CANADA - Planned changes to Canada’s hate speech law would criminalise biblical passages, critics have claimed. Under Canada’s criminal code, anyone found guilty of “wilful promotion of hatred” faces up to two years in jail. But it also says that prosecution should not apply to a statement made in “good faith” and “based on belief in a religious text”. This exemption would be scrapped under planned changes to the law agreed between the Bloc Québécois party and Sean Fraser, the justice minister in Mark Carney’s Liberal government. Critics argue that the attempt to plug what some see as a potential loophole has gone too far, especially after Marc Miller, minister of Canadian identity and culture, told a parliamentary committee that the bible contained “clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals”. He added: “Clearly, there are situations in these texts where these statements are hateful; they should not be used and prosecutors should have the right to press charges.”

USA - Even high earners are drowning financially as the US Dollar is transformed into toilet paper. Inflation is a tax that nobody can escape. No matter how hard you may try, the rising cost of living is going to catch up with you eventually, and we live at a time when the cost of living has become exceedingly painful. The reason why the cost of living has become such an important issue is because those that are running the system have been treating our currency like toilet paper. Many of us warned what would happen when the Federal Reserve started printing money out of thin air and monetizing the debt. But instead of learning their lesson, they are beginning to do it again. And Congress is spending so much money that the monthly budget deficit for the month of October just set an all-time record. What they are doing to us is literally insane, and the middle class is dying right in front of our eyes. In so many ways, the US economy is starting to resemble the economy of the Weimar Republic just before hyperinflation kicked in. As the US dollar rapidly loses value, even high earners are now struggling to stay afloat financially.

GERMANY - According to information obtained by BILD, the Egyptian man was a prayer leader who allegedly called upon the three Moroccans in a mosque in the Dingolfing-Landau area to carry out the attack. Authorities stated that the goal was “to kill or injure as many people as possible.” According to the Attorney General’s office, they are a 56-year-old Egyptian, a 37-year-old Syrian, and three Moroccans aged 22, 28, and 30. The three Moroccans were reportedly prepared to carry out the attack. The Syrian man is said to have reinforced their resolve. What did German authorities think Islamic prayers consisted of? Pretty much this. If they’re going to ban calls for the death of infidels, well that’s pretty much banning Islam.

USA - A new children’s book set to be released in 2026, “Abortion is Everything,” bizarrely celebrates abortion, calling it a “superpower.” The activist group 'Shout Your Abortion' is behind the book that is targeted at kids who are five to eight years old. 'Shout Your Abortion' describes the book on its website, “Abortion Is Everything speaks directly to five to eight-year-olds about what abortion is, how it might feel, and why people have abortions.” “With accessible, inclusive language, Abortion Is Everything frames abortion as the actualization of a uniquely human superpower: our capacity to imagine the future and make choices that lead us towards the life we envision. Abortion is a tool that allows human beings to shape our destinies, and which has shaped the entire world around us.”

USA - A new wave of AI-powered toys has hit the market this holiday season, but experts warn that the technology powering these interactive companions is largely untested and exposes children to inappropriate content and safety risks. Christmas shoppers are warned to think twice before buying a cute plushie for a child that may instruct them on Chinese communism or talk to them about sexual preferences.

UKRAINE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the US push for ceding territory to Russia as he arrived in Berlin for talks with US envoys on ending the war. Zelenskyy arrived at the Chancellery ahead of the expected talks with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, part of a series of meetings in Berlin between Ukrainian, US and European officials. Washington has tried for months to navigate the demands of each side as Trump presses for a swift end to Russia´s war and grows increasingly exasperated by delays. The search for possible compromises has run into major obstacles, including control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which is mostly occupied by Russian forces.

UK - “There is no hierarchy of rights; all are to be treated with equal respect.” What an unobjectionable phrase that is. So reasonable-sounding, so plausible, that the eye simply glides over it. Which is precisely what should make the eye suspicious. Just two months ago, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary issued new guidance on how to stop AI-generated guff sneaking into legal documents. Now, the already fraught and prolonged tribunal case between NHS Fife and Sandie Peggie (the nurse who complained after having to share a changing room with a transgender doctor) has been thrown into disarray by the discovery of “false and non-existent quotes” in the judge’s 300-page ruling. Two passages, both presented as quotations from previous tribunal rulings, have so far been identified as fabrications. The most likely explanation seems to be that someone used AI to help put together the judge’s briefings. As a result, the entire ruling may be withdrawn or overturned on appeal. All that effort, expertise, commitment and stress, made redundant by the hyperactive imaginings of a robot.

EUROPE - The US is teaching its European allies a harsh lesson in who’s really in charge. The EU’s humiliation today may forge better relations with Russia tomorrow. The humiliation Washington is inflicting on Western Europe today will shape an entire generation of politicians who will eventually have to rediscover how to deal with Russia. The lessons they are absorbing now may prove as important as those learned by previous Western European leaders who built a dialogue with the USSR after 1945. Recent American documents, public statements, and diplomatic maneuvers point to an obvious fact that Russia should carefully note. The US is not the EU’s friend. It is not even a reliable ally. Its behavior is grounded in a deep cultural arrogance and an instinctive greed, and these are constants that will not change regardless of who sits in the White House. Against this backdrop, Russia should not rule out the possibility that relations with our European neighbors could eventually be rebuilt.

VATICAN - Pope Leo criticised President Trump's Ukraine peace plan, saying parts of it create a 'huge change' for the US-Europe alliance. When asked by a reporter "Will you please let us know what you think of the Trump peace plan for Ukraine, do you think it's fair?"

POLAND - It has been reported that Germany is sending soldiers to Poland, in a bid to ‘strengthen’ NATO’s eastern border with Belarus and Russia. Deutsche Welle reported: “The Defense Ministry said on Saturday that several dozen German soldiers were set to join Poland’s Operation Eastern Shield from April 2026, with the mission initially running until the end of 2027. This was described as building positions, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and constructing anti-tank obstacles. No further duties are planned. The deployment does not require parliamentary approval, the ministry said, because it is not considered an armed foreign mission under German law and is not expected to expose troops to direct military confrontation.”

USA - The 2025 National Security Strategy completely revolutionizes American foreign policy and rejects the globalist, left-wing open-border strategy that has dominated the West since the 1990s. The Trump administration's "America First" plan reinvigorates focus on national sovereignty and the historic values that characterized the United States in its glory days. It emphasizes national pride, family stability and optimism about America's future. Pro-American worker policies ensure shared prosperity. The past decades have demonstrated the very opposite trend: Anti-American focus on Marxist, liberal ideologies that completely break with the historic ideals that once made the West such a great civilization.

THAILAND - The president said the two leaders agreed to end renewed hostilities and return to a previous peace framework he helped broker. President Donald Trump said on December 12 that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border following his calls with the two countries’ leaders, raising hopes that a renewed bout of violence could be brought to an end. Trump added that both countries were ready for peace and continued trade with the United States.

CAMBODIA - Cambodia has claimed that fighting with Thailand has broken out again, just hours after President Trump said he had brokered another ceasefire and months after he declared the conflict over. Trump said on Friday that the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to a truce following a phone call with the White House. He played down the recent exchanges of artillery fire as an “unfortunate reawakening of their long-running war”. “They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me,” he wrote on Truth Social. By Saturday morning, however, Cambodia said Thai forces were continuing to strike targets in the disputed land on the border.

UK - Tommy Robinson has staged a controversial carol service in central London, billed as an attempt to 'put Christ back into Christmas'. The gathering, organised by the group Unite The Kingdom, took place amid a heavy police presence and quickly drew the attention of counter-protesters, including musician Billy Bragg, who appeared with Stand Up To Racism supporters in Whitehall. Police erected barriers around the area after clashes flared earlier this year when the opposing groups confronted one another, with officers facing violence as tensions boiled over. In between the singing was a series of speeches from ministers and speakers. A constant theme throughout the event was speaking of the risk to the future of Christianity in Britain. The event has also alarmed senior figures within the Church of England, who said they had 'grave concerns' about Christian beliefs being 'weaponised' by the right. The Church of England has also put out a 43 second video on its YouTube channel, titled 'Christmas Isn't Cancelled', in which several church leaders dispelled the idea that 'the joy of Christmas is under threat'.

UK - Across the West, political leaders are enlisting the cross as a tribal marker. The King and Pope have other, better ideas. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is something even Catholics get confused about. This is not about the Angel Gabriel or the conception of Jesus, but his mother being born free of original sin. Her birth is celebrated on September 8 and, ergo, her conception on December 8. But what’s even more confusing is to have a lengthy greeting to mark this obscure festival from the not remotely Catholic Donald J Trump, ending in a heartfelt Hail Mary. The first ever presidential greeting of its kind.