U.S. and Mexican authorities seized $40M in assets and arrested wanted Canadian ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding, accused of leading a major cocaine ring.

Syrian forces, backed by U.S. coalition, arrested top ISIS commander Abu Omar Tabiya in Damascus suburb, seizing weapons and detaining associates.

A 19-year-old woman vanished in San Antonio on Christmas Eve after leaving home for a morning walk.

A train on Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor derailed Dec. 29, 2025, killing 13 and injuring 98.

Sydney residents celebrated New Year's Eve with fireworks and gatherings, defying recent terror fears with no incidents reported.

Ten died in Missouri crashes Dec. 24–28, 2025, with impaired driving a major factor.

Iran seized a foreign tanker in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 24, 2025, for smuggling fuel, detaining its 16 crew members.

Turkey arrested 115 suspected ISIS members planning Christmas and New Year attacks in Istanbul.

Settler violence in the West Bank surged in 2025, with over 750 Palestinians injured, homes destroyed, and new settlements approved, despite international law.

A Moscow bomb killed three, including two officers, near where a top general was killed days earlier, with no official explanation yet.