gut bacteria “consume” harmful sugars before they can damage your liver
NO TWEETS FOR YOU: AUSTRALIA BARS SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16
Australia became the first democracy in the world to ban social media accounts for children under the age of 16 last week, a measure that has already faced legal challenges from tech companies.
‘UNUSUALLY CONVINCING EVIDENCE’ LINKS FOREVER CHEMICALS WITH INFANT MORTALITY
New research out of the University of Arizona linked so-called “forever chemicals” with an increased risk of infant mortality, raising new concerns for public health, given the wide use of these substances.
STANFORD RESEARCHER TIES COVID-19 JAB TO HEART INFLAMMATION
A newly released study from researchers at Stanford University found mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause heart inflammation in the form of myocarditis or pericarditis because immune cells can identify the RNA in the jab as a foreign body and trigger the response.









